While in Calgary we sampled several local breweries. Annex was one of the best. It was an Uber ride…read morefrom the hotel as it is located in an industrial park away from the downtown area. The inside is large, open, and inclusive. Service was quick. They had a good selection of beers and unfortunately I did not keep track of all of them. It was a perfect weather day so we sat outside at a picnic table. I bought a "No Gods No Masters" t shirt. Just Uber out here and grab a beer.

My kid and I were headed for a concert in the city when my gps took me on a scenic tour to get to…read moremy LRT station and I ended up passing this joint while my kid was searching for places to go for dinner. We whipped in after seeing a family with a toddler go in and realizing that it was a family friendly place. We were greeted at the door by a nice young hostess who directed us to either a table or a spot at the bar. The place has murals and art adorning the walls and was very trendy. The tables ranged from a couple loungers with a coffee table between to a booth for 8. We didn't order the beer as I had to drive but we had the in house sodas and had to take some home. I did grab a couple of the beer to try soon but just haven't had occasion since yesterday. Will definitely have to stop in and get some of the soda for stocking stuffers and maybe some so the cozy looking swag they had on display too.

We'd randomly spotted Heathen's Brewing while in the area and made a mental note to check them out…read more They specialize in offering 100% gluten free beer, the only brewery that does so in western Canada. They're located in the same area that houses SunnyCider and Broken Spirits Distillery. We dropped in on a Friday afternoon (around 4:45pm). There's two picnic tables outside along with a couple tables and three bar stools inside. Service was friendly (one of the son's was manning the front) and personable. They also have a large selection of board games. A dozen beers on tap (all of them gluten free). You'd have a hard time distinguishing that if you weren't told ahead of time. Single cans are $5.25 to $5.75 otherwise a 4 pack ranges from $20.25 to $21.50. - Flight ($11.50 for 4) - we decided to try the peanut butter stout, cherry sour, coconut porter and stout chocolate coffee. Peanut butter stout smelled exactly like peanut butter. Good flavour. Cherry sour didn't have much cherry notes; more like a golden sour. Coconut porter was very coconut forward; tasted like a sweetened coconut. Chocolate coffee stout smelled like coffee. Strong coffee flavour and a smooth texture similar to Guinness. - Hibiscus tea radler ($2.50) - light on the hibiscus flavour but an easy sipper. - Freya's passionate sour ($5.75) - we bought a can so that we could try their other sour. Turned out to be the better one with more flavour. - Kvasir's peanut butter stout ($5.75) If you're celiac, check out HB for all your gluten free beer needs! Hidden gem of a brewery. 4.5 stars.

My favourite go to for food, service and ambiance it has it all!…read more Love summer afternoons on their patio.

Extremely disappointed in the changes made to the Rupert's Exceptional Whiskey. I'm disappointed…read moreby the quality, flavor and smoothness of the latest batch it tastes horrible, burns and should be labeled rotgut whiskey. It as no colour and should be changed back immediately It's no longer a sipping whiskey that went well with a cube of ice.

It was the Calgary Fall Home Show's fault. Being a YYC realtor, I gave a whack of tickets away to…read moreclients ... and felt that I should attend the show ... to both keep on top of home trends, perhaps find a new vendor, and relate to the experience my clients might be getting at the show. Prior to attending, I thought I would check out the Shows website ... and have a look to see who was going to be there. I was most excited to learn that a craft distillery was going to be there, and seemed to be sponsoring a lounge space. As I walked to the tasting table, I was greeted by a big smiling bearded fellow who introduced himself as Marco. Offering up a taste of Vodka, and then their Honey Liqueur. Super Fun and great tasting - He told me stories of his family in Bosnia and how they made spirits, about his Dad's bee farm in Cochrane where they sourced the honey. I knew I had to visit their Distillery on location to taste their other two products ... and some of the food that Marco raved about. I visited their website and booked a distillery tour timed with lunch at the restaurant. Today I was greeted by Ivan, Marco's brother and one of the three business partners. We had a great tour of the small (380 litres) distillery, lounge inspired by Fogo, and restaurant. WOW!! Amazing menu and very reasonably priced. In addition to what I tasted at the Home Show, I got to taste their Gin, Honey Eau de Vie and a 3rd walnut drink. Ohhh ... I left with 3 bottles of Eau de Vie and one each of Gin, Vodka and Honey Liqueur - all packaged up very nicely. My intention is too gift some of these bottles. (Maybe ... ) The food! We started with Mushroom Toast which was amazing. Ivan suggested I try some street food from the home land (Ivan & family moved to Calgary in 1995 from Bosnia) ... "Cevapi". Along with a delicious soup the Cevapi was the best bread ever .. with some sausage, cream cheese, onion and sauce ... I got to eat all with my hands ... ripping and tearing the sausage and bread. YUM! Okay ...Each of their distilled products are amazing ... Honey Eau de Vie being my most favourite. Restaurant was Amazing. Space was Super Cool. ... and now I have new/old friends! This place is worth a visit ... for a meal, for a drink ... to learn more about craft distillery ... or to get some shopping done for your pals who appreciate local and deliciousness. It's a wee bit out of the way. Put it on your list. Looking forward to my next visit!

Not impressed. We went with a group of 8 and although it was busy, it wasn't under-staffed. The…read moreservice was very slow and our server inattentive. She barely came around. We had the dill pickle fries and beer bread. Both were OK. I had a beer flight and my gf had a cooler flight. We would have tried more however in the over 2 hours we were there, she didn't come by again. At the end, we were given our bills with an automatic 20% gratuity which we all felt was very undeserved. Likely won't go back.

Seems all I want is Scotch Ales lately, and lucky for me Calgary keeps getting more and more…read morebreweries that so happen to be cranking out tasty ones! Enter High Line Brewing and their oh so lovely "Smokes" scotch ale. Well worth the drive doon toon. Breweries like High Line in awesome, walkable neighbourhoods like Inglewood kick some serious butt because they walk this awesome line between liquor store, bar, and tourist attraction that you can include into your Inglewood journey in a number of ways. Doing so shopping for eclectic local Inglewood goods? Get your growler filled and take home some eclectic local inglewood beer to go with it. Out for dinner? Why not prolong it with a conversational drink before or after. After a drinkin' education? Fledge out your Inglewood day trip with a brewery tour. Other highlights for me (and apparently Samanatha R. too,) are the Yerba Mate brew. Considering there's no wheat, barley, (or corn and rice substitutes if you're "big beer") it's not really a beer at all. It does however fall into what I'd call the "beer substitutes" category, which makes for an excellent alternative if you're GF, or god forbid, just getting a little sick of beer lately. Check it out!

Beer was decent. Got a nitro IPA... unique flavor. But the playlist was truly baffling. What saved…read moreit was an excellent patio and summer weather in Calgary. Nonetheless, the beer and the vibes were not good enough to warrant a return visit.

When hubs was working in Walden this was where we would usually grab a bottle of wine for dinner…read morefrom. Lots of great sales and a wide selection including a good selection of Canadian wines, we could always find something that matched what we were craving that night.

Tried their beers tonight at Calgary Zoo. Solid beers with great flavour. Can't wait to visit their…read morelocation in Haysboro.

Tried Stonyslope for the first time a few days ago. Really tasty beer! My friends loved theirs too…read more We had the charcuterie board as well and it was super tasty! Really impressed with this place and will go again soon.

Great beer! A must stop while in Calgary. Unique flavors…read morethat don't disappoint but keep you wanting to try another.

The Establishment Brewing Company is located in an industrial park outside the downtown area but…read moreconveniently located adjacent to the Annex Ale Project. If you come out to one you need to go to both. Establishment on our visit had a Kolsch promotion running that would be great if I were local. However as a visitor I wanted to sample several beers. The imperial IPA was excellent, maybe the best beer I had on my Calgary trip. I also had a good grilled ham sandwich. Service was great, our person had good recommendations and was very helpful.