Big Rig Brewery has struck an agreement with Ottawa Sports and Entertainment Group to become the official craft beer partner of TD Place. The brewery’s Gold Lagered Ale will be available at eight locations throughout the stadium, which is home to the Ottawa Redblacks, Ottawa 67S and Ottawa Fury FC. “We couldn’t be more excited…
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The latest release from The Exchange Brewery, + Golden Ale, is now available at LCBO stores. It’s a Belgian Strong Golden Ale fermented with the brewery’s house Belgian Ale yeast and aged in French oak barrels from Pearl Morissette Winery, with brettanomyces, for three months. The beer, which won a Gold Medal at the 2017…
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Volume consumption per capita declined 8% in the last five years from 83.4 litres in 2011 to 76.9 litres in 2016, Mintel’s new research revealed. According to the report, nearly three in four (74%) Canadians overall say that they typically drink beer but consumption drops significantly among older consumers. 35% of Canadians over 55 said…
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Sawdust City Brewing Company has installed a Brü Clean system, a move that will enable the Muskoka-based business to adopt a responsible approach to their wastewater management. The Brü Clean system is designed to craft brewers treat wastewater in an affordable and responsible fashion. It is a chemical-free solution that cleans what’s left over from…
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Canada’s Muskoka and Le Trou du Diable have opted for petainerKeg Linestar to aid its export business. The manufacturer’s petainerKeg Linestar is a keg system designed to enhance the benefits of the one-way PET keg. According to the company, it offers breweriesl the advantages of the petainerKeg with additional benefits such as increased resilience throughout…
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The number of operating breweries in the US last year grew 16.6% to 5,301, 2016 data from the Brewers Association confirms. Small and independent craft brewers represent 12.3 percent market share by volume of the overall beer industry. These businesses produced 24.6 million barrels with a 6% rise in volume on a comparable base and…
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A non-alcoholic brewing initiative has hit its Kickstarter goal in three hours and is now more than $6,000 over that figure, too. Partake Brewing is the brainchild of Ted Fleming and is initially focusing on a recently developed non-alcoholic IPA. He takes up the story: “Five years ago I gave up alcohol due to a…
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The brewery has teamed up with Canadian breweries from all 12 provinces on the ‘Red Racer Across The Nation Collaboration’ 12-pack, to commemorate the country’s milestone birthday. The Red Racer Across The Nation Collaboration features the joint efforts of 12 brewmasters and brewery operators, with 12 unique beers brewed at Central City’s brewery. Gary Lohin, Central City Brewers + Distillers’ brewmaster explained: “There is a great sense of…
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Amanda Butt, M.Sc. joins GWBC from the Boston Beer Company where she held the position of brewing manager and where she led the research and development brewing operations. There, she helped launch more than 20 new beers in two years. Her new role with Great Western Brewing Company in Saskatoon marks a return to Canada…
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The craft beer revolution is taking hold in more countries across the globe. Consumer demand and a growing passion for craft brewing mean you can now get an IPA in India or Iceland, a Saison from Belgium or Brazil, and an APA from the U.S. or Ukraine. According to a new survey released by Alltech…
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