Jan 27, 2017 Bombers, Brewing News 0 comments Maple Wee HeavyStrong Beer 7.3%A Wee Heavy is an example of a Scotch Ale (not to be confused with a Scottish Ale, which is different). The beer is very malt forward, comprised of six different malted grains, including some peated malt for a delightful smoky character. The ... Read More
Yukon Brewing
Yukon Brewing is a Canadian brewery from Whitehorse, Yukon.
Yukon Brewing opened its doors in 1997 under the name Chilkoot Brewing Co. Ltd. Owners Alan and Bob conceived their idea like many Yukon babies – around a campfire on a canoe trip. Both Ontario natives, they’ve lived and worked in the Territory for a good deal of their adult lives.
From that inaugural conversation grew plans for a craft brewery that would service the north with quality beer while keeping jobs and money in the territory.
Over a decade later Yukon Brewing, as it is called today, continues to work towards that goal. Employing a dozen or so staff (more in the busy summer months), Yukon Brewing actively supports countless Yukon events and causes each year.
Bob and Alan continue as owners and chief operators, growing the company outside the Yukon. The brewery’s eight packaged beers are available across Alberta and BC with some even finding their way as far east as Quebec and at the Hannover Zoo in Germany.
Land of the Tree
Nov 30, 2016 Brewing News, Our Brews, Uncategorized 0 comments Spruce Tip APA 5.9%This past spring was a bumper crop for spruce tips in the Yukon. We took advantage of that to make a spruce tip gin (Spring Forest) but we still had some left over. We froze them and pondered where and when they could ... Read More
Gold Panner
Nov 2, 2016 Bombers, Brewing News 0 comments Golden Ale 5% Gold Panner was originally released in 1998, and was our first dry-hopped brew, making it an ideal candidate for our 20th anniversary throwback beers. Easy effervescence and a balance of earthy and floral aroma play nicely with the radiant fragility of this golden ale. ... Read More
That Good Ship
Nov 2, 2016 Brewing News, Our Brews 0 comments Baltic Porter 6.5% Porter as a style of beer was developed in the UK in the 18th century, offering a stronger, hoppier version of sweet brown ales, and an alternative to pale ales. It got its name from its popularity with dock workers and porters, ... Read More
That Good Ship
Baltic Porter 6.5% Porter as a style of beer was developed in the UK in the 18th century, offering a stronger, hoppier version of sweet brown ales, and an alternative to pale ales. It got its name from its popularity with dock workers and porters, many of whom were loading ships destined for Baltic ... Read More
The Birch Beaver is Back
It is hard to believe that one of our signature beers – our extremely unique Up The Creek Birch Sap Ale, is seeing its ninth iteration since it was devised in 2007. We are so fortunate to have access to Uncle Berwyn’s operation (find out more about what he does at www.yukonbirch.ca, it is a ridiculously ... Read More
The Birch Beaver is Back
Jun 4, 2015 Brewing News 3 comments It is hard to believe that one of our signature beers – our extremely unique Up The Creek Birch Sap Ale, is seeing its ninth iteration since it was devised in 2007. We are so fortunate to have access to Uncle Berwyn’s operation (find out more about what he ... Read More
And Where Did He Get That Banjo?
Mar 23, 2015 Brewing News 0 comments Just about bang on a year ago, we made a roggenbier, and called it Rapscallion. We liked it a lot, so wanted to bring it back again, but the brewers decided to shake it up a bit. So, we did a bock version, paying homage to the original ... Read More
And Where Did He Get That Banjo?
Just about bang on a year ago, we made a roggenbier, and called it Rapscallion. We liked it a lot, so wanted to bring it back again, but the brewers decided to shake it up a bit. So, we did a bock version, paying homage to the original beer by naming it Rapscallion’s Cousine. The basic ... Read More
Who’s Looking Good Today?
Who’s Looking Good Today? Mar 10, 2015 Brewing News 0 comments It was back in 2011 that our brewers first took a stab at a porter, with our White Pass Porter. Of course, everybody knows the story about where porter got its name. If not, search it… And, as we all know, a porter is generally ... Read More
Who’s Looking Good Today?
It was back in 2011 that our brewers first took a stab at a porter, with our White Pass Porter. Of course, everybody knows the story about where porter got its name. If not, search it… And, as we all know, a porter is generally a somewhat lighter version of a stout. In fact, the style ... Read More
More Berry Madness
Our brewers have been enjoying a couple of approaches lately, it would seem. That would be using berries in beer, and brewing kolsch. So, I guess it was just the next step in the evolution to combine these two approaches – so, here we have Dial K for Kolsch saskatoon berry kolsch. We always strive ... Read More
More Berry Madness
Feb 10, 2015 Brewing News 2 comments Our brewers have been enjoying a couple of approaches lately, it would seem. That would be using berries in beer, and brewing kolsch. So, I guess it was just the next step in the evolution to combine these two approaches – so, here we have Dial K for ... Read More
Nothing Ordinary Here, Folks, Just Move Along…
There are three categories of bitter – Special, Extra Special, and Ordinary. Out Of The Ordinary falls into the ordinary bitter category, but it just seems wrong to call it ordinary. In fact, it tastes anything but ordinary. Ordinary (or standard) bitter is all about the balance. It needs enough malty sweetness to precisely offset the ... Read More
Nothing Ordinary Here, Folks, Just Move Along…
Nothing Ordinary Here, Folks, Just Move Along… Dec 17, 2014 Brewing News 0 comments There are three categories of bitter – Special, Extra Special, and Ordinary. Out Of The Ordinary falls into the ordinary bitter category, but it just seems wrong to call it ordinary. In fact, it tastes anything but ordinary. Ordinary (or standard) bitter ... Read More
The Cow is Back…
Just about bang on one year ago we made our first attempt at a milk stout, called Over The Moon. Here is what we said about it then: “Now, there is no milk in a milk stout, although that was not always the case. A couple of hundred years ago, milk was routinely added to ... Read More
The Cow is Back…
The Cow is Back… Dec 17, 2014 Brewing News 1 comment Just about bang on one year ago we made our first attempt at a milk stout, called Over The Moon. Here is what we said about it then: “Now, there is no milk in a milk stout, although that was not always the case. ... Read More