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A Penticton Brewery Collaborates with Parkside Brewery to Maintain Their Beer Supply

Penticton’s Slackwater Brewing has partnered with Parkside Brewery to maintain their taps. The brewery, which opened in June 2019 as a family-run business, closed its taproom at the end of October after five years of operation.  The brewpub-style brewery, which grew from serving on-site customers to expanding sales into four provinces, made the difficult decision…

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Bart Watson Named President and Chief Executive Officer of the Brewers Association

The Brewers Association—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—announced the appointment of Bart Watson to president and chief executive officer (CEO) of the trade association. As the current vice president of strategy and membership and the former chief economist of the Brewers Association, Bart is a well-known and respected voice…

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Ontario Brewing Awards 2024 Winners Announced

The winners of the 2024 Ontario Brewing Awards (OBAs) were announced at the Niagara College’s Niagara-on-the-Lake campus last Friday.  The awards, open to all independent breweries in Ontario to showcase their brews in 38 categories by a panel of BJCP-certified judges. This year’s Best of Show went to Cloudland from Spark Beer, which also won…

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Moosehead Breweries Gets on Board With Porter Airlines

Moosehead Breweries is now the beer partner of Porter Airlines. The Canadian-owned and operated brewery will have products available on all Porter flights. Passengers will be able to enjoy Moosehead Breweries’ flagship beers; Moosehead Canadian Lager, and their premium ultra-light lager, Cracked Canoe, free of charge as part of the airline’s signature service. Porter elevates…

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New Campaign Helps Consumers Identify ‘true’ Independent Breweries as Demand for Local Beer Rises

A new campaign launched last month in seeking to make it easier for beer drinkers to identify beer from independent breweries in pubs, bars, and shops as demand for local beer rises across the UK. Production volumes for independent breweries have now returned to pre-covid levels, with cask beer sold in pubs also in double…

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Restrictions Have Been Imposed on Bars and Restaurants to Purchase Kegs during the N.B. Liquor Outage

N.B. Liquor is suffering its second week of digital payment issues, limiting pubs and restaurants to buying alcohol on tap from a small number of breweries. On January 7, the Crown corporation described the situation as a “potential cyber threat,” and businesses remained open but only accepted cash payments. Since then, Alcool N.B. Liquor has…

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Draft Beer Beats Bottles and Cans in U.S. on Premise as Consumers’ Preferences Shift

Draft beer is outperforming packaged products for share, sales and distribution in US bars and restaurants, new research from CGA by NIQ and Draftline Technologies reveals. The exclusive Draft Beer Report provides a comprehensive guide to the latest trends and developments in the sector, which is now worth $21.8bn a year. There are currently around…

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THIELMANN Unveils World’s First Duplex Stainless Steel Keg

THIELMANN is proud to announce a groundbreaking achievement by the R&D team: the VERTEX keg, the world’s first and only keg engineered from duplex stainless steel. Duplex stainless steel is a family of steels with a microstructure of roughly equal parts austenite and ferrite. This gives them remarkable strength and excellent corrosion resistance, particularly against…

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Alcohol E-Commerce Market Insights: Growth Drivers and Consumer Behavior

The Alcohol E-Commerce Market is projected to be worth USD 45.0 billion by 2032, registering a CAGR of 21.71% during the forecast period. The global alcohol e-commerce market is one of the fastest-growing segments in the broader e-commerce industry. The convenience of purchasing alcohol online has attracted a wide array of consumers, from casual buyers…

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Labatt Invests $5.47 Million to Expand Fleet in Quebec

Labatt Breweries of Canada has acquired 10 new battery-powered trucks for its logistics operations in Quebec. The purchase is the largest single order of VNR Electric trucks for Volvo Trucks in Canada, representing nearly 25 per cent of their deliveries. Labatt’s latest investment is in addition to the recent announcement of the purchase of its…

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