Bracebridge, Ontario-based Muskoka Brewery has announced that its founder, Gary McMullen, is leaving the brewery. McMullen, who has headed up the company for 23 years, is passing the reins to his business partner and friend Todd Lewin (right). The brewery said in a statement: “Thank you to Gary for inspiring us to always venture off…

Niagara-on-the-Lake-based The Exchange Brewery has released its 2016 Belgian Stout, the first of its vintage beers from last year. ‘’Our Belgian Stout has been carefully selected to be our first Vintage Reserve bottle because it is a higher-alcohol (7.2% ABV.) and full-bodied beer, hence well suited to aging’’, said Sam Maxbauer, Head Brewer at The Exchange…

Yukon Brewing, the brainchild of owners Alan Hansen and Bob Baxter, have launched Gold Panner. The 5% ale is the latest release in a 12 beer programme to help mark the brewery’s 20th anniversary. The brewery explained: “Originally brewed from 1998-1999 the Gold Panner was Yukon Brewing’s first dry-hopped brew. Light boddied with and added…

The Brewer’s Backyard, which was created to give drinkers the chance to learn about, try and meet the people behind the best beer Ontario has to offer, has unveiled Alias Brewing. According to the organisers, Alias is a new kind of brewing entity and one that isn’t a “bricks-and-mortar brewery, nor a contract brewery”. They…

More than 25,000 customers have passed through the doors of The Exchange Brewery in its first year in business. The brewery specialises in a number of beer styles from hop-forward IPAs to sour and funky Belgian-style ales. Each beer is also numbered rather than named. Head Brewer Sam Maxbauer, who hails from Michigan, has overseen…

The brewpub collaboration between Oliver & Bonacini and Big Rock is now open at the corner of Liberty St. and Atlantic Ave The venue has been designed by award-winning firm DesignAgency and combines contemporary and industrial elements, showcasing brewer’s tools that include six fermenting vessels. The brewpub is set in a two-level heritage space with…

Ontario’s Great Lakes Brewery is helping mark its 30th anniversary with the sponsorship of Toronto Rock for the 2017 season. The agreement will see GLB as the official beer partner of the Toronto Rock with Canuck Pale Ale the official beer of the six time NLL championship team. Peter Bulut, owner and chief brewing officer…

The brewery is using the Indiegogo platform to help it reach its $20,000 target that will allow it to make the investment. They explained: “Our brewery here in central Alberta was started with a core ideal—to make the best beer possible. With the support of all of you we’ve had a fantastic first year doing…

The facility was due to be a new small-batch brewery in Saint John, New Brunswick, adjacent to Pugsley slip. The company said: “We moved deeper into the planning phase of the project, we quickly began to get clarity on the overall project costs. The costs were more than anticipated, and although we tried everything we…

Once the project is complete however, the company will cease operations at its secondary plant in Formosa and place the site up for sale. The move is designed to consolidate operations to a single site and improve manufacturing efficiency and competitiveness. George Croft, president & chief executive officer, explained: “We are hopeful that a buyer…