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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Ontario’s largest Canadian brewery was stuck by a cyber-attack last week which could cost the company over $2million in loses, according to The Cord. Staff writer Hayley McGoldrick said Waterloo Brewing was the victim of a “sophisticated” cyber-attack where the thief impersonated a creditor employee and requested fraudulent wire transfers. Outside of a brief press…
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Manitoba brewery Farmery Estate Brewery has partnered with Canadian sleep-focused digital health company Cerebra to help evaluate their locally grown, hops-based pillow spray product, according to an article in Sleep Review. The study involved 10 individuals who had been identified as having sleep-onset insomnia. Research subjects used the hops pillow spray for a period of one week…
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Most brewers describe their experience as coming from homebrewing in their kitchen or university dorm room. Barry Bialik of Thirsty Monk got his through past lives. Bialik, the founder of the Asheville, North Carolina, brewery told The Beer Connoisseur that before Thirsty Monk he had never brewed beer, never worked in a restaurant, and never…
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