At this year’s World Beer Awards, Blind Enthusiasm took home two of the most coveted titles beer: World’s Best Gueuze for Grand Manifesto, and World’s Best Kriek for Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry!
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of Shout Out Out Out Out, we are shutting down 78th Ave, cranking up the sound system for electric DJ sets, and launching a collaboration beer that is pure energy.
This Saturday we're hosting a beer launch party! Two brewers go head-to-head with brand new dry-hopped beers! Discover brand-new barrel-crafted beers and hot dogs at the taproom.
$1 from each pint of Mega Blush poured in the month of June will be donated to Fyrefly Institute for Gender & Sexual Diversity! Mega Blush is a spontaneous sour with Cabernet Franc and Riesling pomace. It's light with bright wine fruitiness, notes of citrus, apple and raspberry with tart acidity. The perfect patio sipper!
Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company is looking for an enthusiastic Brand Ambassador based in Edmonton to represent our brewery at liquor store tastings, festivals, and sampling events.
It’s official—tickets to Barrel Fest 2026 are now available. On Saturday, September 12, we are hosting a festival of beer made in barrels. Sip on beers you won't find anywhere else, poured by brewers from across Canada!
In total, we earned 16 awards in 2025—a testament to the dedication of our brewing team and to the unique, long-term beers we love making.
On October 25, 2025 we’re going to be hosting a very special day at our brewery – an Open Brew Day! It’s a free, community focused event that will allow fans of our beer to join us as we brew. Enjoy this rare opportunity to get behind the scenes and watch us brew a batch of our beer that will be fermented in barrels and eventually blended into one of our bottle releases. We’re very excited to have you join us and get behind the scenes as we brew.
We recently had the huge honor of our Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry being awarded the World’s Best Kriek at the World Beer Awards. But why don’t we call this beer a Kriek? As with all things, it’s complicated, but the main reason we don’t call Fruitful Pursuits: Cherry a Kriek is out of respect for our peers in Belgium. It’s their traditional term, and not ours.
Join Greg from Blind Enthusiasm Brewing and head brewer Doug Checknita as they introduce 1923, a special spontaneous fermentation beer brewed in celebration of the 100th anniversary of local farmer and friend, Tandy. This unique beer features 100% Alberta-grown ingredients, including hard red wheat grown on Tandy’s family farm, and was fermented in red wine barrels from Walla Walla, combining French and American oak for layered complexity.
Doug and Greg break down the beer’s golden clarity, juicy red wine character, and herbaceous notes with hints of tangerine, citrus, and American oak dill-like nuances. The texture is described as round, velvety, and tannic, with spritzy, bright carbonation—hallmarks of Blind Enthusiasm’s signature style.
This beer exceeded expectations for an all-Alberta spontaneous beer, showcasing the potential for future Canadian-ingredient brews. Stay tuned for an upcoming video featuring Tandy himself, where he shares the story behind the farm and ingredients.
Welcome to the first episode of Doug and Greg Drink Beers—a new tasting series from Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company. Greg Zeschuk (founder of Blind Enthusiasm) and Doug Checknita (Head Brewer and Blender) crack open a bottle of Earlton Street from our good friends at The Establishment Brewing Company in Calgary.
