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Alberta Beer Festival’s Mission is to provide the ultimate beer & spirit experience! Each of our events provides a forum for breweries and distilleries to share their stories, passions, and products with the beer enthusiasts of Western Canada. ABF strives to have a positive impact in the beer/spirit industry, with local charities, and within our community.
The title of this column is a bit of a trick question. Pilsners are, of course, a subset of lagers. Lagers can range from crystal clear and nearly colourless to inky black and thick. Pilsners are in the former category and have long dominated the North American mass market. It could be argued that many of these beers are pilsners in name only and fall woefully short of the often ethereal versions that have long been a part of artisanal beer production in many European countries.
There is a lot of confusion these days surrounding wine with labels containing the words ‘Certified Organic’, ‘Biodynamic’, and ‘Natural’. There are a few governing bodies to ensure these practices in wine making – but not always. However, in an ever-growing eco-conscious economy where sustainability is important to us, we need to know what the wine makers are telling us when they use these terms on their labels. I’m going to try to explain what these all mean, along with their differences, in simple terms for you.
