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According to a Survey, the Most Popular Beers Consumed by Albertans are Guinness, Corona, or Bud

The research and analytics team at Casinos.com claims that Google Trends was mostly used to determine the top suds brands in the country. Recent web research reveals that Coors Light is the beer of choice for Saskatchewan residents when they want to get a drink. In the Land of the Living Skies, American light beer…

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Niagara College Teaching Brewery Collaborates With a Non-profit Group to Establish Scholarships for BIPOC Students  

A brand-new scholarship aims to add some diversity to the craft beer industry. In collaboration with the Niagara College Teaching Brewery, the craft beer-focused non-profit organization Link Up is giving a $5,000 scholarship to help a first-year BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) student pursue their passion for brewing. Considering that $5,000 is almost…

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The 24th Brewery in the Central Okanagan Has Just Opened

Three Lakes Brewing finally welcomed customers on August 9 after more than two years of planning, slogging through labour, and awaiting the necessary permits. Three Okanagan women—Melanie Raby, her daughter Tara, and friend and business partner Cathy van Kesteren—came up with the concept as our team told the tale back in April, and now their…

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Brewer Releases New Quinoa Beer After Two Years of Development

‘I’m not sure if there is another alcoholic beer that’s organic, kosher, vegan, and gluten-free altogether,’ says the owner of Barrie-based Miski Brewing. Ricardo Irivarren had been in the health-food industry for quite some time when, in 2019, he had his first taste of quinoa beer while dining at a Mexican restaurant in Orlando, Florida. …

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Minister Vandal Announces Federal Funding for a Manitoba Brewing Company to Expand Its Product Line

Over $500,000 to grow production and expand its sales presence across Western Canada. Fort Garry Brewing is the largest and longest-operating microbrewery in Manitoba. It produces a wide range of beer products and in 2021 expanded and entered the ready-to-drink beverage market. On August 2, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and Member…

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A Manitoba Brewery Receives Fundings from Province

One of the 16 Manitoba groups that got financing from the province last month as a result of their dedication to cutting carbon emissions is Neepawa’s Farmery Estate Brewing Company. Farmery received $150,000 of the $1.5 million in funds given to these organizations by the government through the Conservation and Climate Fund in order to…

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Niagara College Crowned Overall Winner at a U.S. Beer Competition

If you need any more proof that Niagara College Teaching Brewery is among the top post-secondary institutions in North America for studying the art and science of brewing beer, just look at how well it just performed at the U.S. Open College Beer Championship. Niagara College was declared the competition’s grand national champion in a…

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“Keep Craft Beer Local” —  a New Initiative to Demand Fair Beer Taxes Launched by the OCB

The Keep Craft Beer Local campaign was introduced last week by the Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB), the organization that represents craft brewing in Ontario. The campaign’s objective is to increase public awareness of the fact that the largest danger to local craft brewers is excessive taxes and to demand tax equity so that these businesses…

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Food and Non-alcoholic Beer Menu for Dogs is Now Available From a Victoria Brewery

Four-legged companions may now enjoy a beverage and a snack while soaking up the summer sun at a brewery in Victoria that welcomes pets. A new dog menu with chicken stew, meatballs, bacon and egg nibbles, as well as $5 non-alcoholic dog beer cans, is only available on the patios of Moon Under Water Brewpub…

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Over $500,000 is Being Invested by FedNor to Fund the Expansion of a North Bay Brewery

On July 24, the Honourable Anthony Rota, Member of Parliament for Nipissing–Timiskaming, announced a repayable FedNor contribution of $534,422 to support the expansion and modernization of Gateway City Brewery. The announcement was made on behalf of the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor. These strategic investments will allow Gateway…

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