Ian Bowering

July 1, 2002 | Book Reviews

The Life and Times of Alexander Keith, Nova Scotia’s Brewmaster

“Today they say of Alexander Keith’s beer, ‘those who like it, like it a lot.’ Well, it would seem that to have known the Honorable Alexander Keith, was to like HIM a lot.”...

March 1, 2002 | Book Reviews

Brewed in Canada: The Untold Story of Canada’s 350-Year-Old Brewing Industry

Canada was built on brawn, beaver and beer, according to veteran beer marketer Allen Sneath in his ground-breaking chronicle, Brewed in Canada....

September 1, 2001 | Book Reviews

The Great Canadian Beer Guide, 2nd Edition

The Assignment: Taste and provide informed commentary on the beers from Canada’s 163 breweries and brewpubs between May and November 2000 to prepare a beer guide. Travel in excess of 10,000 kilometers by car and spend more than 50 hours ...

July 1, 2001 | Book Reviews

On Tap: The Odyssey of Beer and Brewing in Victorian London-Middlesex

Beer came to the Canadian wilderness with the United Empire Loyalists who drank it to define their culture from that of their “dram drinking Republican cousins” to the south. Beer also came with the British army who were issued six ...