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Beer Canada Calls for Federal Beer Tax Relief in 2023 Fall Economic Statement

Without remedial action from Parliament, federal beer excise duties will increase by 4.7% on April 1, 2024 November 1, 2023, Toronto, Ontario – Beer Canada is calling on the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to include federal beer excise duty relief in the upcoming Fall Economic Statement. Without remedial action…

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The 2023 Canada Beer Cup Winners Have Been Announced

The 2023 Canada Beer Cup Awards Ceremony took place last week in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in connection with the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference. The Canada Beer Cup is a nationwide competition honouring independently run breweries around the country. From coast to coast, it highlights the excellence and creativity of craft beer.  Inspired by global trends…

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The 2023 B.C. Beer Awards Results Have Been Revealed

The top beers in the province were chosen after judges tasted 925 samples in 29 different style categories. At the conclusion of a tasting event featuring brews from all throughout the province past Saturday night, the winners of the B.C. Beer Awards 2023 were revealed. For 29 distinct beer varieties, ranging from straightforward lagers to…

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The 2023 Alberta Beer Awards Winners Have Been Revealed

More than 500 submissions, including more than 460 in beer categories, were received for the 2023 Alberta Beer Awards.  Additionally, this year received the most nominations for community honours.  Our judges and stewards meticulously went through the entries over the course of three days and selected the finest of the best. Literally, the quality of…

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This Chilliwack Brewery Is Truly “Farm To Table”

Chilliwack’s Farmhouse Brewing Co. is a craft brewery with a tasting room and a wood-fired kitchen that is soon to mark its third year. The brewery has grown into a thriving business in the middle of the Greendale farming region by purposefully using “local” ingredients into all facets of their food and beverage operations. Colleen…

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New Beer Produced by KPU Alumnus Honours His Scientific Granddad

A graduate of Kwantlen Polytechnic’s brewing program returned to the Langley campus last month to introduce a new beer with a noteworthy scientific and familial background. Justin Larter completed the KPU Brewing and Brewery Operations program in 2020. Inspired by the work of his late granddad, Dr. Edward Larter, he created a beer he named…

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Top-notch Craft Breweries in Ontario Are Feeling The Burden of Taxes

“Ontarians make awesome beer! The world needs to drink it! Government, will you lower our taxes to unleash a piece of Ontario’s industrial might or continue the prohibition-era policies that suppress our ability to compete?” A change in government taxation policy is necessary, according to the CEO of a North Bay craft brewery, if his…

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This Is What the Craft Beer Industry May Look Like in the Next 10 Years

According to a recent estimate, the size of the global craft beer market is anticipated to hit US$282.6 billion by 2032. According to researchers quoted in a Market.us analysis, the industry, which is presently worth US$103.2 billion, is expected to develop at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.6% from 2023 to 2032.U.S. The…

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An Edmonton Brewery Collaborated With the Union of St. Albert’s Firefighters and Paramedics to Raises Money for Breast Cancer

The Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation will benefit from a portion of the sales of a new beer created in collaboration with the Sea Change Brewing Co. and the union for the firefighters and paramedics of St. Albert. A dollar will be donated to breast cancer research for each 4-pack of the beer, Pink Sails, which…

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The Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Supports the Growth of the American Hops Industry

Craft beer and American brewers have gained popularity recently. And owing in part to cooperation between the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service and the U.S. hops industry, interest in these revitalizing, artisanal beverages is bouncing from continent to continent. FAS offers producers and exporters financial and technical support through USDA initiatives like the…

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