A word (or two) about What’s Up Yukon
With not one, but two new editors now in harness at What’s Up Yukon, our loyal readers may be wondering what that means and how
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Beer Cache columnists Michael Kulachkosky & Rachel Finn are avid home brewers who delight in social, trivial and all other non-presumptuous aspects of beer enjoyment.
With not one, but two new editors now in harness at What’s Up Yukon, our loyal readers may be wondering what that means and how
A word (or two) about What’s Up Yukon Read More »
Most people know that beer is made from water, barley, hops and yeast. The big four. If you were to glance around the shelves of
Sugar and Spice and … Bacon Read More »
Hefeweizens are fantastic for a number of reasons, but we would like to start off with what Rachel thinks is the most important: they are
Yeast Wheat (But way cooler if you call it Hefeweizen) Read More »
Want to proudly face your beer bottle label forward at parties this summer? Purchasing an organic beer is one way to do just that. When
Organic Beer: Beer Cache Gets Serious Read More »
Nobody likes a beer snob. Even beer snobs don’t like beer snobs. So, when someone wrinkles their nose at a Bud Light and then reaches
Not the New Kid on the Block Read More »
Last weekend, Beer Cache had the amazing opportunity to spend the better part of a day with Trevor Clifford, head brewer at Skagway Brewing Co.,
Shootin’ the Brews: Skagway Edition Read More »
Full disclosure: we really wanted to compare two smoked porters for this article, but quite frankly there is so much to say about our first
Where there’s smoke, there’s porter Read More »
One of the swell new editors of WUY dropped us an email on the weekend inquiring about the status of our column, and casually mentioned
Chocolate + Porter = Genius Read More »
Now that we have your attention . . . . Let’s pretend that you, our readers, wrote us letters. We imagine one of them would
”O’ zapft is!” cries the mayor of Munich. Translation: It’s tapped! What is tapped, where it’s tapped, and why it’s tapped is this week’s story.
Sausage. Bier. Men in Knee-High Socks. It’s Oktoberfest! Read More »
It’s the season to eat, drink and be merry with friends and love ones. So what if we told you that you could kill two
Tidings of Hops and Barley Read More »
This festive season, why not blow the minds of your nearest and dearest by pairing beer – not wine – with your holiday shrimp rings
This Season, Beer Eats at the Grown-ups’ Table Read More »
When you really, really like beer, living in a city with its very own microbrewery is a daily kind of ‘pinch me’ phenomena. So when
Who isn’t familiar with the concept of the Lawnmower Beer? This is just the one beer, a cool and refreshing drink, the perfect reward for
In light of the 18th Annual Great Alaska Craft Beer and Homebrew Festival, which took place in Haines, Alaska, this past weekend, we thought that
Canoeing to the DCMF? You are probably already concerned about the rattling of beer bottles in your canoe (to be safely consumed, of course, by
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As you may have noticed already, Whitehorse has some new beer in town. Our friendly neighbours at Yukon Liquor Corp have sourced four offerings from
Attention: New beer in town. OK, so it has been around for a few weeks, but if you haven’t yet tried Delirium Tremens on tap
Look What’s Shakin’! Read More »
If you read Dennis Zimmermann’s article last week on ice fishing and combined it with the weather in Whitehorse this weekend, you may well have
Ever thought about U-brewing? It’s just another brick in the wall of beer enjoyment, and other than the method they use for actually producing the beer
In case your windows are too iced up to tell, it’s winter outside. For brewers, nothing really says winter like a barleywine: it’s strong, intensely
Have a lovely chat with Paul Wheeler of Haines Brewing Company about the origins of the Haines Beer Fest, and you will quickly understand Alaskans’
Haines Beerfest 2011! Read More »
When I grow up I want to be a cicerone. Sigh. The above statement is true. A cicerone is the sommelier of the beer world.
It’s official: Skagwegians know how to have a good time. We just got back from the second annual Skagway Craft Brew Festival, and it was awesome.
Skagway Craft Brew Festival Debrief Read More »
Delight your friends and family with a couple of beer-themed tidbits this week, or just look incredibly smart while getting your growler filled. The world’s
If you’re 21 years of age and like to kick back in the company of more than 200 beer enthusiasts while tasting a wide variety
Skagway Craft Brew Festival Read More »
In these dying days of summer, we often turn away from light and refreshing beers and choose to drink something with a bit more oomph.
Eight Men in a Canoe Read More »
We here at Beer Cache have just returned from a three-week brewery tour of the great craft brew state of Alaska. We were lucky enough
To Gas or Not to Gas? Read More »
So this week, Beer Cache is brewing a Marzen. Märzenbier is the beer style that is served at Oktoberfest in Germany. It’s usually begun in
Hey! My lager is clear, light and fizzy! Read More »
For most folk, it’ll be a crisp lager after a hot summer paddle and a full-bodied ale after a ski. So what if someone told
Beer drinkers, get your wine glasses ready Read More »