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From Metal to Canvas: Collective Arts Brewing

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Collective Arts Brewing has taken beer can designing to new levels with its craft beverage cans and bottles to becoming a portable gallery for artists to showcase their work. “There’s nothing cooler than walking into the LCBO and seeing my art on the shelf or showing up to…

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Steam Whistle Brewing Ceasing Operations on All But One Product

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] In a recent announcement, Steam Whistle Brewing decided to discontinue all of its Steam Whistle brands and only continue to sell its Pilsner. “When we first wrote the Steam Whistle Brewing business plan in 1998, our vision was to be the most respected premium beer in Canada. A…

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Amsterdam Brewery Sold to Denmark’s Royal Unibrew

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] One of Toronto’s most popular and oldest craft breweries, Amsterdam Brewery, is being sold to Denmark’s Royal Unibrew in a deal valued at $44 million. It’s the second major Ontario craft brewery to be sold in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and owner Jeff Carefoote acknowledged…

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KPU and Russell Brewing Honour with Collaborative Beer

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] A special new commemorative beer has been brewed to honour Canadian pioneer, John Mitchell. Forty years after craft beer was first officially served in Canada, BC’s Russell Brewing Co. is set to release John Mitchell Signature Cascadian Dark Ale. The beer has been brewed in collaboration with staff,…

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The Craft Brand Co. Will Sell Great Divide Brewing Products Online

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Canadian importers, Brewers & merchants of craft beers, The Craft Brand Co., announced that it will begin selling select brands from Denver’s Great Divide Brewing through its online shop.  Beginning as a craft beer import agency in 2013, The Craft Brand Co. has become a multi-faceted, full service…

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Mega Malting Machine in Central Saanich

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…

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Libra Takes Home Hardware at the New York International Beer Competition

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…

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Nova Scotian Brewery Creates Beer with Secret Ingredient

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….

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Traditional Malting Methods Get a Face Lift

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…

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A Surrey Salute to the Founder of Canada’s First Craft Brewery

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…

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