Sixth-generation Peninsula farmer Kyle Michell brews his beers from barely off of his own land. In 2015, he and his wife Jennifer bought the original horse farm. Michell’s great-grandfather farmed there in the 60’s. “We met Mike and he led us down the rabbit hole,” Kyle said, seated in the former horse barn, renovated into…

The 2022 New York International Beer Competition took place in April and Upstreet Craft Brewing received several pieces of hardware for their Libra line of non-alcoholic beers. The top accolade was Libra named Canadian Non-Alcoholic Brewery of the Year in recognition of “its commitment to innovation and pushing the boundaries of the non-alcoholic craft beer…

Tatamagouche Brewing Company is located in rural Nova Scotia. Co-owner Christiane Jost said that the brewery is an example of the wonderful things happening in Tatamagouche and along Nova Scotia’s north shore. “Winning awards is about quality and fitting certain categories correctly. Our team are perfectionists including my husband, Matt, who heads the brewing department….

The increase in demand for Canada’s craft brewing industry has led to more demand for local craft malt – barley that’s partially germinated and then dried for use in brewing. “There’s a demand for locally-sourced craft malt, produced in a small system and in local production; it feeds into the ethos of what craft brewing…

Today marks a historic event at Surrey’s Russell Brewing. They’ve teamed up with KPU Brewing and other breweries around the province of BC to create a beer that salutes the founder of Canada’s first craft brewery, John Mitchell. Today, (July 6) marks the 40th anniversary of the day Alexander John Mitchell opened the doors to…

The Prairie Beer Awards is a Non Profit Organization celebrating the craft beer, mead, cider and other brewery made beverages (OBB) from Manitoba and Saskatchewan Canada. The awards took place in Winnipeg and all breweries and contract breweries located in Manitoba and Saskatchewan are welcome to enter. Judging and awards location for 2022 took place…

Seabus Sauce, the imperial pilsner, is the new beer from Container Brewing in collaboration with the enigma behind Seabus memes. The beer was inspired by the Seabus meme guy but not only by his tastes, but also the beers that appear on his account, especially Pabst Blue Ribbon. “Obviously we wanted it to have a…

Waterloo Brewing Ltd., Ontario’s largest Canadian-owned brewery, is the new official beer, cider and ready-to-drink sponsor of Wilfrid Laurier University Athletics & Recreation. The brewery has sponsored a five-year deal with Wilfrid Laurier Athletic Sponsorship/Scholarships which will contribute more than $360,000 in support for student-athletes and athletics at Laurier. The partnership will include pouring rights…

Provincial auditor Tara Clemett says Saskatchewan’s quality assurance needs a closer look. Some permits have expired along with sales information needs a closer inspection and the Liquor and Gaming Authority isn’t paying close enough attention. Clemett released a report earlier this month and the first part of her 2022 annual report states that sales of…

“Some years, it is tough to keep up with the new varieties out there,” Jon Downing of Niagara College’s brewmaster and brewery management program told me. “Students have been brewing with a few recent varieties in the past year.” Global supplier, Yakima Chief, uses new varieties of hops including Talus, Loral, HBC 630 and Triumph…