Graduating students in the brewing program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) – Langley Campus, located in BC, started offering new beers at the end of last month. Every Friday at the KPU Brew Lab, new creations of beers are released and available for purchase until April, allowing beer lovers to sample the students’ products as…

Halifax’s 2 Crows Brewing Co. has spun a commercial beer into a local delight. Using only Maritime ingredients, the brewery hopes its AC Light Lager can access the Bud Light drinkers of the world into the craft brewery market. Andrew Simpson, from 2 Crows Brewery, said that the new flagship brew is made with Shoreline Malting…

Niagara College staff members have won two Awards of Excellence from the Minister of Colleges and Universities. A team from the College’s Research & Innovation division was presented with an award in the Everyday Heroes category, for making a difference during the pandemic and the 2020-2021 academic year, while College Brewmaster Jon Downing was honoured with…

Nova Scotia’s craft beer industry continues to grow and thrive in spite of all the challenges it has been facing, but some producers say the current policy in place is still penalizing the most successful brewers. “Nova Scotia craft beer is a real success story,” says Brian Titus, the president of the Craft Brewers Association…

Ben Coli, co-founder and brewer of Dageraad Brewing in Burnaby, BC, took to social media this month to express the challenges his brewery is facing at the start of a continued pandemic year. “I want to be clear that Dageraad isn’t at risk of closing, but business has been terrible for us and for a…

Victoria, British Columbia’s Phillips Brewing & Malting Co has launched iOTA. Founded in 2021, it is responsibly brewed by irresponsible brewers. Phillips believes that the magic of craft beer is not defined by its alcohol content but rather by the community it builds. As an award-winning independent craft brewery, they created iOTA non-alcoholic craft beer…

Producers of barley malt in P.E.I.,have been getting calls from brewers scrambling for supply following a poor growing season in Western Canada and the U.S. Midwest, which included a hot and dry spring.  “Some clients of ours who buy from Europe have logistic issues already,” said Redmer Renkema of Island Malt House. Both Renkema and…

Andrea Chiodo enjoys doodling, which ended up becoming the packaging art for Barrie, ON’s, Flying Monkeys Craft Brewery. With a background in literature, Chiodo was never certain how she would turn her university degree into a career but managed to find a pretty unique way to combine her passion for storytelling and art since the…

Three Norfolk County craft breweries received medals at the 2021 Ontario Brewing Awards, a competition that drew 450 entries in 37 categories from 100 craft breweries across the province. Meuse Brewing Co., Charlotteville Brewing Co. and Wishbone Brewing Co. were all sent home with hardware. Co-owners of Meuse Brewing, Estelle van Kleef and Mischa Geven,…