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Labatt’s B2B Ordering Platform: BEES

BEES is Labatt’s proprietary B2B ordering platform, a one-stop-shop that allows small to medium-sized retailers to browse through products, place orders, arrange deliveries and manage invoices, all in one place and right in the palm of their hands.  Designed to revolutionize sales capabilities, whilst making retailers’ lives more efficient and their businesses more profitable. Labatt…

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St. Catharines Gains New Brewery

Earlier this month, St. Catherines, Ontario, welcomed its newest brewhouse. Decew Falls Brewing Co has been named after one of the most scenic falls in the Niagara area and their six beers also hold local historical significance. Decew Falls is now one of five craft breweries in St. Catharines, including The Merchant Ale House, Dragan…

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Some Canadian Brewers Being Challenged by Beer Sales

According to Beer Canada, some of the province’s beer sales dropped by 7.3% compared to last year. In the case of Newfoundland and Labrador, their growth has gone up by a whopping 20.1%. But in other provinces, beer sales for both retail and service have dropped significantly. The largest drop so far this year has…

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Alberta’s Highway 3 Breweries Create Special Beer

Alberta has seen tremendous growth with their breweries over the last several years and now, as part of a tourism initiative, breweries along Highway 3 in southern Alberta are launching a collaboration ale to draw more attention to the provinces’ craft brew scene. The initiative called “Highway 3 Ale Trail” is meant to drive both…

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Russell Brewing Has a Tasting Room 27 Years Later

After 27 years of Russell Brewing opening its doors to the public, they finally have a taproom! Russell Brewing was part of the original 10 breweries that opened in the 1990’s, paving the way for other businesses to follow. Now onto its fourth owner, the suds have increased in many ways, including releasing 40 beers…

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The Beer Store Expands Partnership with SkipTheDishes

The Beer Store announced the expansion of its partnership with SkipTheDishes, launching on-demand delivery across more than 250 store locations. This partnership will allow customers across Ontario access to the widest variety of products delivered directly to their door. “Given the positive feedback from consumers and high demand we experienced during our pilot project, we…

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Kelowna Adds to its Roster with Newest Brewery

Railside Brewing is Kelowna’s newest brewery, opening its doors earlier this month. This marks the city’s 16th brewery. Owners Rob Leinemann and Matt Grieve launched the brewery in just eight shot months and it all started in Leinemann’s yard: “We both love drinking beer, that’s always a good start,” he said. “I’ve been a home…

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Canadian Olympic Gold Medalist Searches for The Best Local Breweries

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Jon Montgomery, Olympian-turned-TV host, has just started a new travelogue web series called Brewdocking which looks at local brews as he uses craft beer for conversations about food and drink traditions across Canada. With sponsor, Go RVing Canada, the program explores Canadian culture through how Canadian people like…

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NLCBA Launch Craft Brewers Passport with Come Home 2022

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Newfoundland and Labrador’s craft brews will be served during Come Home 2022 and will come with  the new Craft Brewery Passport. There are 18 participants in this partnership between the Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Brewers Association (NLCBA) and Come Home 2022 which supports the tour of the province’s…

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There’s a New Brewery and Taproom in Western Vancouver

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Brewing August opened their doors at the end of last month, launching a soft opening. Walking distance from Granville Island, the brewery was hitting it out of the park during the long weekend. Tate Lillies, Travis Rea and Adam Jones, are friends and newcomers to the brewing scene….

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