Calgary-based Big Rock Brewery marked Toronto Beer Week with the opening of its new brewery in Ontario. Visitors last weekend were given the chance to look inside our its brewhouse, meet its Ontario Brewmaster, Connor K. Patrick, as well as its Head Brewmaster, Paul Gautreau. There was also the opportunity to taste some of its…

Moosehead Breweries has confirmed that it will open its new small-batch brewery in Saint John, New Brunswick, adjacent to Pugsley slip. Moosehead President Andrew Oland, said: “Returning to the Uptown Saint John area is meaningful and we couldn’t think of a better way to celebrate our company’s milestone anniversary than the opening of this brewery….

Collingwood, Ontario-based The Collingwood Brewery has released the latest iteration of its Vintage Ale. The 6.9% beer features Beaver Valley Gold honey and Cascade and Chinook hops. The brewery explained: “Georgian Bay is truly beautiful at the end of summer.  The days become shorter, a new season is on the horizon, and you can just…

Wild Goose Canning has joined forces with Meheen, a move that enables the new business to offer canning and bottling lines to customers. Meheen and Wild Goose confirmed that both businesses would continue to offer and support their current products. Going forward, they said they plan to harness their “unified experience, industry knowledge and ingenuity…

The Refined Fool Brewing Company, which became Sarnia’s first brewery in more than a hundred years when it opened in 2013, is set to open a second site. The brewery’s co-owner, Nathan Colquhoun, told the council that the business is focused on revitalizing the city’s downtown and job creation, reported Blackburn News. The council praised the city’s first craft…

Bandit Brewery, located in the heart of Roncesvalles, will kick-off Oktoberfest with a party on 1 October. The 10bbl brewery is launching four new beers, an Altbier, Dunkles Bock, Maibock and Vienna Lager, as part of the celebrations. They explained: “We are a group of passionate beer heads who don’t take ourselves too seriously and…

A new brewery and taproom designed to share “the very best and most memorable beers with family and friends” has opened in Whistler. Coast Mountain Brewing came into being when a husband and wife team started out as home-brewers with a passion in Permberton, BC. They explained: “We were able to spin that love of…

Clocktower, based in Elgin Street, Ottawa, has marked a landmark for the brewery with the launch of its 20th Anniversary Ale. The 5.4% beer has been brewed to celebrate two decades of local craft brewing in the area. They explained: “The 20th is a light and refreshing end of summer beer. It is characterized by…

BLOOM, which works actively with Ontario industries to find practical and affordable business solutions that deliver economic, environmental and social benefits, has launched Water & Beer. It is a practical online platform designed to help craft brewers better manage their water and ingredient use. The platform is pitched as the ‘go to’ resource for craft…

Side Launch Brewing Company, which was established in May 2014, has been crowned the best brewery in Canada for 2016 at a recent awards event. The award caps a successful first half of the year for the brewery, located at 200 Mountain Road, which sealed three gold medals for their Side Launch Wheat, Side Launch…