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Coastal Craft Beers Land in Lake Superior

Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, one of Thunder Bay’s popular brew companies, was founded in 2012. It was the first Canadian beer brand and the first independent brewery to open in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Sleeping Giant uses roughly 50,000 liters of lake water per month to produce beers with colorful names like Northern Logger and Mr….

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Alberta Craft Brewing Convention Promotes Inclusivity

The Alberta Craft Brewing Convention is aimed at helping brewers make their environments more inclusive and diverse.  This year’s Alberta Craft Brewing Convention took place in Red Deer with keynote speakers focusing on a central theme: the lack of diversity in the industry. The lack of diversity in the industry became a central theme last…

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BC Craft Brewers Conference November 8 & 9

Hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild and presented by Great Little Box Co / Ideon Packaging, The BC Craft Brewers Conference, aka BC Beer Con, is happening next week. It brings together key stakeholders from the BC craft brewing industry for an annual networking and educational event. The conference will feature a Keynote Speaker…

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2023 Canada Games Host Society Names its Official Beer

The 2023 Canada Games Host Society in Charlottetown, PEI, has named Lone Oak as the official craft beer provider for their upcoming winter games. Lone Oak’s product lineup will be made available at all Canada Games events leading up to and during the 16 days of the games from February 18 to March 5, 2023….

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B.C. Breweries Shined in First-ever Canada Beer Cup

The Canadian Craft Brewers Association created a new competition for independent craft breweries., called the Canada Beer Cup.  Over 40 beer experts from Canada and overseas convened earlier in October to sample more than 1,000 submissions. The Canada Beer Cup announced Callister Brewing Company’s Wee Laird Wee Heavy Scotch Ale as the ‘Best in Show’,…

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Ontario Brewers Collaborate

Good news for Ontario beer and seltzer lovers; Equals Brewing and Side Launch have come together with a commitment to build on their respective leadership positions in Canada’s craft landscape. That means Ontarians can expect to see even more of the Side Launch beers, Bangarang seltzers and Shake Lagers they love. The combined portfolio includes…

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Calgary Breweries Cozy Up to Non-alcoholic Beers

When Graham Sherman is the co-founder of Tool Shed Brewing and to compliment his flagship beer, he now makes “Zero People Skills (Tool Shed’s non-alcoholic version of their flagship beer) which is his fastest growing product, according to the article in YYSCENE. As the industry has seen, beer products have moved to bigger, bolder flavours,…

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Waterloo Brewing Partners to Expand Co-manufacturing Agreement

Waterloo Brewing, Ontario’s largest Canadian-owned brewery, has announced the extension and expansion of an existing co-manufacturing agreement with one of its long-term strategic co-manufacturing partners. Highlights in the agreement include: This three-year agreement is anticipated to deliver an estimated revenue of $10 million per year. This new extension and expansion will include the production of…

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New Brewery in Uptown Saint John

Wasted Day Brewery taproom in Uptown Saint John has recently opened its doors to customers. “We had two paths to choose from,” explains Wasted Day co-owner Jon Chouinard. “Path one was the tried-and-true traditional route: to put in a larger production facility at the uptown taproom, supplying a steady stream of well-known, staple beers.” “But…

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Labatt Breweries of Canada Reflects on 175 Years of Brewing and Future Growth

This October, Labatt Breweries of Canada is proud to celebrate its 175th anniversary of brewing excellence as a leader in the Canadian beer and total beverage space. Established in 1847 by John Kinder Labatt in London, Ontario, Labatt has endured two world wars, prohibition, the global pandemic and an ever-evolving consumer landscape. Through it all,…

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