Tapping the West: How Alberta's Craft Beer Industry Bubbled Out of an Economy Gone Flat

"If you love craft beer, you’ll love this book." —The Tomato

The story behind Alberta's craft beer boom. An insider’s look that brings together tasting notes, social history, politics, and science.

When Alberta eliminated its laws around mandatory minimum brewing capacity in 2013, the industry suddenly opened to the possibility of small-batch craft breweries. From roughly a dozen in operation before deregulation, there are now more than a hundred today, with new ones bubbling up each month....