Fox & Fable Book & Game Café
5017 50th Street T4V 1R3 Camrose, AB, Canada

Bundle up this winter and discover our games for 2! #better2gether

Introducing the "CAMROSE PACK"! We're proud to bring you the best of Camrose beer and cider, all in one pack! A Norsemen beer, bottled just for you, all the beers from Battle River Brewery, and all the ciders from True North Cider Company. NORSEMEN BREWING:... * IDUN'S DARK PLUMB PORTER, a great seasonal, custom bottled in a 650ml bomber (5.8%abv); BATTLE RIVER BREWING (355ml cans): * JAMBOREE cream ale; * KENTUCKY common ale; * GIRDER NO. 5 altbier; * SEA KAYAK cerveza; and * EFFENHUITE wheat ale. (we'll add the stout once Ryan gets it canned!) TRUE NORTH CIDER (500ml bottles): * Original Dry * Kinda Sweet * Raspberry Hopped * Chai Cider So much goodness, from right here in the 'Rose. Support your local businesses and keep this goodness going! Order online for pickup in store or curbside: https://www.foxandfable.store//camrose-pack-all-in-5-/1936 (yes, our online store is working again!) Or just stop in and browse while you're here!

BLACK HISTORY MONTH at the Fox & Fable! Check out our book selection in store and on our website. Stocked with some great Canadian and international reads by black authors: kids books, young adult, fiction and non-fiction! All books in our Black History & Anti-Racism sections are 10% OFF all month - just use the discount code BLACKHISTORY at checkout.... My favourite new arrival: "Dear Ijeawele, or a Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen Suggestions," by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. (Note: our web store is synching to a new URL, so the secure checkout isn't available yet. Please come into the store to purchase for now. Thanks!)

NEW ALBERTA CRAFT BEER MIX PACK: Richard's Winter Picks! It's cold outside - time for some darks and imperials, but with some twists! * IN THE BLEAK MIDWINTER dark IPA, from The Dandy Brewing Company (Calgary);... * SAINT JOE'S abbey style brown ale, from Oldman River Brewing Ltd. (Lundbreck) * RUSTLER imperial hazy IPA, from Valley Brewing (Drumheller) * PENNY BOARD cherry cranberry dark sour, from The O.T. Brewing Company(Calgary) * ANDY'S WEE HEAVY Scottish ale, from Common Crown Brewing Co. (Calgary) * THE WOLF hazy pale ale, from Sea Change Brewing Co. (Edmonton/Beaumont) See more

RURAL ALBERTA Craft Beer Mix Pack - January Edition! IT'S BACK with a new mix of beers and breweries! 12 amazing Alberta craft beers, from as small of towns as possible. Rural only - no Calgary, no Edmonton, no Red Deer, no Lethbridge. Small town breweries rely on their communities for their living, their ingredients, their workers, and their drinking buddies! This beer pack is a shout out to all your awesomeness! Tasting notes and brewery background provided for each beer. W...e'll leave the beers to be a surprise, but it includes the following breweries in this edition: * 4th Meridian Brewing Company (Lloydminster) * Blindman Brewing (Lacombe) * Cold Lake Brewing and Distilling * Fitzsimmons Brewing Company (Airdrie) * Hard Knox Brewery (Black Diamond) * High River Brewing Company * Oldman River Brewing Ltd. (Lundbreck) * Olds College Brewery (Olds) * Ribstone Creek Brewery (Edgerton) * Prairie Brewing Company (Three Hills) * Snake Lake Brewing Co. (Sylvan Lake) * Valley Brewing (Drumheller) Order yours for pickup in store or curbside: http://www.foxandfable.ca//rural-alberta-12-beer-mix-/1830

Did you know there’s a CIDERY in Camrose now? A big welcome to True North Cider Co.! Check out their tasting room and get a tour. You can also get all their ciders here at the Fox & Fable! Original Dry, Kinda Sweet, Raspberry Hopped, and their great seasonal Chai cider. An awesome starting lineup.

Lets bring in the New Year with New Beer! -Year 4 Baltic Porter from Medicine Hat Brewing Co. (Medicine Hat) -Rye Milk Stout From Hawk Tail Brewery (Rimbey) -Dream Sequence- Saison with Peach From Ale Architect (Edmonton)... -Afternoon Hoot- Session Ale from SYC Brewing Co. (Edmonton) -In The Bleak Midwinter- Black IPA from The Dandy Brewing Company (Calgary) -5 3/4 Bears- Oatmeal Stout from Alley Kat Brewery (Edmonton) -Andy's Wee Heavy Scottish Ale from Common Crown Brewing Co. (Calgary) -Imperial Stout with Coffee from Blindman Brewing (Lacombe) -Gardens of Gaia- IPA from Atlas Brewing (Airdrie) -Saint Joe's Abbey Style Brown Ale from Oldman River Brewing Ltd. (Lundbreck) - Big Hat- Hazy IPA From Best Of Kin (Calgary) -Errementari- Peach Gose with Smoked Salt from Zero Issue Brewing (Calgary) -Penny Board- Cherry Cranberry Dark Sour from The O.T. Brewing Company (Calgary) -The Wolf- Hazy Pale Ale from Sea Change Brewing Co. (Edmonton) -Half Shell- Spruce Tip Ale from Zero Issue Brewing (Calgary) -Super Stout from Blindman Brewing (Lacombe) https://www.foxandfable.ca/shop/new-this-week-/44

Alberta Craft Beer ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 23 FRUITFUL PURSUITS: PLUM mixed fermentation, from Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company in Edmonton Those who attended our "sours and mixed fermentation" beer club got to taste some great beers like this from across the province. Blind Enthusiasm is one of the frontrunners in building a dedicated spontaneous fermentation brewery at The Monolith, and this was their first fruited release.... Spontaneous and mixed fermentation is a whole world of beer that has super old roots and super interesting processes. Check out the stories behind the beers on the Blind Enthusiasm website for more details (https://blindenthusiasm.ca//the-story-of-fruitful-pursuit/). This one is super different (and probably the most expensive beer in the pack). Thoughts everyone?

Alberta Craft Beer ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 22 COPPER Vienna style lager, from Brauerei Fahr in Turner Valley Jochen Fahr is doing some amazing stuff down there in Turner Valley, and picking up a lot of international awards on the way. Following German purity laws and some traditional German recipes is carving a great little niche in the Alberta craft beer world.... Amber lagers are a neat style, maybe more refreshing than an ale? Crisper maybe. Thoughts everyone?

Alberta Craft Gluten-Free ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 20 TROUBLED TEA hard iced tea, from Troubled Monk in Red Deer. Hard iced tea from Alberta! Lots of good stuff coming out of Troubled Monk, from beer to sodas to gin to iced tea! I like the new can design, and it's still a favourite in our non-beer selection.... What do you think?

Alberta Craft Gluten-Free ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 19 RENEGADE CRAFT CUBA LIBRE from Romero Distilling Co. in Calgary. Real rum distilled here in Alberta? Yes please! I see that Country Garden Liquor Store in Camrose now stocks Romero rum (of course, he's the rum guy!) if you want to try it. Mixed with cola and lime is a classic Cuba Libre, or as my Mexican friend would call it, a Mentirita (little lie - as Cuba isn't really free, get it? oh never mind). When you travel in places... where the rum costs less than the cola, then you know you're in rum country - it's a little more pricey here, but I love that Romero is making rum in Alberta! How is it everyone?

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Alberta Craft Beer ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 20 THE WOLF hazy pale ale, from Sea Change Brewing Co. in Edmonton/Beaumont This is one of my favourite Alberta hazy pale ales, lots of great fruity overtones from the dry hop. Sea Change is an awesome brewery too - their Prairie Fairy is a regular for us too. Having all artists/musicians running your brewery seems to lead to good things!... Thoughts?

Alberta Craft Beer ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 16 ¡SALUD! wheat ale, from SYC Brewing Co. in Edmonton This beer is an awesome combo of a bit of saison (Norwegian kveik yeast) with aromatic Sabro hops - a Norwegian-Mexican hoppy farmhouse ale! And low enough alcohol to have one in the afternoon when you still have stuff to do. Unique and refreshing - yes please!... SYC did one of our first cask nights with a double hopped Fjord. They keep making good stuff! Thoughts everyone?

Alberta Craft Beer ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 19 RYES AGAINST THE MACHINE rye brown ale, from Hell's Basement Brewery in Medicine Hat. Can't beat the name on this one. Adding rye to beer should be done more often, I'd say. Adds a really unique layer of flavour to a brown ale. Hell's Basement has some solid core beers, and this one certainly deserves the awards. Now I've got "Guerilla Radio" in my head.... Thoughts?

NEW BEER PACK! Mixed & Spontaneous Fermentation 4 amazing mixed and spontaneous fermentations from right here in Alberta! SEPARATED TO A DEGREE, from Trial & Ale in Edmonton (750ml bottle) SOLERA The SECOND "fruit punch", from Grain Bin Brewing Company in Grand Prairie (750ml bottle)... WIZARD'S RESERVE volume II, from Bent Stick Brewing Co. in Edmonton (500ml bottle) and your choice of: FRUITFUL PURSUITS: PLUM, from Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company-The Monolith, in Edmonton (750ml); or UN PETIT PEU dry hop series, from Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company-The Monolith, in Edmonton (750ml) Quantities are limited! Order yours for pickup here: https://www.foxandfable.ca//mixed-spontaneous-ferment/1844 What is mixed and spontaneous fermentation? Check out the story of Blind Enthusiasm's first beer here: https://blindenthusiasm.ca//the-story-of-measure-of-patie/ Or Trial & Ale's site at www.mixedfermentation.com

Our Alberta Craft Beer Advent Calendars are now SOLD OUT! Thanks beer lovers! If you missed getting yours, we are planning to do some "12 Days of Christmas" packs early in December, so keep an eye on our Facebook page. P.S. A reminder for those who got in on the first round of calendars and the gluten-free calendars, you can pick yours up starting tomorrow! PPS. And those who got in on round 2 can pick up starting November 25th. ... Cheers!

Alberta Craft Beer ADVENT CALENDAR: Day 18 IN ANOTHER CASTLE peach mango milkshake IPA, from Analog Brewing in Edmonton. Here's another curveball for ya! I really like the "milkshake IPA" train that has been going for the last couple years - hazy, smooth, fruity, not too bitter. This beer was my introduction to Analog (when it was in "beta"), and they continue to be one of my Edmonton favourites. Of course, their beer names and cans might have something to do with it. "Stay W...eird!" What do you think everyone?

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NEW HOURS! Don't worry, we're still open for your last minute Christmas shopping! We're just closing at 6pm each day instead of 9, starting today. And food for take-out / curbside pickup only (no sit down service or game playing - you know the COVID drill)

BEER ADVENT CALENDARS! 25 Alberta craft beers, all medal winners from Alberta, Canada and World beer awards (with a couple new releases thrown in). PRE-ORDER NOW FOR IN-STORE PICKUP AFTER NOVEMBER 18TH... Includes a free Fox & Fable beer glass, descriptions and tasting notes included for each beer, and access to the Fox daily Advent Beer Blog to share your comments online. Support Alberta craft breweries and try some amazing beers from a huge variety of styles and all parts of the province. Pre-order link: www.foxandfable.ca/product/advent/1753

Need A Little Help For Spooky Season? At Fox & Fable we have games to put you into the Halloween Spirt and a Porter inspired by Black No.1 and many more spooky things We are also giving out Candy all day tomorrow..... so come and play

Today we wear orange to support and honour residential school survivors and to join together in the spirit of reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day was inspired by the story of a Residential School Survivor named Phyllis Webstad. When Phyllis was six years old she went to an Indian Residential School for the first time wearing a brand new shiny orange shirt bought by her Grandmother. When she arrived at the school her shirt was taken away, never to be worn again. ... To Phyllis Webstad, the colour orange symbolized that she did not matter. Today, she has learned to accept the colour, and even have fun with it, and now the orange shirt has instead became a symbol of hope and reconciliation. By wearing an orange shirt on September 30, you make a powerful statement that Residential Schools were wrong, and you commit to the concept that EVEY CHILD MATTERS. #OrangeShirtDay #EveryChildMatters

Beer Club is Tonight! September: Wheat Beer Call Or Message To Make Reservation!

Last Saturday was Cider Club! Thanks to that event we now have a wider selection of Alberta Brewed Cider!

Cool Games coming soon. Preorder now from Fox & Fable. Ohanami https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Pe61Enqtik

Beer Club is Tomorrow Beer Type: Wheat Beers 7pm to 9pm, $15 a person... Don’t Forget To Call Or Message To Reserve A Spot

I think there is a ghost in the store #GhostPhotoShoot

New Beer Wednesday Hoppy Hater- Hazy Pale Ale from Medicine Hat Brewing Co. (Medicine Hat) Sun Soaked- Tart Apricot New England Pale Ale from Snake Lake Brewing Co. ( Sylvan Lake) Pond Surfer- California Common from Town Square Brewing Co. (Edmonton)... Hay Maker- Wheated Pilsner from Bent Stick Brewing Co. (Edmonton) Colour Burst 2- DDH NEIPA from Ale Architect (Edmonton) Crisp Pils- Pilsner from Jasper Brewing Co. (Jasper) Workout Recovery- Sour from SYC Brewing Co. (Edmonton) Kveik Lemon Sour from Hawk Tail Brewery (Rimbey) -New -Restock

Since Orange Shirt Day is next week on September 30, we brought in Phyllis’s Orange Shirt for children and The Orange Shirt Day Journey for a deeper understanding of the day and of residential school reconciliation. Orange Shirt Day was inspired by the story of a Residential School Survivor named Phyllis Webstad. When Phyllis was six years old she went to an Indian Residential School for the first time wearing a brand new shiny orange shirt bought by her Grandmother. Whe...n she arrived at the school her shirt was taken away, never to be worn again. To Phyllis Webstad, the colour orange symbolized that she did not matter. Today, she has learned to accept the colour, and even have fun with it, and now the orange shirt has instead became a symbol of hope and reconciliation. By wearing an orange shirt on September 30, you make a powerful statement that Residential Schools were wrong, and you commit to the concept that EVEY CHILD MATTERS. Next Wednesday the staff at Fox & Fable will be wearing orange in support of this movement.

Beer Club is next Saturday So if you missed the past two beer clubs and want to try them before September Beer Club, we still have some of the beers we used for them! July: Mixed Fermentation ... -Wizard’s Reserve -Grain Bin August: Lagers -Union Bhoy’s Lager -Haymaker -Zen Garden -Pond Surfer September: Wheat Beers! -To Be Announced

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, one of the 100 inspirational real life women featured in "Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls," has moved from ranks of "present" to those of "past". She will continue to inspire new generations of girls (and boys!) committed to justice and their communities. RIP RBG.

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Come in and check out our new Pumpkin Spice Latte

Last Day for the Farmer’s Market Happy Hour 4pm to 9pm $5 pints and $5 wine

"The Fruitful City: How an urban food forest grows communities" with Helena Moncrieff Join Augustana Alumni for this awesome webinar on Sep 22nd, 7:00pm, and get her book right here at the Fox & Fable! Register for the webinar here: https://zoom.us//r/7315980371424/WN_oGjRvAPMS_efoGZ52TLQhw... Buy the book in store or on our website here: https://www.foxandfable.ca//the-fruitful-city-the-end/1693 "Whether you curse the mess or welcome the bounty, fruit trees have a lot to teach us about who we are and who came before us. Helena Moncrieff guides us through Canada’s urban orchards and examines our relationship with food through the fruit trees that dot city streets and yards. In her book, The Fruitful City: The Enduring Power of the Urban Food Forest, Helena tracks down the origins of these living heirlooms, and asks how they went from being subsistence staples to deer fodder. She explores the surge of non-profit urban harvest organizations trying to prevent that bounty from rotting on concrete. Helena will show us that while the bounty of apples is great, reconnecting with nature and our community is the real prize."

take a quick peek at our new selection of games

Newest game from Elizabeth Hargrave. Designer of Wingspan.

It’s finally here! Small World of Warcraft will be available in-store as of September 18! For a limited time, receive an exclusive pair of faction dice when you pre-order your copy! This promotion is valid until September 9, so don’t miss it! https://app.cyberimpact.com/click-tracking

We're super excited to carry an growing selection from Blind Enthusiasm Brewing Company in Edmonton! From the Monolith: * NEW! "Fruitful Pursuits Plum" fruited mixed fermentation; * "Un Petit Peu" dry-hopped mixed fermentation;... From the Market: * "Union Bhoys" Lager; and a few left of "Bro" and "Extra Special Monk". If you haven't heard of Blind Enthusiasm and what they're doing with mixed and spontaneous fermentation in Edmonton, check out their story and beer descriptions: www.blindenthusiasm.ca So awesome to have this caliber of brewery in our own backyard! Try some now at the Fox & Fable!

New Beer Wednesday Effinhute- Wheat Ale from Battle River Brewery (Camrose) Partea- Earl Grey from Ale Architect (Edmonton) High Country Amber- Scottish Amber Ale from Bow River Brewing (Calgary)... Sterling Sliver- Pilsner from Town Square Brewing Co. (Edmonton) Boysenberry Wheat from Travois Ale Works (Medicine Hat) Apple With Black Currant from Village Brewery (Calgary) See more

This Saturday Come and Join Us AUGUST BEER STYLE: Lagers! Reservations Required due to COVID

Welcome to a brand new Alberta brewery, TRIAL & ALE! focused on sours and wild fermentation! Get their first release at the Fox & Fable! www.mixedfermentation.com "Separated to a Degree" Our first mixed fermentation release. We've waited a long time and cultivated an elaborate mixture of wild yeast and lactic acid bacteria over a period of years to bring you this blend. Presented with light copper hues and a citrus nose, the first impression of upfront lactic sourness soon ...gives way to a retronasal grapefruit olfaction that delights. We wanted to showcase our blend to be the difference, not the similarity. While there are many qualities that make this beer a textbook American Sour & Wild Mixed Fermentation by style, there are yet more characteristics that separate it from the pack. We hope that this blend is the first of many you come to enjoy in the future. HOPS: A Minuscule Addition of German Hallertau MALTS: Pilsner, Wheat, Oats YEAST/BACTERIA: A Melange of Several Different House Primary Strains, Several Select Brettanomyces Strains, Lactobacillus Plantarum, Lactobacillus Brevis, Additional House Cultures, Saccharomyces Bayanus for bottle conditioning Based in Edmonton, AB, we’ve set up our production brewery to be 100% exclusive to mixed fermentation sour and wild beers. Our initial barrel investment allows us to guarantee that all of our beers spend time on oak during the maturation period before they are released. Additionally, all of our beers go through a minimum four stage fermentation lifecycle: initial primary fermentation, secondary fermentation on oak, a homogenizing fermentation after blending, and finally a fourth fermentation in bottle to produce the tight, silky effervescence characteristic of these unique beer styles. Some releases will also include a fifth fermentation (fruited blends) between the other fermentation steps.