Alberta: So Hot Right Now

I lived in Calgary for almost five years when I was obtaining my Bachelors degree. The city has it's positives and negatives but overall I was extremely happy with my experience there. If you are an outdoors type of person, then Calgary can be a great place to live. It's got access to some of the greatest mountains in the world.

Though Alberta is known for it's support of the oil and gas industry in Canada, it has quite a bit else going for it as well. The Tyrrell Museum is home to some of the greatest dinosaur fossils in the world (that just happens to float my boat), the Calgary Stampede is one of the greatest exhibitions of drinking the world has to offer.

One of the better things that gets exported from Alberta is the beer from a brewery called Big Rock. It was started in 1984 by Calgarian Ed McNally and today brews eight beers. I am not a big fan of the Grasshopper but I really enjoy their Traditional Ale (know as "Trad" in Calgary). It is a dark ale that has a great taste and finish. Fortunately, The Beer Store has started carrying Big Rock so that I can enjoy Trad here in Toronto.

Pick up a case and tell me what you think.