Books In Review: the Comic Book Story of Beer
Book by Jonathan Hennessey and Mike Smith. Art by Aaron McConnell Why read a comic book about beer? It might seem unnecessary considering the many conventional books, magazines, blogs, documentaries…
Oh Beautiful Beer spotlights Riot Brewing
Brewing Revolution: an Introduction
Frank Appleton’s new book Brewing Revolution has immediately become a must-read for fans of BC craft beer. Aside from the simple fact that this story from the pioneer days of…
Book Review: 150 Years of Canadian Beer Labels
Any book about Canadian beer history would naturally be of interest to What’s Brewing, but this one has a subtle BC connection. The publisher is TouchWood Editions, based in Victoria—the city…
Books In Review
Reading Fiction #1: The Misfortunates The front cover of The Misfortunates, written by Belgian Dimitri Verhulst, depicts four small, indistinct men floating in a gigantic glass of beer. As they…
On Aging Beer
On Fermentation
Review of: True Brews by Emma Christensen There is a time in every homebrewer’s life when their very perception of the world changes. You begin to look at everything slightly…
Book Review: On Extreme Beers
The very first thing I would like to mention about Adem Tepedelen’s The Brewtal Truth Guide to Extreme Beers is how much my pocket book and liver suffered from researching…
Have you seen The Growler?
You may have heard of it but never seen it. It’s eight inches long, thick (and getting thicker), and meant for adults only. You'd like to lay your hands on…