Beer in Ontario may soon be coming to a corner store near you. According to an article in CBC.ca, the Progressive Conservative government has tabled legislation that would terminate a contract with The Beer Store. This would pave the way for beer in corner stores. The Beer Store is owned by more than 30 Ontario-based…
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Breweries from across Vancouver have collaborated on a new beer to help celebrate the tenth annual Vancouver Craft Beer Week. The team behind Vancouver Craft Beer Week have worked with Four Winds Brewing Co, Dageraad Brewing and Powell Brewery to formulate a recipe for the beer, Ten. These breweries were recently joined by more than…
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Alcohol buying habits in Nunavut shifted in a big way the same year a beer and wine store opened, according to the latest report on retail sales from Statistics Canada. “Prior to the opening of this store, much of Nunavut’s liquor was purchased outside of the territory through import permits,” the report states. “The Nunavut…
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Dominion City Beer has collaborated with Beer.Diversity. and Niagara College to launch a new scholarship The scholarship will be awarded annually to one outstanding senior level student in the Niagara College Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program with a background presently underrepresented in the brewing industry. The scholarship is two-fold. It includes $1,000 towards the recipient’s…
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A new federation of provincial craft beer Associations, the CCBA-AMBC, has been founded to represent craft breweries in every province and territory in Canada Canadian Craft Brewers Association–Association des Microbrasseries Canadiennes represents more than 700 craft breweries from every province and territory in Canada. The federation aims to “promote and protect the interests of small…
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Victoria, British Columbia-based Specific Mechanical Systems is celebrating brewing and distilling. The business, which was dounded in 1984 and incorporated in 1986, has manufactured Canadian made brewing and distilling systems for award winning breweries and distilleries worldwide. Chad MacIsaac, sales and marketing manager at Specific Mechanical Systems, said: “The success of our company is based…
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Emerson has collaborated with Colorado State University (CSU) to build the Emerson Brewing Innovation Center, where students will get hands-on experience using the latest automation technologies. The centre is funded by a joint investment and will serve as the main educational hub for the Fermentation Sciences and Technology program. It’ll reinforce advanced competencies for digital…
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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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