History of Imperial Stouts During the 18th century, porter emerged as the most dominant beer style in England, with its stronger version “stout porter,” rising in popularity toward the end of the century. The term stout was initially used in England to describe a high-alcohol, bolder-flavored version of any beer style, but over time it...

What Inspired the Home Brewing Movement? For years, I viewed the brew-your-own movement as a passing cultural fad of the 80s, akin to the escape room craze of the 2010s. It turns out that home brewing actually arose out of a specific place and time, where the homogenization of the beer market and the rising...

Cup of Coffee – A Collaboration Left Field Brew Day Several months ago, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Left Field brewer Alex and sales rep Barry to discuss a Left Field and C’est What collaboration brew. After weighing a number of options, we decided that a dark, malty brew would be a...

We are reprinting Leah’s beer store trilogy together in one beer school article this month. From Ontario Prohibition to the Rise of the “Big Three” Prohibition in Canada The Canada Temperance Act of 1878 granted local governments the option to ban the sale of alcohol. Temperance advocates found the catalyst they needed in the First...