Welcome to Beer 101 w/ Jason Foster:
The class where studying is fun.

I know you love beer. You might even know a thing or two about beer. Once a month on this website I am going to take your love for beer and make it deeper and richer by teaching you more about this lovely elixir that has enraptured men and women for centuries.

The column will offer something for everyone. For the beer newbie, it will inform you about beer basics such as fermentation, ingredients and styles. Yet the more experienced beer drinker will find enough fact, anecdote, history and quirkiness to add to their knowledge base, too.

But before we start, you have a right to know about your professor. I am Jason Foster from Edmonton, Alberta. I am an award-winning homebrewer, certified beer judge, and beer columnist for CBC Radio (Edmonton), Edmonton’s Vue Weekly and Planet S Magazine in Saskatoon. I know a lot about beer - its history, how to brew it, and, mostly, how to enjoy drinking it.

So let’s get started with the lessons…

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