Québec’s craft beer scene is booming with over 150 microbreweries. Here are just a few of Québec’s microbreweries to discover: The Brewers of Time (Gatineau): A tourist, cultural and social destination, The Brewers of Time keeps downtown Gatineau humming in Québec’s Outaouais region. At this historic resto-brewery on the banks of the Gatineau River, an extensive selection of craft…
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This year, Niagara’s brewing event themed “Hops by The Docks” competition took place drawing in 400 guests with 11 varieties of beers competing against one another when the Niagara College Brewmaster graduating students held one last competition. The brews are designed and brewed by final-term Brewmaster students, as well as three collaborative class brews. Ranging…
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Molson aims to refresh big beer marketing in Canada with their new campaign and film directed by Steam Films’ James Michael Chiang. The launch is called “Everyone In.” The 60 second spot is set in real places across the country that aren’t typically given the spotlight in beer ads. “Across the country, you can walk…
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Dawson Trail Craft Brewery has seen growth since its operations began at its Copper Crescent location in Thunder Bay since 2016 and has grown to capacity. “It’s a big move to more than triple the space,” said brewery owner George Renner. “We’ve been kind of squished up in our space (on Copper Crescent) for quite…
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New data from technology company Square found that Nova Scotia has the most affordable beer in the nation, with an average cost of $5.77. Conversely, citizens of Quebec face the highest beer costs at a whopping $9.14 per drink. Nationally, the average cost of a beer is $7.76, up from $7.66 a year ago, +1.39%,…
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Three Lakes Brewing is set to open in the Kelowna Airport Business Park. “At Three Lakes Brewing, we’re all about the outdoors,” co-founder Melanie Raby told iNFOnews.ca. “All our labels are actually our camping photos that we’ve taken. You’re going to see that in the brewery. We’re going to have a camping vibe everywhere, kind…
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Yakima, Washington grows about 75 percent of the U.S. hop crop each year. That accounts for roughly 25 percent of the world’s annual crop. Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) is opening a distribution warehouse in Brossard, Quebec on the south shore of Montreal in the summer of 2023. The new facility will hold over one thousand…
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From the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – FedNor The Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario – FedNor– announced new investments totalling $2,210,299 in support of four community and business growth initiatives in the Muskoka region. The Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Indigenous Services and Minister responsible for FedNor, made the announcement…
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1812 BREWING COMPANY, INC. (OTC PINK:KEGS) (the “Company” or “KEGS”) announced that it has received notice from the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (the “LCBO”), and it has entered into its system the Company’s application for approval of sale of its gold medal-winning War of 1812 Amber Ale. 1812 Brewing Company, which brews and packages…
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The Canadian Craft Brewers Association (CCBA) responded to recent news earlier this month that the federal excise tax for beer will go up by 6.3 percent on April 1st, based on 2022’s rate of inflation. “Canadians across the country are already feeling the pinch caused by the current inflationary crisis, and craft breweries are no…
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