The 2023 Canada Beer Cup Awards Ceremony took place last week in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in connection with the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference. The Canada Beer Cup is a nationwide competition honouring independently run breweries around the country. From coast to coast, it highlights the excellence and creativity of craft beer.  Inspired by global trends…

The top beers in the province were chosen after judges tasted 925 samples in 29 different style categories. At the conclusion of a tasting event featuring brews from all throughout the province past Saturday night, the winners of the B.C. Beer Awards 2023 were revealed. For 29 distinct beer varieties, ranging from straightforward lagers to…

More than 500 submissions, including more than 460 in beer categories, were received for the 2023 Alberta Beer Awards.  Additionally, this year received the most nominations for community honours.  Our judges and stewards meticulously went through the entries over the course of three days and selected the finest of the best. Literally, the quality of…

Chilliwack’s Farmhouse Brewing Co. is a craft brewery with a tasting room and a wood-fired kitchen that is soon to mark its third year. The brewery has grown into a thriving business in the middle of the Greendale farming region by purposefully using “local” ingredients into all facets of their food and beverage operations. Colleen…

A graduate of Kwantlen Polytechnic’s brewing program returned to the Langley campus last month to introduce a new beer with a noteworthy scientific and familial background. Justin Larter completed the KPU Brewing and Brewery Operations program in 2020. Inspired by the work of his late granddad, Dr. Edward Larter, he created a beer he named…

“Ontarians make awesome beer! The world needs to drink it! Government, will you lower our taxes to unleash a piece of Ontario’s industrial might or continue the prohibition-era policies that suppress our ability to compete?” A change in government taxation policy is necessary, according to the CEO of a North Bay craft brewery, if his…

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation will benefit from a portion of the sales of a new beer created in collaboration with the Sea Change Brewing Co. and the union for the firefighters and paramedics of St. Albert. A dollar will be donated to breast cancer research for each 4-pack of the beer, Pink Sails, which…

After the Bank of Canada requested a court order to demand repayment of its loan, the Fraser Mills Brewery in Port Moody abruptly shut down. Not just the bank has been pestering the brewery for money. Since it first opened its doors in 2020, Fraser Mills has been the target of four legal lawsuits from…

Owner True North revealed a number of additional alcoholic beverage choices for the downtown arena on Monday, in preparation for the Winnipeg Jets 2023–24 hockey season and Canada Life Centre events. There will be a craft beer zone with beer from Trans Canada Brewing, Kilter Brewing, and Little Brown Jug. “What a great place to…