After creating a test batch, going viral and selling out, Burdock Brewery’s Lit Pickle Hard Seltzer, the small-batch craft pickle seltzer, is making its highly anticipated return, but this time with a refined formula and expanded availability at the LCBO on March 2, 2025. Lit Pickle isn’t just another pickle-flavoured gimmick. It’s a carefully crafted…
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Steamworks Group of Companies’ Chief Financial Officer Mike Patterson discusses with Gloria Macarenko, host of On the Coast the anticipated impact of shipping aluminum to the U.S. for beer cans production and return to Canada. Have a listen to the interview below. https://youtu.be/fvbflvYHAh0?si=fIwX3A–CdJ8RknD -#- SOURCE: CBC British ColumbiaPHOTO CREDIT: On File
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Longwood Brewery is expanding its distribution of Telegraph Project Pale Ale to support Telegraph Cove, which suffered a devastating fire that destroyed several of its buildings on December 31. The pale ale has been in production as a seasonal beer distributed on the north Island for several years, with $1 from the sale of every…
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Vancouver-based brewery collective, Threefold is renovating a former Andina Brewing space at 1507 Powell St to house three long-time and respected Vancouver beer companies. The three brands, Slow Hand Beer Company, Temporal Artisan Ales, and Boombox Brewing, are all craft-oriented and have been together since the mid-2010s. One of the owners, Matt Kump, believes that…
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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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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 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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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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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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The craft beer industry, which was previously a favored option for consumers and companies alike, is now encountering difficulties like business closures, delayed festivals, and evolving consumer habits, raising concerns about the broader artisanal movement and the future of craft beer. But is the industry truly doomed? A recent study conducted by Dr. Andreas Schotter,…
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