Iron Maiden has announced the release of its first lager, TROOPER Sun and Steel, a 4.8 percent ABV double-fermented lager created with authentic Japanese sake yeast. The beer will be brewed by Robinsons Brewery. The beer takes its name from the Iron Maiden song “Sun and Steel” that appears on their 1983 album Piece of Mind,…
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It seems hard to believe but back in 1992, Alberta’s Drummond Brewery got slammed-dunked for selling a beer too cheaply. Called Beer Beer, and priced in Alberta at around $10.80 for a 12-pack, all was well, with Drummond selling 1.5 million cases of Beer Beer a year. But then they entered neighbouring Saskatchewan’s beer market…
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Your coffee stout is popular, drinkers like the coffee flavour – like Starbucks but with a kick. What if you left out the ‘stout’ then and just went with the coffee? In a manner of speaking, this is what Pabst Blue Ribbon did back in July and MillerCoors has just done with its La Colombe…
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A Charleston man is under arrest this morning after police determined he was operating a craft brewery without a beard. Adam Hawkins was swarmed by the SWAT team and placed into custody, where he’ll be deprived of a razor, forced to wear hipster clothing, and ride a beach cruiser bicycle until he’s ready to operate…
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Florida craft breweries showed the best and worse of human nature as the state braced for Hurricane Dorian. In a story broke by Vinepair, more that 60 craft breweries said they were making water available for free – this was taking place when it looked like Florida was going to take a solid hit from…
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Mountain Crest continues its battle in court against two brewery giants, accusing them of making secret deals with Canadian authorities to monopolize the Ontario market, according to Courthouse News Service. Two years ago, Mountain Crest sued Anheuser-Busch and Molson Coors, America’s two biggest breweries, claiming they abused their monopoly power to restrain trade — particularly, beer exports…
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Île Sauvage Brewing of Victoria, BC, has just announced the release of a new collaboration with the recently opened Whistle Buoy Brewing, also of Victoria. Shiro Shiro (4% ABV) is described by the brewery as a “dry, tart Berliner Weisse, aged on local Shiro Plums and Nelson Sauvin Hops.” The reason behind the name which means ‘white-white’…
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Canadians like their booze; unfortunately it might not like them. According to a recent study by the University of Victoria and published in the Canadian Journal of Dietetic Practice and Research, Canadians are getting too many of their daily calories from alcohol beverages, with beer being the leader in this. Drinkers consumed more than one-tenth…
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When it comes to pickles, Toronto’s Henderson Brewing Company plans way ahead. Join the brewery next year on 18 October for Picklefest, a celebration of all things preserved, pickled and fermented. Food, beer, markets, games, contests and more will be at the event, held in the brewery’s parking lot. This will be a dog and…
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A UK Suffolk brewery says it has had a “phenomenal” response with the launch of its Star Wars theme range. St Peter’s Brewery’s Galactic Pale Ale and Lightspeed Pilsner Lager beers have been released in time for the ninth and final instalment of the film franchise. With St Peter’s in the project is image licence…
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