Okay, they may not have a brick and mortar location yet, but Big Beaver Brewing is launching their first beer this week. Kudos to them for taking risks and coming out of the gates offering a Brut IPA and a Red Ale as their first brews, both weighing in at 5% ABV. The Red Ale…
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The Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB) has applauded last week’s provincial budget as good news for craft beer lovers and the locally-owned breweries. The OCB welcomed the focus on making craft beer more accessible and affordable through several significant changes, including; Legislation that would let municipalities make rules about where alcohol can be consumed in public…
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CCask Global Canning Solutions has donated one of its canning systems to the Beer Industry Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver The Cask’s Micro-Automated Canning Systems (mACS) will serve to educate the program’s students on the packaging, environmental, and freshness-keeping benefits of canned craft beer. Cask founder Peter Love, explained: “The MSU Denver Beer…
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Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has partnered with Brunswick Bierworks to brew its beer at the Toronto-based facility and serve the local market. The deal means Innis & Gunn will be able to offer fresher beer and faster delivery to the Ontario market. Until now, draught kegs of Innis & Gunn were imported directly from…
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Charlottetown-based DME is under new ownership after being purchased by CIMC Enric Tank & Process B.V. (CETP), a subsidiary of CIMC ENRIC Holdings. Dutch company CIMC Enric Tank & Process has rescued DME from receivership. The DME and Newlands (NSI) brands will now operate as DME Process Systems after CETP, based out of the Netherlands,…
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Innis & Gunn has re-launched its between the Scottish brewer and Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whisky. Kindred Spirits is the product of a unique barrel-ageing process developed by the brewing team at Innis & Gunn. The 6.1% beer is matured using the finest triple-distilled, triple-blend Irish whiskey barrels from Tullamore D.E.W. to create a smooth and…
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Looks like there is going to be a new yet familiar kid on the block in Halifax. Garrison Brewing has announced that The Oxford, a new taproom and pilot brewery, will soon be opening in the west end of the city. The brewery will be located in a space on Quinpool Road that was previously a beauty…
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Savoy Brewery, a nanobrewery that has been open since 2016 in Nelson’s Savoy Hotel, has closed down due to a “competitive restaurant market” in the area. Located in the hotel’s Falls Music Lounge restaurant and bar, Savoy Brewery closed when the restaurant, along with the adjoining Farm Fresh Café, were shuttered. The hotel itself remains…
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Henderson Brewing Company has used the first of its new monthly beer series to pay tribute to O-Pee-Chee Gum Company, an outfit famed for them collectible hockey cards. Toronto-based Henderson has taken inspiration from O-Pee-Chee Gum Company, a business that made its name from the production of hockey card and bubblegum packs, way back in…
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Don’s Choice, a beer created and brewed by New Brunswick’s Don Guimond, has been released by Scottish brewery Innis & Gunn. Guimond won the chance the brew the beer after Innis & Gunn challenged beer fans to propose a recipe that would become the brewery’s newest limited-edition beer. The beer, a Black IPA with Coconut…
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