Vancouver Island’s North Island College is offering craft brewing classes in September.  Aspiring craft beer makers and brewery owners can get some training and insight with three online courses that will give students a solid understanding for the fundamentals it takes to create a successful craft brewing company. The course list includes beer and brewing basics, recipe…

Originally built to provide electricity for Edmonton’s streetcar system, the 1938 Old Street Railway Substation No. 600 is being turned into a microbrewery by Nathan Marculis and his wife, Wafa Veljee, owners of Irrational Brewing Company. The couple signed a lease with owner Beljan Development with projections to open some time next year. “We decided…

Earthy Labs is a company that has revealed a concept on how to reduce the costly amount of carbon dioxide that is released as part of the brewing process.  COVID-19 has decreased the price of oil and halted the demand for gasoline, therefore producing less carbon dioxide, which is making it more expensive for those…

6th annual edition goes virtual; new total funds raised since 2015 tops $205,000. Beau’s Brewing Co. put on its 6th annual 5K run/walk for Ovarian Cancer Canada this past weekend, on Saturday July 4. The event had 181 participants and raised $42,388 for the not-for-profit dedicated to helping women affected by this cancer. Typically, the…

The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) has released the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for June 2020. According to the release, the total BPI reached a record high of 81, undoubtedly rising over last year’s reading of 48 in June 2019. The data recorded for June’s BPI was documented between June 10 through June 19, which…

Earlier this week, The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority (SLGA) announced that they are reducing some production taxes for larger regional breweries.  This advantage, however, will not apply to smaller craft breweries but does bring the provinces’ tax rates closer to those of other provinces. For every litre of beer Canadian breweries sell in Saskatchewan,…

Vancouver-based brewery, Stanley Park Brewing, has created an innovative beer kit to help those suffering from beer festival season withdrawal.  Since beer festivals are a great way to discover beers, Stanley Park Brewing has created an experience where consumers can explore brands and styles and support and celebrate local breweries. The At Home Beer Festival…

It was a Canada Day celebration for Ontario’s newest farm-based brewery, Red Barn Brewing, opening its doors in Blenheim, Ontario’s Chatham-Kent region. Inspired by their family’s legacy and history from living on the farm, in 2014, Denny Vervaet and Dan English started making their own craft beer.  The farm sits on 100 acres of 3rd…

What’s Brewing Magazine is celebrating its 30th Anniversary and as part of their celebrations, they are shedding a spotlight on some of the early pioneers of BC’s brewing scene. One of those highlights is celebrating one of Metro Vancouver’s first real brewpubs, opened by Gary Lohin.  He is the head brewer at Central City Brewers…

Olds College Brewery has created a unique traceable beer using blockchain technology and barley.  Launching Barley Trail, their first fully transparent beer using malt barley grown on the Olds College Smart Farm with Decisive Farming and Grain Discovery’s technology, Field to Glass is the brainchild of Decisive Farming, Grain Discovery, Red Shed Malting and the…