The new system, called Half Pint, is targeted at mobile canning businesses and breweries that operate under both tight space and budgetary restraints. Half Pint requires little to no installation, which makes the depalletizer a suitable option for canning lines from 15 CPM to 60 CPM, as well as international breweries or breweries with tight…
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The beer is The Exchange Brewery’s non-traditional version of a Flemish Ale that is decidedly tart from a short lactic fermentation and then aged in oak with a mixed cocktail of wild yeast and bacteria to round out its flavour. Our Bruin, which won a Gold Medal at the 2017 Ontario Brewing Awards, is auburn-brown…
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The brewery, established in 2014, said its latest beer is loaded with peach, melon and orange hop flavour. Drop Bear IPA is a 6.5% beer that is brewed with Australian Galaxy and Summer hops and is the brewery’s nod to Australia’s unusually large and viscious marsupial, the Drop Bear. The brewery explained: “Australia’s history as…
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“The brewing industry is an extremely important part of the fabric on Ontario. As the sector grows, new breweries open and with that, jobs are created and there is a knock-on impact on the economy here in Ontario. And that is only a good thing,” explains Scott Simmons, the president of Ontario Craft Brewers. Simmons is…
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Nearly 95,000 individuals have been certified through the Cicerone program since it was founded 10 years ago. The program, which went live in January 2008, was founded by former Brewers Association publisher Ray Daniels. The course covers a number of areas, namely: 1) Keeping and Serving Beer, 2) Beer Styles, 3) Beer Flavour and Evaluation,…
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ChemStation Toronto, a wholly owned subsidiary of Schwartz Chemical Corporation, will provide brewery businesses with a range of cleaning products via a unique system of delivery into refillable containers bringing “safety, convenience and local service” to the industry’s doorstep. According to the company, the refillable containers offer many benefits including elimination of handling and disposing…
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Victoria, BC-based Phillips Brewing & Malting Co has installed a new 120 hectolitre brewhouse from Specific Mechanical Systems. The automated system comprises brewhouse a mash vessel for mixing of the water and malt and two kettles that utilize a single external calandria for heating the wort. A single stack condenser to collect steam from both kettles…
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Burlington, Ontario-based Nickel Brook has appointed Ian MacDonald as president with co-founder John Romano transitioning to the role of CEO. Romano will take a more hands-on role in the day-to-day operations of the company as a result. MacDonald brings his years of industry experience to the company and will work with the founders and management…
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Increased demand for its beers has resulted in Perth Brewery undertaking fresh expansion. The extra capacity will help the brewery cater for the sales that come from its second permanent LCBO listing (Last Dual Lager) along with seasonal listings, Summer Squeeze – Citrus Wheat and Cascader Invader Wet Hop. This expansion adds three new 60…
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Toronto’s latest brewery has just opened in the King West neighbourhood and aims to give people an experience that is “elevated but accessible”. Northern Maverick Brewing Co an 11,000 square-foot brewery/restaurant. The facility features a 10—hectolitre brewhouse with eight 20-hl fermenters, a 400-seat restaurant, a bar and a retail store offering their latest brews. “We…
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