Yellowknife has a lot of superlatives going for it, but one that gives its 20,000 residents the most pride is: it’s home to Canada’s northern most craft brewery. According to Fletcher Stevens, co-founder of NWT Brewing Company, the majority of beer drunk in Yellowknife are Budweiser, Labatt’s or Kokanee. Along with blue-collar tastes, the Northwest…
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There are a lot of things you can put on a can a beer; too many to mention in a news article. But in the US state of North Carolina, you better not put cartoon reindeer in sexual positions, especially if it’s in Charlotte, a city known as the City of Churches. According to The…
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Brewers in India will be glad to see 2019 behind them and can only hope that 2020 will prove better for craft breweries. According to The Economic Times, for the first time in a decade India’s 170 microbreweries are seeing sales drop. This is being caused by a range of problems, including: ‘dry days’ during…
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Alberta’s top court is dismissing the province’s appeal of a ruling that disallowed a program intended to promote sales of local craft beers, reports The Canadian Press. But the Court of Appeal tossed out an earlier judgment that granted two out-of-province brewers more than $2 million in damages. In a unanimous decision, the court found…
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3 Brewers Canada has announced in a press release that it is closing four of its restaurants in the greater Toronto area. Effective December 31, 2019, 3 Brewers Adelaide, Richmond Hill, Mavis, and Liberty Village locations will cease operations. These are the only restaurants affected by this restructuring in Canada. The remaining GTA locations, Yonge and Oakville,…
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When Detroit Pistons all-star Andre Drummond needed to lose weight, he turned to beer to get the pounds off, according to The Wall Street Journal and VinePair. Coming into the 2019-2020 season, the 6 feet 10 inch player knew he needed to lose weight. His personal chef suggested cutting out meat but then to give…
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Chinese researchers have genetically engineered brewers yeast to prolong the shelf life of beer and to eliminate the foul smell that comes with stale or off-beer. The yeast will slow down the process of alcohol expiring and lowers the production of aldehydes, which can give beer a smell that has been compared to wet cardboard…
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What says Christmas and the holiday season more than the smell of evergreens. What if you could put that flavour in your beer for year around cheer? A detailed article in The Beer Connoisseur goes into the history of Spruce Beer and how you can add the taste to your beer as well. According to…
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Scientists believe that certain beers bursting with probiotic microbes might help drinkers fight obesity, sleep better, and life healthier lives. According to research conducted by the University of Nebraska and reported by numerous international media sources, examples of these “healthy” beers include: Belgian Hoegaarden, Westmalle Tripel and Echt Kriekenbier. Unlike most beers, these brands are…
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The USA’s third largest brewery owner has announced it has signed a deal to sell-off Ballast Point Brewery to a relatively unknown company, Chicago-based Kings & Convicts Brewing Company. While the financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, according to Bloomberg, Constellation had written down the brand multiple times, citing increased competition, most…
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