The brewhouse, which follows more than a year of planning, will feature an extra-small batch brewing facility that will include a full kitchen and seated capacity of 70+ people. Street-facing windows that draw up to welcome in the fresh air, and the potential to open a sidewalk patio, this is sure to be a new…
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Toronto, Ontario-based Muddy York Brewing Co is opening its new taproom at the end of September. The vintage industrial space, has been constructed from mainly salvaged materials, and designed by brewery co-owners Jeff Manol and Susan Michalek. The taproom will pour beers such as Gaslight Helles Lager, and Storm Glass IPA alongside seasonals like Haberdasher Hefeweizen…
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Saint John-based Moosehead Breweries has confirmed it will open a new brewery and taproom at its existing Main Street West site in May 2018. The small-batch brewery will feature a 20-barrel brewing system and a 3-barrel pilot system, allowing the company to create new beers in smaller quantities for offer at retail, on-site in the…
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Niagara-on-the-Lake-based The Exchange Brewery has taken the wraps of its latest Belgian Pumpkin Ale, which launches tomorrow (1 September). The beer, which is from its Vintage Reserve Series is lightly spiced, brewed with loads of pumpkin and aged in large oak casks. The Belgian Ale has then been bottle-aged for a year, building increasingly complex…
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Wolfe Island is named after General James Wolfe. Because of where the island is in relation to Kingston and Fort Hen- ry, the land was used as a strategic military point between the United States and Canada. It was also used historically as a strategic place for smuggling alcohol during the prohibition era. One of…
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Vancouver’s Granville Island Brewing has rebranded its popular Bavarian-inspired Hefeweizen. The brewery explained: “It’s still the same bright, crisp wheat ale that goes great with both brunch and BBQs. “It just has a new name and look that riffs on the Sunshine Coast—which we think has the same laid-back, flavourful approach to life as our…
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Canadian breweries were well represented at the awards which included breweries from Vermont to Vietnam sending in more than 6,000 beers that represented more than 100 different styles. The competition included professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the United States. Key successes saw Cameron’s Brewing of Oakville, Ontario named one…
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Cowbell Brewing will open its doors to the village of Blyth on 5th August, ahead of its official opening two days later. “Cowbell is unlike anything in Canada,” says Grant Sparling, vice President & general manager. He added: “My family and I are grateful for the opportunity to be one part of the courageous renewal…
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Thirst For Knowledge is be bringing its state of the art and comprehensive beer education program to the Ontario brewery with the first date next week (10 July). The Prud’homme Beer Certification was created by Roger Mittag, the professor of beer, in 2009 Through his company Thirst For Knowledge Inc., Mittag has come to realize that…
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North Keg is the brainchild of Matt Wowchuk, an idea that came about following a conversation with a friend who had recently finished brewing college and informed him of the time and cost issues associated with keg ownership. Wowchuk explained: “We opened North Keg with one goal in mind – to provide brewers with an…
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