Avatar Leadership Fund has invested $800K in CO2Brew, a Calgary-based startup focused on emissions reductions and supply chain resilience in the brewing industry. The funding round was led by Avatar and several Canadian angel investors. CO2Brew, spun out of Avatar Studio in 2022, is working on commercializing its proprietary CO2 capture and scrubber system. The…
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A&W Canada is partnering with Canada’s largest brewer, Labatt Breweries of Canada, to pilot serving a non-alcoholic beer in its Ontario restaurants. This collaboration makes A&W the largest Canadian quick-service restaurant that will offer beverages in the non-alcoholic beer category to its guests, highlighting the growing trend and popularity of this category and catering to…
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Nova Scotians bought more legal cannabis last year than the previous year, continuing an upward trend since the drug was legalized nearly six years ago. The Nova Scotia Liquor Corp., the provincial Crown corporation controlling all sales of liquor and legal recreational cannabis in the province, released its year-end financial results last month, showing cannabis…
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Just in time for Summer, Destination Toronto has launched the Toronto Brew Pass, with one-day, three-day, and seven-day options and the choice of 23 distinct craft breweries throughout Downtown, Midtown, West End, East End, Don Valley and Etobicoke. The pass offers up to four tastings per day, with some breweries offering a tasting flight and…
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The Great Canadian Beer Festival (GCBF) is a popular event celebrating craft beer from across Canada, held annually since 1993. This year, the festival will take place on September 6 and 7 from 4-9 pm and 12-5 pm, which will move from Royal Athletic Park to Topaz Park, providing a blank slate to reimagine the…
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Offering a curated list of bars and restaurants that offer stunning views of sunsets, Corona encourages Canadians to disconnect from their daily routines to reconnect with nature Corona Canada unveils its inaugural 2024 National ‘Sunset Spots’ guide, a coveted list of bars and restaurants that offer some of the most breathtaking sunset views coast-to-coast. Corona’s…
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Thinking about using Aussie hops for the first time, or doing something different with an old favourite? A resourceful book published by Hops Connect Canada is full of some very enjoyable beer recipes to help get your creative juices flowing, and demonstrate which aromas and flavours will show up in beer based on how and…
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New Brunswick beverage business Think Brewing is accusing Halifax’s Wrought Iron Brewing Company, which operates as Good Robot Brewing, of causing a mistake in a beer recipe. The company entered into an agreement with Good Robot in January 2023 to produce and package 59,000 cans of beer involving five different flavors. The deal was intended…
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An Ottawa-based craft brewery is going back to where it all started with a relaunch of its first beer, proving that hard work pays off. Underdog, a Pale Ale created by Broadhead Brewery when they were founded in 2012, is now available at several LCBO locations in the province. A partnership with Underdog Studio, a…
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As a longstanding supporter of hockey across the country, Budweiser is named an Official Beer of the NHL in Canada Labatt Breweries of Canada and the National Hockey League (NHL®) announced a multiyear Canadian partnership, which includes Budweiser becoming an Official Beer of the NHL in Canada. As part of the partnership, Labatt will receive…
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