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Store Hours: Mon to Wed: 10:30 to 6:30 Thurs & Fri: 10:00 to 8:00 Saturday: 10:00 to 6:00 Sunday: Noon to 6:00 We are located in the cellar of the Historic Alberta Hotel Building 137 - 8th Ave. SW Calgary, AB T2P 1B4 T: 503.0730 F:261.9641 email: info@cellarwinestore.com click for a map You must be 18 years old or over to purchase alcohol. The Cellar can only ship wine, spirits, glasses, and other breakables within Calgary. |
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 The Cellar not only carries a wide selection of wines and spirits but also micro-brewed and imported beers from all over the world. Browse our selection of over 60 different beers by style or country.  Beer: it's good for your health! In the days of the cholera and plague epidemics, it was noted that beer-drinkers did not fall ill. Monastries doled out beer, and the townspeople were urged to drink beer instead of water. The poor quality of the drinking water gave rise to a thriving brewing industry. After all, the brewing of beer involves boiling the water first, which kills the germs. Even children drank beer out of fear of contracting cholera and typhus. Pasteur, a famous chemist of the 19th Century, when the microbiology course was obligatory, was the first to demonstrate the existence of yeast cells and bacteria. Thanks to his first steps, we now know that the processes of baking, beer brewing and wine-making have a common biochemical denominator: yeast. Beer has excellent keeping properties and is a healthy drink, free of harmful bacteria. Besides the fact that, to start with, the formed alcohol protects the beer against infection with microbes, the brewing process also involves a long boiling dwell that kills any bacteria that happen to be present. Although nobody knew any of this before Pasteur, trial-and-error use was made of it during the cholera and plague epidemics.” Rector Prof. Dr. Francis Van Loon, Antwerp University Bierengezondheid |
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 The brothers make a fine brew One of the largest producing breweries and one of the most popular of Belgium, Chimay (pronounced “she– may”), became a brewery around 1850 and was run by Trappist monks (men in robes brewing beer!). Trappist or Trappist Ale is not a style per se, it’s an appellation (tells where the beer is made), fact be told, and there are only 6 true Trappist beers and Chimay is one. The Red Cap is 7% alcohol, amber in colour, sweet and hoppy with a hint of citrus. The Blue Cap is 9% alcohol, dark with a lot of hops and is capable of ageing for years. Serve these beers in a goblet to let them breath. For the true Chimay experience, try the Red or Blue Cap at room temperature to bring out the hidden aromas. I highly recommend Chimay, after all, it’s true trappist beer originating from those who strived for authenticity. --S.J. |
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