NB Liquor Strikes a Low Blow at Craft Breweries
Stephanie Kelley The microbrew beer industry has exploded in popularity over the past five years. Craft beer sales have gone from 3 percent of total beer sales in North America to 12 percent, a growth of 400 percent over those five years. The craft beer industry got off to...
Community Conversations: All About Hops
Stephanie Kelley The Hops Presentation was part of the Community Conversations Initiative. Francine St Amand invited three guests who work with hops to share their knowledge and expertise at this workshop. We got entertaining and interesting information from Nick Southan, Joe Gee and Mitch Biggar. These guys are passionate...
“All About The Beer”
With Mitch Biggar Often times I am asked, “Why are there so many different types of beer glasses? Does each beer style have its own matching beer glass? What are the names of the different beer glasses? “ In an attempt to clarify these questions let’s look at...
“All About The Beer”
With Mitch Biggar There are many discussions within the beer community on how beer should be rated or reviewed. I tend to lean towards the following criteria for beer reviews. I use five categories for evaluating beer. I highly recommend keeping a tasting journal whether it be hard copy,...
All About Beer
By Mitch Biggar Railcar Brewing Company Bristol, NB “Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy” Benjamin Franklin. A quote that is near and dear to my heart! Beer is as complex or even more so than wine but until recent years has not...