Brantford area craft breweries are gaining recognition at this year’s Ontario Brewing Awards. The winners were: Meuse won gold for the second consecutive year in the strong Belgian category for its Saison de la Meuse. The brewery also received a bronze medal in the Monastic Ale category for its Extra brand. “It was really special,”…
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There are five craft breweries across Ontario that have decided to pair their brews with a side of winter festivities: Parsons Brewing, Prince Edward County This family-owned brewery lets you skate with the family before grabbing one of their signature ales, the Guv’nor, an ale with notes of toffee, or a Soft Hues lager inspired…
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The BC Ale Trail is a series of self-guided itineraries highlighting local craft brewery destinations throughout BC and the super, natural landscapes that surround them. Within each Ale Trail on the website there is an array of craft breweries, restaurants, tap houses, liquor stores, outdoor activities, sightseeing, accommodations and more. When you download the mobile…
Read More“I’m making more beer than ever before. I’m also making less money than ever before.” It’s a story I’ve been hearing a lot lately. While new in the role as Executive Director of your CCBA, I’m not new to the industry, having most recently co-chaired the Canada Beer Cup and before that, as Executive Director…
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The Annual Canadian Brewers Choice Awards (CBCAs) closed off another chapter with an epic bang at the presentation awards dinner and industry holiday event that took place on Thursday DEC 8th 2022 at Old Flame Brewery’s newest location within Toronto’s historic Distillery District. More than a 100 brewing professionals from across Canada (including Ontario, New…
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Last week, the Molson Coors brewery in Chilliwack, British Columbia, started to roll out malt and spirit-based beverages. “Investing in our brewing capabilities is a top priority for Molson Coors,” said David Hamel, Molson Coors’ general manager of operations for Western Canada. “This upgrade supports many of our commitments as a company – from modernizing…
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Halifax based company, Good Robot Brewing, is opening a new production facility aimed at sharing manufacturing resources among the region’s beverage makers and allowing them to achieve the scale necessary to target international markets. The company opened in 2015 by Joshua Counsil, Angus Campbell and Doug Kehoe, “Angus came up with this idea of a…
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A Regina, Saskatchewan brewing company is questioning the city’s priorities after a week-long set of consultations on the future of the area. Last month, the catalyst committee held a series of eight meetings to ask the public what they thought about five large projects in the city — a replacement for the Brandt Centre, a…
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Jordan St. John, beer enthusiast, and Spearhead Brewing Company president Josh Hayter have collaborated to create a beer to support a local charity. The charity they chose was Lunch by George, the food program that runs out of St. George’s Cathedral that his brother, Blake, helps run. “I think it will have a really big…
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New malting barley varieties seem to be yielding better results, but maltsters and brewers are skeptical of adopting them too quickly and shying away from a system that has proven successful. CDC Churchill, located in Alberta, is one of the latest malting barley varieties available to growers. One of the common elements of growing corn,…
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