Out With Erin

Exploring the Beauty of YYC and Beyond

Barrel-aged. Tart. Well-rounded. Complex. Cascade Brewing Barrel House is doing everything right in my mind when it comes to beers. I’m both a sucker and lover of sour beers. When we booked our trip to Portland everyone said stopping at Cascade was a necessity. After looking them up, I agreed. Soon as we arrived, it …

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Visited Elite Brewing and Cidery on the weekend and have a few recommendations for you to try out: La Libre Belgian Rosé is a unique and well balanced dry cider, while the Legend of Peggy Porter is a brown milk porter and perfect for a snowy, “fall” day. Big thanks to Grubbed for this gorge …

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We’ve longed for the idea of a local pub, but somewhere that actually served quality drinks and food, and at last it happened! I couldn’t have been more excited when last summer a new brewery popped up in our neighbourhood: Elite Brewing and Cidery. Elite has a well established theme that permeates through all that …

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Traveling through the windy roads, encircled by Rocky Mountains and spotting the occasional deer, we arrived in Canada’s highest city: Kimberley. Established back in 1891 and being one of the greatest lead-zinc mines in the world, Kimberley thrived as a mining village. Being aware that the resources would eventually be depleted, in 1973 Kimberley adopted …

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