Molson Coors Canada has been brewing in British Columbia for over sixty years and has now officially opened its newest modern brewery in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia at Chilliwack. This $300 million facility will be home to approximately 100 employees and begins a new chapter in the company’s 230 plus years of brewing in Canada. This is the newest and most…
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US beer giant Budweiser and bourbon maker Jim Beam have joined forces to create Budweiser Reserve Black Lager, a limited-edition beer with an ABV of 7.1. This specialty beer marks the second collaboration between Budweiser and Jim Beam, joining Budweiser Reserve Copper Lager, which was introduced last year and is now being relaunched. Budweiser Reserve Black Lager…
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Pubs and bars in the UK and North America are seeing a boost in sales by Generation Z and Millennials choosing spirits as their favourite drink, a survey shows. Forty percent of 18-24-year-olds would pick a spirit-based drink first. This is great news for craft brewers who are branching into craft distilling. Across all age…
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Stanley Park Brewing in Vancouver has joined up with eco-clothing and apparel manufacturer TenTree to help replant Elephant Hill, BC, which was the scene of a massive forest fire last year. In honour of this, Stanley Park has released Reforest Hazy IPA (6.2% ABV), described by Stanley as having “maximum tropical and citrus flavour and…
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Two cans of pale ale were recently sold at Chiswick Auctions in London for £2,270 (CA$3,731), according to the Drinks Business. The 1936 cans from Welsh brewer Felinfoel are believed to be the world’s first beers canned outside of the U.S. Sam Hellyer, Chiswick Auctions’ head of wine and spirits, told the Drinks Business that the 80-plus-year-old cans…
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A UK brewery has come up with an idea that is killing not one, not two, but numerous birds with one stone. Camden Town Brewery has started a ‘can-for-can’ initiative that gives donors a free can of beer for non-perishable food handed to them in a winter food drive. The brewery is working with charity…
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UK craft brewers BrewDog are on pace to double its US business this year, according to an email sent to BrewDog USA wholesalers, reports Brewbound. Chief revenue officer Adam Lambert reported that the company’s depletions (sales to retailers) increased 95% through the first eight months of the year. The company has also sold more than…
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Students at Université de Montréal have been testing out a new brew made of local organic ingredients harvested from their own campus, reports CBC. “We want to promote the products of our campus,” said Pascal Prouteau, the university’s director of housing, hospitality and restauration. The beer is made at the Brasserie Onzes Comptés in Cookshire-Eaton, Que., using honey from the…
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Barkerville Brewing is testing out a new biodegradable four-pack beer carrier, reports CBC. The Eco Six Pack Ring, or E6PR, is made from compostable materials using waste products generated in the brewing industry such as plant fibres, barley and wheat, said Meghan Lackie, sales manager at the northern BC brewery. “[It’s] awesome because it closes the…
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Munich’s 186th Oktoberfest beer festival has kicked off and German organisers are expecting a massive record breaking 6 million beer lovers to attend. This last Saturday the event kicked off when Munich mayor Dieter Reiter inserted the tap into the first keg with two blows of a hammer and shouted: “O’zapt it” – it’s tapped….
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