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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If any extra-terrestrial aliens escape from Area 51 today, they are entitled to have a free beer, thanks to Bud Light. Some months ago when a few people on the Net – in jest – decided to storm top secret Area 51 in the US Nevada desert to find proof of alien visitors, Bud jumped…
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While the rest of Nova Scotia was hunkering down last week when Hurricane Dorian came whistling in, a Halifax native decided it was a fine time to wave the flag and have a cold one. Logan White’s photo, taken by his girlfriend and shared on Facebook, was shot at Cow Bay. It’s caption: “Dorian? Never…
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Winnipeg’s Kilter Brewery has just released its new ‘Elysium’ 7.2% ABV IPA. Kilter says that this is a luscious and divine IPA, double dry-hopped with El Dorado and Galaxy hops. Kilter, which has been around for a year and a few months, has already gain a reputation for coming out with new big batch one-off…
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