When you hear the term imperial, what comes to mind? Young Joffrey sitting atop his Iron Throne? Darth Vader walking through a blast hole with smoke surrounding him while the Imperial March Theme Song plays in the background? We think of all of the above- and we would like to add Imperial styles of beer […]

It’s that time of year again; the leaves are a beautiful warm spectrum of yellow, orange and red. You can smell the wood-burning stoves heating the houses in the crisp autumn air. Pumpkin everything is available everywhere (including spiced lattes and special micro-brews). You can wear your favourite cozy sweaters again. Now, and throughout the […]

So, what the heck IS a cask? And what is the difference between regular draft beer and cask-conditioned beer? Well believe it or not, cask-conditioned beer plays a major role in draft beer history, long before modern kegs arrived on the scene. The cask itself is simply a storing vessel for beer (traditionally wooden barrels). […]