This is a fantastic brewery to visit! The beers are tasty, and the atmosphere is relaxed and…read morewelcoming. Everyone who works here is so friendly and kind. Friends and I stopped by for happy hour- select pints of beer are on special for $5. I tried the Mangolorian and Main Squeeze. They were so refreshing! I like that they offer some inexpensive snacks, like popcorn. The decorations are interesting too! It's fun to look at all of the labels that the brewery has used. Alley Kat supports the community, which is important to me. During the Alberta Teachers' Strike, they offered a free pint. Thank you, you are appreciated!

Awesome brewery!!! We love our craft beer and these guys have some of the best crafts we've ever…read morehad. The service was exceptional. Very friendly staff and a nice atmosphere. Highly recommend Alley Kat Brewing!!!

The fare is now $5.00 one-way. It's still worth it. I've actually used it a couple of times to…read morecommute to across the river to downtown. It's a nice thing to take the out-of-town guests on. The volunteer conductors dress up and give you a history lesson of a time when Edmonton and Strathcona were 2 different cities. The view is great as it rakes you over the High Level bridge. 155 feet high. It currently holds a record. There are 4 stations. It takes about 25 minutes from #1 to #4. No food please.

I went to an Eventbrite pop up streetcar event. I had a blast. Impressive. The views were…read morebeautiful. We stopped in the middle of the bridge for half an hour. All volunteers running the streetcar.

Amy and Rick from Barr Estate winery do a fantastic tour! 2…read moreacres of raspberry's- 3 weeks of raspberry picking- can you imagine?! They need 2400 lbs for their wine. And the rhubarb and raspberries are hand picked. The Cherry's are harvested with a harvester and it sounds like quite an interesting piece of equipment. They are considered a cottage winery so they can only make wine out of what they can grow. Go local! They only use the juice from their fruits and never the pulp of the fruit so they use a fruit press. Takes 4 weeks to get everything pressed. And the pulp- well it all goes to the sheep. And the sheep do their thing. The compost goes back out in the fields this completing the circle of life. Rhubarb and raspberry only have enough sugar to get the wine to about 4% so they add more sugar to get the wine up to 12%. They do a cool fermentation that takes 42 days. Takes longer for the yeast to eat all the sugar and at the end there is no sugar left. So they sweeten the wine back up. They filter their wine 4 times and they also filter with a high quality filter at the very end that filter sterilizes their wine. Since they do that they don't have to add sulphites to their wine. So cool! No herbicides or pesticides out in the field and they don't want to use harsh chemicals in the wine process. Their goal is 12000 bottles of wine a year, 3000 of each of the three flavours. But they have a Cherry Port coming soon and we can't wait to try it! Check out their discounted tour deal on Groupon too!

We had a great experience here. I purchased a winery tour from Groupon, they do tours even through…read morethe winter. Winter tours involve a complete explanation of the wine making process from picking the fruit to bottling the wine. Each step and the tools involved are explained along the way. There is a very organic flow of how the presentation comes together, like you're being sped through the entire process, which normally takes months. The winter tour goes into depth over the science behind how the wine comes together, the choices they made as a "cottage winery" and how they came to produce such a nice product. They will only produce 4 wines in as many bottles as the harvested fruit will make, they have to use whatever they can grow on their land and they keep all of their ingredients and processes as simple as possible to retain the flavor of the fruit in their wines. Seems simple but it's very cleverly thought out in its own complicated way. If any part of their process changed they wouldn't be able to make the wines they make, it's that simple. "The Barb" is a rhubarb red wine. Very light in body and flavorful. The colour resembles a rosé, it has a light finish with the slight bitterness of rhubarb on the tongue. That was our first sample. "The Ruby" is a rhubarb strawberry red that feels very substantial. Strawberry smells fill the room when you're holding a glass and there's a crisp bite to this wine with a sweet strawberry finish. It leaves you wanting another sip, making this wine an insidious guest at your next party that wants to stay and cause trouble ;). This was my favorite. "The Other Red" is made with raspberry. I'm not a huge fan of sour tastes, this one was a bit tart, has strong body and lots of interesting flavours. After talking with Rick, the idea of adding a wine in oak barrels, or even better in of oak whiskey barrels, would transform this wine (an idea they are toying with) but it was a bit too sour for me. "The Jewel" is a soon-to-be-released fortified wine coming out in May 2018 that has me very excited. I want able to taste that one yet because it's still in production. You are able to buy directly from Barr Estate, just call or text if you want one or two bottles and they'll accommodate you. There have been some events held on their grounds, which would make for a very interesting reception venue, unlimited boutique wines made 100 feet away? Heck yeah. Go for the Groupon, get the tour. Warm weather tours involve seeing the orchards, sheep, Alpaca, the dogs and the beautiful rustic farm. Cherry blossoms come out for a week, book your tour then and you'll get an unforgettable stroll through all the cherry trees with white fragrant flowers... Seriously, they run groupons all year long for the tours, winter groups are usually under 5 or 6 people, summer tours are 20+.

I love the high level bridge, I know - I'm a dork…read more But it's quite gorgeous anytime of year. I love how the city lights it up with different colours for different celebrations - red for Canada Day, rainbow for Pride week, etc. Driving it can be a bit dicey but it still gets the job done and is over 100 years old! If you've never checked out the streetcar for fun, you need to plan for it this summer! Perfect addition to an afternoon at the Strathcona Farmer's Market! Cool details from the Wiki page on it: The High Level Bridge is a bridge that spans the North Saskatchewan River in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Located next to the Alberta Legislature Building, the bridge linked the separate communities of Edmonton and Strathcona, which became one city in 1912. It was designed from the outset to accommodate rail, streetcar, automobile and pedestrian traffic. The bridge was designated a Municipal Historic Resource in 1995. The Canadian Pacific Railway, responsible for the design of the bridge, ceased rail operations over the span in 1989. The upper deck contains only one track now, which is currently used only by the High Level Bridge Streetcar, a historic streetcar route that travels from the Strathcona Streetcar Barn & Museum, just north of the Strathcona Farmers Market, in Old Strathcona, to Jasper Plaza south of Jasper Avenue, between 109 Street and 110 Street, in downtown, with three intermediate stops.

Start at Ezio Faraone Park on north side of the river and hike south across the HLB, turn east at…read morethe end of the bridge then return by crossing under the train bridge and using the stairs back to the park. Great views of the Alberta capital building and amazing people watching. Plenty of public parking on the north side of the river and a short walk to the public rail system.

I recently rented a road bike from Mountain Madness Tours for the Great White North triathlon in…read moreStony Plain and I had a very smooth experience! I've always found that high quality road bike rentals are extremely rare to find, so this was a welcome service for me in Edmonton. In fact, this may be the only outfit providing road bike rentals in the city. Ben was highly professional and quick with leading me through the rental process. He went above and beyond my expectations, going out of his way to facilitate the pickup and drop-off as well. He also swapped out the standard pedals included with the rental bike with my own clipless set. The bike itself was a Felt Z95 and was in excellent condition. It included a tool bag, spare tube and pump that (thankfully) I never had to use! Based on my experience with their rental service, I have no doubt that their cycling tours (including one from Jasper to Banff) would be excellent also. Highly recommended!

Ben from Mountain Madness Tours arranged a custom six-day ride from Jasper to Banff in July 2017…read morefor eight of us. He picked a great itinerary, gave us clear instructions, set up correct expectations for each section of the ride, met us with a smile on his face at every rest stop and with snacks or lunch, took great photos, and clearly enjoyed being with us throughout the trip. We had a superb ride through this very scenic parkway and he suggested and accompanied us on great side trips or hikes. Making the e-bike available was very helpful and we cannot thank Ben enough. He really enjoys his work, going out in nature, and taking care of the riders. The ride, scenery, and Ben made for the best vacation ever!

Great Night with good Friends. Bring your favourite karaoke playlist and have fun ! The beer helps…read more:-)

Was invited by a friend of sister. Meeting location has street parking. Do not park in the lot as…read morethat is where you load and unload from (on the pedal bike). Waiver is electronic so bring your phone. We did the Whyte/Happy Beer Street Tour that spends about half of the tour on Whyte Ave and the other half touring the quieter Happy Beer Street. This tour is 2 hours long and stops at 2 different venues - we stopped at Community and O'Byrne's Irish Pub. Was super awkward going down Whyte ave. People pointing and laughing and taking our pictures. If you don't like the attention sit on the bike's right (right hand closer to the front of the bike). Community was a let down as the bike's guide raved about the pizza-by-the-slice but when we got there at 5:30PM they said they had NO pizza ready and since we had only 30minutes at the stop they would Not be able to make it in-time for us :( O'Byrne's Irish Pub was fine but by then we were just working on finishing the drinks that were pre-bought with the bike (30drink package) and did not want to spend more money on drinks. It was +25degrees when we started but cooled nicely by 7PM but we were all a sweaty mess by then. Confirmed you should not wear flip flops as you do have to pedal and you want steady feet. i think there was 4 pedal spots per side and 1 per side that is over the wheel that does Not pedal and a bench at the back of the bike for non-pedaling people as well. 30 drink package was about right for the 12 of us as approx. 3 of us were driving. Great variety of drinks they offered from lager (no name-brands), cherry almond vodka cocktail, vodka lemonade, hard iced tea. And of course free water via water bottles. Every person (except the bench at the back) has a cup holder and the organizer of my event made and brough those yeti cups personalized with our names and those fit fine in the cup holders too and we just poured the cans in those. You can bring a small bag/purse and they can put it up "in the rafters" can give it to you every stop as well. Overall a really cool experience and I am sure I will be back.

I have went here two times and each time has been phenomenal. They have the best service I have…read moreever experienced at any craft distillery or brewery anywhere. I picked this place for my birthday two years ago because their story stuck out to me on the website and I never regretted that decision. I like that if you don't like a drink, that they will replace it and not charge you for that drink so that you will go outside of your comfort zone. Also like that there is no children allowed. Each time I go, we bring back a few bottles. Also don't be afraid to try the cocktails too!

We absolutely love Hansen's. Our first experience at Hansen's was a tour of the distillery. We…read morehad such a great time! The bar in the front is great for date night, drinks with coworkers, girls night! Bartender Rylan is really knowledgeable and makes really cool drinks. We were fortunate enough to win their Mother's Day contest last year and spend time learning how to make drinks and what makes sets apart the good drinks from the amazing ones. Recommendations: Morning Glory, Purple Cow and the Barn Owl Vodka.

The is spot it along the river valley walking path. Otherwise I'm not sure you would ever find it!…read moreGreat hidden gem. Next door to public washrooms. Above this shop is rooftop seating / public park. So lots of seating and a great view of the water. Lots of choices - coffee, dessert, sandwiches, snacks. Great rental place. Super friendly staff. Milkis was 10/10 good. Sausage roll was heated in a toaster oven and not microwave and tasted bakery quality. 10/10 would recommend to stop here or rent from here

FUN!!! Tried out a Segway yesterday for the first time with a group of 6 awesome Yelpers for a mini…read moregroup lesson as part of Yelp's Club Fit! We had three instructors/helpers who were all super friendly and helpful! The scenery simply could not be best against the majestic Edmonton river valley! I totally need to come back for one of the hour long tours! They even offer winter snow tours complete with winter tires ;-) In the summer they rent out other items like bicycles and also have BBQ's. Thank you River Valley Adventures, and especially Josh, for making our experience too notch! I felt completely safe and supported after a quick one-on-one set up!

Craft Beer Market offers and extensive beer menu and interesting food choices. This restaurant can…read moreget crowded, but the servers are always quick and efficient. On this visit, we were promptly seated. I ordered the crispy chicken sliders, which were crisp and flavourful. Every beer I tried was tasty!

I was meeting seven of my good friends to go to the Winspear for a concert tonight. I've never been…read moreto craft beer market the menu looked pretty good. At first the service was great I'll order the Prosecco that was the drink of the night for Tuesday. From now on it went downhill. We ordered our meals and people ordered drinks and more Prosecco. At one point we were just looking for someone it was actually working. Three servers were chatting while there was no service going on. A couple that was seated next to us actually left because the service was so bad. We were there early at 5:15 order of drinks and meals. We did not get out of there until 7 PM and then the nerve to charge us 20% gratuity when we had to ask for service continually. Would not recommend this place to anyone.