What a crazy month for press coverage...


This is TAPS magazine.... Can't ask for more than that!

Mr. Hicks once again proves his sense of good taste!!!

I can't belevie we have not uploaded this yet

We are the official beer of the New Asian Village in Sherwood Park.










Here are the labels we designed. Go try it out. It is a beautiful facility and the food is fantastic....

On Tap at Koutouki's on 124th Street....

Amber's Brewing is in Vendor Magazine

http://www.vendormagazine.ca/




























Kenmount Road Chocolate Stout is in Vendor Magazine

Now appearing at select Liquor depot Sites

Look at these beautiful shelves... Alberta owned and operated microbreweries are starting to appear more and more in your local stores. Thanks to the guys at the Ellerslie Liquor Depot for sending in this gorgeous photo.



















Now where shall we put the stout? :)

We almost missed this historic date....




From the CBC:


http://archives.cbc.ca/politics/rights_freedoms/clips/1801/

Women become persons
Broadcast Date: June 11, 1938On this day in 1929, women are finally declared "persons" under Canadian law. The historic legal victory is due to the persistence of five Alberta women — Emily Murphy, Nellie McClung, Irene Parlby, Louise McKinney and Henrietta Muir Edwards. The battle started in 1916. From Murphy's very first day as a judge, lawyers had challenged her rulings because she is not a "person" under Canadian law. By 1927, the women have garnered support all across Canada. They petition the nation's Supreme Court. After five weeks of debate, the appeal is unanimously denied. Shocked, the women take the fight to the Privy Council of the British government; in those days Canada's highest court. On Oct. 18, 1929, they win. In this CBC Radio clip from June 11, 1938, Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King unveils a plaque commemorating the women activists in what became known as the "Persons Case." Nellie McClung, one of the only two surviving of the "Famous Five," speaks of the historic struggle. National Archives photo, June 11, 1938: Rt. Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King and guests unveil a plaque commemorating the women. [Front, L-R]: Mrs. Muir Edwards, daughter-in-law of Henrietta Muir Edwards; Mrs. J.C. Kenwood, daughter of Judge Emily Murphy; Hon. W.L. Mackenzie King; Mrs. Nellie McClung. [Rear, L-R]: Senators Iva Campbell Fallis, Cairine Wilson.

We sponsored Miss dEdmonton....

First Miss dEdmonton Crowned!
Under a blood-red spotlight and with a bouquet of black roses the winner of the first-ever Miss dEdmonton Contest was crowned on October 13th. Joey Tramer massacred the competition with her combination of gruesomely gorgeous good looks, a terrifying command of Halloween knowledge, her ability to make even a painting bleed, and a scream that could raise the dead.
It was a battle to the undeath as the contestants competed for prizes from Amber’s Brewing, amokphoto, Ghoul Friday, Hallowindow, and Rowena – and for the ultimate honour of the crown, corset and converse from Karrie’s Costumes, Sweet Carousel and Divine. The judging panel consisted of Scott Mckeen from the Edmonton Journal, Angelika Gawronski from Shaw TV, and Mike Kendrick for the Gateway at the University of Alberta. Out of the three rounds and five finalists, only the vampire contestant named Darkrose achieved the coveted perfect score of 6-6-6 for her combination of poetry with sword-fighting.
Now that Miss dEdmonton has been unearthed the Halloween season can truly begin!
The new Miss dEdmonton will cut the inaugural intestine at the River City Zombie Committee’s Zombie Prom II – happening this Friday October 16th. It will start at 7:00PM in McIntyre Park in Old Strathcona, and then lurch along Whyte Avenue to Downtown. For the un-un-dead makeup demonstrations will be taking place starting at 5:00PM in the Arts Barns. So show up early in your finest tatters, let the makeup wizards work their macabre magic, and then stagger over to join the Zombie Hordes!
If the Zombie Walk wasn’t enough, Miss dEdmonton will be taking in DEDfest: Hellberta’s Horror Festival – running all weekend at the Metro Cinema theatre in the Citadel. And if horror really isn’t your style then you can join the denizens of dEdmonton at ABC Headstart’s Scarecrow Festival – now in it’s 17th year at the Edmonton Expo Centre this weekend.
A big thanks to all the contestants!

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EDMONTON EARTH DAY

THIS SATURDAY September 19th, from 12 - 6, Earth Day will be held in its "Recycled" form. The 20th Anniversary Event is leaving its old home of Hawrelak Park and going to McIntyre (Gazebo) Park beside the Old Strathcona's Farmers market, and also down the street on 104st and 85th avenue - Adventure park, where the Kid's Fringe normally hangs out.

Locations: McIntyre Park - 104st and 83rd Avenue
Adventure Park - 104st and 85 Avenue

The two parks are quite different in their focus.

McIntyre Park

People can celebrated Alberta Arts Days Festival in McIntyre Park (Gazebo Park). This Earth Day area has mainstage entertainment featuring Wendy Walker; Peter Puffin ( an environmental children's entertainer ); Hong De Lion Dance Troupe; Bob Jahrig & Marc Ladouceur; Dale Ladouceur and the Broke Ensemble; Incanto; and John Spearn. Between sets we will also have Tai Chi demonstrations and Yoga demonstrations. (on going demonstrations will also occur in the Wholistic Demonstration area in Adventure Park.

People will have an opportunity to participate in Junk Wars, where, hosted by Recycle Artist when they create their own recycled art masterpiece, they can enter their name into a draw for a gift certificate from The Paint Spot.(free)

They can also make their own piece of paper in the paper making area with Recycle Artist Julie Drew. Created with old paper and blue jeans this activity can be enjoyed by adults and kids alike ($2 charge applied to cover Julie's materials)

Performance Recycled Art Troupe "Garbaganza" will be wandering back and forth between the two sites showing off their fashions created with "Recycled Items".

Have questions about Solar Power? Want to learn about some other methods that people have been living a Greener Lifestyle in Edmonton. Visit our Technology area in McIntyre Park to talk to the experts.

Adventure Park

The majority of our exhibits are in this area. You will find:

80'x80' Big Green Tent. The tent is White, but inside you will find the City of Edmonton Department of the Environment, numerous environmental and advocacy exhibitors; ideas for Eco-Renos and Green Building and The Talking Corner, where you can ask representatives from most of the major political parties, about their positions with regards to the environment.

Outside the tent in Adventure Park you will find...the Children's Eco Adventures Area with Cartoonigans, The Fools Guild, Wonderstuff and more...

A wholistic tent where you can learn information about a variety of wholistic practises. If you are in the area bring your drum and take part in a drum circle at 2 pm, see yoga and tai chi demonstrations etc.

Edmonton Bicycle Commuters are also hosting a free bike lock up, and those people who bring their bikes have an opportunity to win a Build Your Own Bike, along with the EBC bike mechanic.

Lots to see. Lots to do. Lots to learn.

Join us for the 20th Anniversary of Edmonton Earth Day, and share some ideas as to how we can all "Walk a little lighter on the Earth."

For more information email edmontonearthday@shaw.ca
Follow us on Twitter at www.twitter.com/earthdayedm

We are in Avenue Magazine, Edmonton

For the Love of Beer
Local microbreweries give insight into what it takes to survive and thrive in a cutthroat industry
words by Lynsey Franksphotography by Amy Senecal
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-->“It smells like Saturday morning at grandma’s,” says Jim Gibbon, co-founder of Amber’s Brewing Co., as he reaches into a barrel of pressed malt. He munches on the nutty grain that’s something like a breakfast cereal, “Try some.” Its sweet scent wafts through the microbrewery’s 11,000-square-foot space, signalling that a new batch is in process. The method of flattening the malt and running hot water through it opens the grains, extracting their natural sugars to produce wort, a primary ingredient in beer.A buzzer interrupts the microbrewery’s steady hum. It’s Murray, the friendly farmer here to pick up the recycled malt to feed to his cattle. For Alberta microbreweries like Amber’s, “support local” is a strict philosophy. But while there’s much communal backscratching, there’s also a struggle for expansion beneath the surface of it all. The proper term for microbreweries is craft breweries, meaning that the process is done by hand — from measuring to mixing. Microbreweries are small, but it isn’t just size that sets them apart from big breweries, it’s process. Large breweries use a continuous brewing, whereas microbreweries, working with chemical- and preservative-free ingredients, do batch brewing — one batch at a time. “We make a batch of beer, so every batch is almost like a vintage, and it takes skill to ensure that they are consistent,” explains Neil Herbst, who co-owns Edmonton’s oldest existing microbrewery, Alley Kat Brewing, with his wife, Lavonne. Herbst says this artisanal form of beer-making gives every batch of beer a unique, fresh taste that keeps it interesting. Herbst’s company also strives to support local initiatives: The malt comes from Alix, Alberta and the filtered water is 100-per-cent from Edmonton. Even the labels and boxes are printed on the prairies. Discounting chain brew pubs, Alley Kat, Amber’s and Roughneck Brewing Co., located in Calmar, make up the craft brewery population of the Edmonton area. (Over the years, other companies have come and gone, the latest being Maverick Brewing, which, due to a financial roadblock, was tapped dry in 2007 after just two years of business.) Three is a paltry number, especially when compared to the Vancouver area, which has over 10 microbreweries, according to the British Columbia Beer Guide. And it’s not just the total number of microbreweries that is meagre. The staff at each is small, too. Amber’s Brewing employs a team of three, each of them wearing a variety of hats. “I’m a repairman today,” jokes brewmaster Joe Parrell, climbing down from a vat. “Later, I will be dragging cardboard to the blue bin.” “We want people to drink beer because it tastes good, not because you can buy a pack of 24 for 20 dollars,” explains Gibbon, who created Amber’s in 2007 as part of an MBA project when he was a student at the University of Alberta. “We want to give people another option, to taste something different.” In trying to get ahead of the larger breweries, microbreweries have to rely on taste, not shiny, holographic cans or free T-shirts. “It’s always a battle with the big guys,” says Gibbon. “We don’t have massive marketing budgets to plaster across the TV and radio. But once people taste it … that’s the trick.” Few Edmonton drinking venues serve craft beer, but Original Joe’s is an example of local support. “It’s nice to give the customer something different to try,” says Derek Doke, president of the western Canadian franchise restaurant. “Once our customers sample these beers they often will abandon what I call the ‘television’ beer brand and switch to a much more interesting and flavourful micro brand. We think it resonates well with our customer base and we enjoy supporting the local guy.” Gibbon says getting the product on tap at local pubs and restaurants can be a challenge. Jim Pettinger, purchasing agent for Sherbrooke Liquor Store, a rare champion of craft beer, has heard from microbreweries that most local venues won’t stock their beers. “It’s supposed to be a completely level playing field,” he says. “The bigger guys seem to be buying their way into the chains.” The best and most lucrative form of distribution is to be on tap. According to Gibbon, it’s the bread and butter — a necessity for microbreweries to stay afloat. It’s illegal for drinking establishments to receive payments from the breweries in exchange for tap space. “It lays it out pretty clearly in our regulations,” says Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission (AGLC) spokesperson Christine Wronko. The Alberta Gaming and Liquor Act states, in short, that no liquor supplier may directly or indirectly give anything of value to a liquor licensee. Wronko says that if Pettinger’s speculations were true, a fine could be issued based on the seriousness of the offence. “We haven’t heard of this happening recently. But we would ask these individuals to come forward to the AGLC for further investigation.” Before the liquor industry was privatized 15 years ago, there was much less options available for beer drinkers in the province. Alberta went from having about 4,000 items available to almost 14,000. Pettinger says the more local presence in stores, the better. Rather than one local brand, Albertans could have a local section. Yet, that increased appetite for neighbourhood product never quite materialized. “In Alberta, you’re competing not just with beer, but with 14 to 15 thousand products that are available in the province,” he says. “Alberta is the most expensive place to buy alcohol in the country. It’s a mixed blessing, because there is far more product available in Alberta, but that comes at a price.” Local breweries aren’t trying to appeal to the mainstream crowd, Pettinger says, so the companies can be adventurous in what they’re doing and create a more unique product. For an example of such craftiness triumphing, look no further than Calgary’s Big Rock Brewery. “I have enormous respect for Big Rock,” says Gibbon. “I think they really set the bar on how a local brewery can be.” Big Rock was born out of then-60-year-old Ed McNally’s boredom with big-market lagers. Twenty-five years later, his home brewery has gone public, producing over 1.5 million litres a month. In comparison, Alley Kat produces about 30,000 litres monthly, while Roughneck produces about 25,000 litres and Amber’s about 20,000. Edmonton’s microbreweries clearly have a long way to go before they’re distributed nationally and enjoyed on a large scale. That leaves one wondering why they continue to toil when there are so many factors working against them. The answer is simple: For the love of beer. “We were sort of beer geeks,” says Herbst of Alley Kat. “We loved drinking beer, making beer, and loved everything about beer.” His dedication translates into more than one million bottles filled in the past year, including five standard brands, a raspberry mead and a very popular seasonal pumpkin pie beer. At Amber’s, each of its five fire-brewed beers has a story to go with it. For example, the Australian Mountain Pepper Berry emerged when Gibbon’s sister-in-law stumbled across a bush tucker, a tasty sundried blueberry in Australia. The prized discovery is now a peppery and fruity ingredient shipped to them regularly from Tasmania. It tastes like nothing else. “People don’t realize what a craft brewery is,” says Glenn Molson, sales and marketing manager of Roughneck Brewing, who notes the obvious pun of beer being in his genes. “It’s a time commitment to go out and knock on enough doors and put beer on enough palates, but the rest should look after itself if you have a good product.”

We are in the Gateway again...

Room with a view and a side of fries
Arts & Entertainment
Dining Review

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September 3, 2009 - 7:58am
Lucas Wagner tries on food critic hat, gives Room at the Top 1.5 thumbs up Lucas Wagner, Online Editor
Room At The TopSeventh floor, SUB
After months of renovations, Room at the Top (née RATT, a nickname eschewed in favour of one without negative connotations) has finally opened its elevator doors to campus. Situated as always on SUB’s seventh floor, the campus bar has always been a favourite of students — leading many to wonder that if it ain’t broke, why remodel it?
On first look, however, the revamp seems worth it. The oft-trodden floor has been replaced with polished concrete — and while potentially more dangerous, it’s a definite improvement on the old RATT’s grungy carpeting. There’s a new paint scheme, along with a completely remodeled bar; but the most noticeable, and most appreciable improvement is the square tables. Gone are the unwieldy round tables of RATT past. While King Arthur may not be a fan, I find the new tables (along with new, unsunken chairs) to be a godsend. Overall, the Room’s dining environment, while not completely perfect, is a definite improvement over the RATT of years previous.
Fittingly, the menu has undergone renovations of its own. While you’ll recognize quite a few items from the old RATT (some with different names; the Room at the Top Classic is merely the RATT Classic with three more syllables), there’s quite a few additions. The Beef Dip is a welcome newcomer to the “Something Else” category, even if the au jus was a bit lacking. There’s a whole host of vegetarian options cribbed from the Dewey’s menu, including the delightfully esoteric sweet potato fries and vegan chili — though it’s a shame there’s no meaty cousin. Existing menu items have been improved as well: the potato wedges are now much lighter and fluffier — if only I could say the same for the fries, which continue to run the gamut from limp and weak to exceedingly hard and crunchy.
There are many more beers on tap now, including my personal favourite from Amber’s Brewing, Bub’s Lunch Pail Ale. (There’re plans to have a different Amber’s beer on tap every month.) Additionally, there’s the SU’s yet-to-be-named “Brand X” beer, which I’ve personally given the groan-worthy nickname of “Students’ Brew-nion.”
Overall, the new Room at the Top is a hearty change for the better. While some may decry the venerable bar’s move away from tradition, I’ve come to appreciate the changes that have been made. There’s much in the new Room that’s evolutionary, not revolutionary — and frankly, I’m happy that they haven’t done anything ridiculous like add a buffet or hookah bar. The prices are still reasonably affordable, and the location’s still convenient, and those are what make Room at the Top the reliable campus establishment that it is.

http://www.gateway.ualberta.ca/articles/arts-entertainment/2009/09/03/room-with-a-view-and-a-side-fries

OUR RUAMBER WINNER!!

And the story behind his entry:

John R. discovered a little known play called "The Merry Devil of Edmonton", written in 1608. John copied the title page, morrphing it into an Ad for Amber's and then eventually into a Beer label for a "new" brew.

The Label

Other Entries

Best Poem:

Amber is a golden Ale,
Sliding down my throat,
lightly bubbles tickle.

....Lorraine

Best Recipe:
You will find the delicate flavour of the Pepper Berry in the beer is enhanced by the Szechuan Peppercorns and the aroma from the broth in the bowl is fantastic.

2 Bottles Ambers Pepper Berry Beer

1 Beer Bottle of Water

1 Large Carrot

2 Stalks Celery

1 Small Onion

2 t honey

1 t salt

Poaching Liquid

Put all ingredients into a medium sized pot. Bring to a boil and turn off the heat. Let sit for 1/2 hour. Strain all vegetables out and reserve the liquid. Put back in the pot. This makes quite a bit of broth and the extra may be frozen for a later time or if you are doing four portions you will use all of the broth.

1 - 6oz piece of Salmon

Dry the salmon off between two pieces of paper towel.Season the salmon with ground Szechuan Peppercorns and salt. Make sure to press the seasoning onto the fish quite well so that it sticks when poaching.

Bring the strained poaching liquid up to a slow boil. Place the fish gently into the liquid and turn off the heat. Let the fish sit in the liquid with the heat off for 8 minutes (this produces a piece of fish that is approximately medium rare in doneness. If you want you fish to be done to a higher degree just leave it in the poaching liquid a little longer.).

In a wide mouthed bowl place 6 to 7 pieces of boiled nugget potato, 3 cherry tomatoes (that have been placed into the boiling potato water for the last 2 minutes of the potatos cook time). Gently remove the salmon from the poaching liquid and place on top of the potatoes. Pour 3 ounces of the poaching liquid into the bottom of the bowl. Garnish with 3 or 4 pieces of your favourite cooked vegetable such as Asparagus or Fennel.

Serve and Enjoy.

...Kirk

Best Song:

... Samantha

Best Use of a Keg:

...Jessica

Best Superhero:

Best Amber Imitation:

...Erika

Best Label we could never, ever use:

...John

WOO HOO!!!!

Room at the Top undergoes summer facelift
News
SU News

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August 26, 2009 - 10:18pm
Simon Yackulic, News Staff
Returning students will notice big changes this school year when venturing to the seventh floor of SUB.Students’ Union Vice President (Operations & Finance) Zach Fentiman is confident that this summer’s improvements to the SU-run Room at the Top have revitalized a prominent campus landmark.
“I think it has got more style now, [there is] more energy now,” Fentiman explained, gesturing behind him to Room at the Top’s shiny newly-finished counters and acid-washed concrete floors. “It’s ready for students. It’s not old and depressed­—a dive bar. It’s a legitimate place for people to hangout with friends and drink or eat or whatever else while on campus.”
Room at the Top re-opened in mid-August after undergoing substantial renovations during the summer. According to an outline presented to council, the refurbishing cost totalled $68,000 with the largest chunk of the funding going to revamp the bar itself, which cost $24,320.
What was previously ‘illegitimate’ about Room at the Top may not be clear—Fentiman concedes that it was clearly a profitable venue in the past—but what has been clear so far is that the new design hasn’t scared away clientele. And with the new lights, bar, floor, and seating comes an expanded food and beverage palette to serve the cravings of Edmonton students.
“Beer-wise, the beer [selection] has been expanded,” Fentiman noted as the server delivered a pint of wheat ale. “So obviously we have grasshopper on tap [...] and there’s 16 taps on there now.”
Of particular interest is the inclusion of Amber’s, a local brewery operated by U of A alumni Jim Gibbon. Amber’s has been given one tap with which they plan to rotate and showcase their many flavours of micro-brewed ale.
“What Amber’s has proposed is that every month they’re going to rotate what’s on there. So right now it’s Bub’s Lunch Pail Ale, and [after September] it’s going to be something different,” Fentiman enthused.Another beer to watch is the lager currently going under the pseudonym of “Brand X,” (actually Molson Black Label). Going for $4 a pint or $12 a jug, the establishment is to hold a re-naming contest this fall for “Brand X” to give its name a more local flavour.
Along with marketing “Brand X” and Amber’s, Fentiman clarified that the re-configured Room at the Top will try to attract students with fair prices on all its beer. Prices will range, per pint, from $4.75 for some domestic to $6.50 for imports.
“We’re trying to keep our beer prices as competitive as possible,” Fentiman said.
Even with student unemployment during the summer at higher than usual levels due to the recession, Room at the Top management still aims to capitalize on their prime campus location to maintain profitability during the upcoming school year. Fentiman outlined the management team’s feeling that in order to remain on top, Room at the Top will need to encourage university students to stay on campus when they meet to socialize with their classmates.
“What we are hoping is, with the new feel and new configurations to the menu and improved customer service standards, all that stuff, is that even though there might be less of a pie, hopefully more of a share comes to us.”

http://www.gateway.ualberta.ca/articles/news/2009/08/26/room-top-undergoes-summer-facelift

We are on tap at the Hotel Selkirk...

http://www.hotelselkirk.com/pages/HotelSelkirk_Services/MahoganyBar.aspx

But don't forget your kegs on 1905 street!!!!

Some KRCS Images

We served at Dine Kalyna, in Vegreville.

We had a wonderful time

then we made sales calls

in vegreville and Mundare...

Edmonton Stories Movie

Graham Hicks is what Edmonton is all about...

From the Sun August 17th

Edmonton people - Peter Lewis, Angus Watt, Peter Johner, Anna Muze, Jim Gibbons, Lucio Gelmini
PEOPLE, PEOPLE, PEOPLE•Peter Lewis is, I believe, the only Fringe vendor to have been at every single Fringe, selling his wife Toti's unique prints. An artist himself (the High Level Bridge waterfall was his baby), ask Peter about his and Toti's involvement with The Tour de France. He can entertain you for hours.•Replacing Allan Bleiken as honourary Alberta consul for the Netherlands is financial advisor Angus Watt. Ambassador Wim Geerts will be in town Sept. 9 to oversee the succession.•Retired and loving it is chef Peter Johner. It's been three years since he sold Packrat Louie to Cory Smith, Jodh Singh and friends. Peter now has a thriving custom-chocolates craft business happening - a one-man operation at certain times of the year - at his Peter Johner's Chocolate Chalet in the country near Devon. Peter's long-time maitre d' Anna Muze has re-invented herself as owner of the excellent west-end Italian eatery Il Forno. •

We mentioned Edmonton's Amber microbrewery (Bub's Lunch Pail Ale, Amber's Pale Ale, the delicious Australian Mountain Pepperberry Lager) the other day. Owner Jim Gibbons is holding the RUAmber contest, inviting slogans, video-clips, anything creative to do with Amber's beers, with prizes and what not. More info ambersbrewing.com.•

Kudos to my friend and joke contributer Lucio Gelmini, head of the chemistry department at Grant MacEwan College. He puts on rip-roarin' chemistry demos for junior and high schools all year, asking for only donations to add to his pledges for the Edmonton Weekend to end Breast Cancer walk that happened earlier this month. Raised over $10,000.

We are on Edmonton Stories

http://www.edmontonstories.ca/story/ambers-brewing

Capital Ex Parade 2009

Our Team

Lining Up...

Team dEdmonton

The Crowd

The Bear

Finish line (Art Gallery of Alberta)

Some crowd video at the big corner...

We Are in the Cap Ex Parade...

Look for us!

We served for a Party at Regent Signs

ATTENTION, INTERNETS: WIN FREE BEER (& more)

Well, I hope you’re proud of yourself, internet. I’m sure you all think you’re very clever for keeping the R U Amber contest from Amber’s Brewing Company off the radar and away from me, in the hopes that you get to claim what brewery owner Jim Gibbon calls “the best August in history” for yourselves. But I’m on to you. And I’m not mad. Mostly just disappointed.
(In the interest of full disclosure, I feel like I should tell you that I would probably take a bullet for the folks at Amber’s, not because I know any of them AT ALL, but because they are David Adjey-style VISIONARIES who combined two of my favorite things – maple syrup and beer – to create another of my favorite things: their Sap Vampire Maple Lager.)
So anyway, the deal with Amber’s web centric contest is this: you have to create something, anything that shows why you embody the spirit of Amber, the fetching, free-spirited, motorbike-riding gal featured on the contest site’s main page. Then, make a video of your creation and submit it via either email or by uploading to youtube. If your entry is deemed best, you win a bevy of local prizes: your face featured on a limited run of Amber’s Pale Ale, dinners from Fife n Dekel, Koutouki, Culina, and Skinny Legs and Cowgirls, tickets to the Theatre Network and the Varscona, two month use of a scooter from Top Gear, two dozen cupcakes from Flirt Cupcakes, a cut, colour and products from The Beauty Parlour – and so many more local prizes, we couldn’t possibly list them all here. Check the website for details - and yes, one winner will get everything listed.

http://theedmontonian.com/?tag=ambers-brewing

We are the official beer of ZOMBIEFEST!!!!

Needless to Say Sap Vampire was the big seller.

Are You Amber (RUAMBER)? is off and running!

Do you represent all that is Amber? Send in your video, poem, drawing, whatever... See if you can win.

Another opinion of GROG

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Aurora Brewing Challenge
This week was the Aurora Brewing Challenge - the annual BJCP sanctioned beer competition hosted by the Edmonton Homebrewer's Guild, and the only MCAP qualifier in Canada. (Masters Championship of Amateur Brewing) Nick the Mighty Brewer and I did quite well, taking 8 medals and second place in the Brewer of the Year completion. The winner really threw in a ton of beer, and deserved the win. Best of show was won by a fellow who entered only one beer - but it was a very good one, obviously. Jenn took part in the ladies auxiliary competition, judging themed beers made with rosemary. Ours didn't place in that competition, but as a consolation prize, we took a medal with it in the main competition, ahead of any of the others.Long story short, that is the end of the competitive brewing season, and I am beered out. Also, if you live in Alberta and you want a tasty cooler product, drink the coolers from Ambers Brewing. They are incredible. Way way way better than every other cooler on the market...

retreived from: http://jnoetl.blogspot.com/2009/05/aurora-brewing-challenge.html

Placement for the Aurora Brewers Challenge

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AWESOME

I Am A Craft Brewer from I Am A Craft Brewer on Vimeo.

Mercury Opera took used Amber's for their latest poster...

Support the Pierogi Fest...

1st Issue Release Party...

We are in ALBERTA VENTURE!!!
(http://www.albertaventure.com/)


The Wild Rose Basket

Barbecue and picnic season is upon us. Send a gift basket with treats from around the province. Include some Cattle Boyz barbecue sauce, a set of tongs, a gift certificate to a local farmers’ market, a jar of Brassica mustard and a copy of Good Friends, Great Grilling, by Alberta publisher Company’s Coming. Top it off with Amber Brewing Company’s Sap Vampire Maple Lager or a bottle of Field Stone bumbleberry fruit wine. ~$135

http://www.albertaventure.com/?p=3242&year=2009

We had another wonderful event in the event room....

Here are some pictures...

All of these pictures were taken by ALICIA....

Have a look at her other images at

http://soulus.deviantart.com/gallery/
alicia [soulus420@gmail.com]

JUNIOR CHAMBER International

Where: Amber's Brewing Company, 9926-78 Avenue

When: Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Cocktails & Networking at 6:30 p.m.
Speaker at 7:00 p.m.
Networking to follow

COST: Free for JCI Members; $10 for Guests

Tammy Ward, MGI Inspires Power of People: Teamwork & Communication Power of People: teamwork & communication - A highly interactive team activity exploring: enhanced communication; power of listening to understand; shared leadership; building engagement; empowerment & team synergy; ego & competition; impact of trust & respect in building commitment. BIO: Tammy Ward brings over 10 years of corporate leadership experience in the IT world to her world of Team building, Leadership development, coaching and facilitation. Tammy believes in the power of people working well together as well as acknowledges the challenges and realities involved to enable this teamwork. Tammy works with MGI, a company which specializes in experiential training focused on the behavioural and systemic evolution of teams and organizations. MGI has been inspiring purpose, performance, & productivity through meaningful fun in Western Canada and beyond for 25 years. Upcoming Speakers include: Jim Rakievivh - CEO McCoy Corporation, Les Hewitt, CEO- Power of Focus, Dave Mowat CEO - ATB

We encourage all members to contact us should you have any suggestions on speakers or topics you believe would benefit the membership. Email ideas to president@jciedmonton.com

We are in Marc Suit's Journal BLOG

Beer connection to Journal comics

By Mark Suits 03-26-2009 COMMENTS(0) On Tap

Filed under: Betty Bub Slug Bib's Lunch Pail Ale Amber's

In the middle of March The Journal began running a new strip on its comics page and it has quite a connection to Edmonton and beer.

Betty is drawn by Gerry Rasmussen and written by Gary Delainey both Edmontonians.

The pair are familiar to longtime Journal readers as the creators of Bub Slug, a homegrown hit with comic fans from 1985 to 1989. In 1990, they sent Bub off to a comic syndicate, but it was Bub's wife Betty who grabbed the syndicate's attention.

That's the Edmonton connection, here's where the beer connection comes in.

Bub, in his earlier incarnartion, was Edmonton's favourite waterfall maintenance man. Edmonton's Amber's Brewing brews a beer named after the loveable lug. The brew is Bub's Lunch Pail Ale.

The packaging is cleverly made to look like a lunch pail too!

The beer is a nicely hopped pale ale with a malty, caramel flavour, some floral elements and a smooth satisfying finish.

Now you can read and Edmonton comic strip in your Edmonton newspaper and drink a beer brewed in Edmonton named after one of Edmonton's comic strip icons.

Cheers

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