According to a May 3 news release, Canada Malting Co. (CMC) has completed construction on its new adjuncts processing plant and bagging line at their Calgary, Alberta manufacturing site. To better serve craft brewers and distillers, this expansion will provide enhanced quality control and product customization options. In 2021, CMC started building a new plant…
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Are you still drinking big box beers? Cameron’s Brewing Company, an award-winning brewery that knows quality beer, says it’s time you make the switch to craft. “It’s always been important to support local, but it’s never been as crucial as it is right now,” says Clint Israel, President of Cameron’s, a family-run brewery in Oakville….
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The Brewers Association (BA)—the trade association representing small and independent American craft brewers—released their annual production figures for the U.S. craft brewing industry. In 2022, small and independent brewers collectively produced 24.3 million barrels of beer, on par with 2021’s numbers3, and craft’s overall beer market share by volume grew to 13.2%, up from 13.1% the…
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Wrinkly Bear Brewing Company is a craft microbrewery who will be relocating to Guelph from Grand Valley. The company has announced that it is set to open a brewery and taproom in the northwest area of the city of Guelph, although the location and opening date have yet to be released yet. The company also…
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On Saturday, May 13, the Discovery Centre on the Halifax waterfront presents SCIENCE OF BEER. The Fine Tuners will provide some excellent Celtic music while visitors learn about the science behind a good brew, meet masters in the Nova Scotia craft brewing community, and tempt their taste buds with samples. Learn how science helps breweries…
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Nanaimo’s craft brewers have collaborated on a beer for the Nanaimo Craft Beer Society’s fifth annual celebration. The festival ran from the end of April to the first week in May. “To our knowledge, we don’t think there’s ever been a collaboration beer done between all of the Nanaimo breweries before. There’s been a couple…
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From gene-editing technology to cryogenic freezing, scientific innovations in hops are helping brewers improve efficiency and deliver new, intense IPA aromas. IPAs have grown stronger and hazier over the past few years, with larger doses of the latest fruity and tropical hops. America’s approach to IPA production over the last decade has seen hop quantities…
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Andrea Mulligan, cofounder of Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, was chosen as a semifinalist in Canada’s Total Mom Pitch, a program that provides business support to entrepreneurs who are juggling business ownership with motherhood. Mulligan is among 100 women from across Canada competing for this spot. Mulligan will now join the others for a three-week business program…
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CRAFT Beer Market‘s founder, PJ L’Heureux of Calgary, was knighted last month. L’Heureux is the fifth Canadian to receive the title of “Knight of the Brewers’ Paddle” by the Confederation of Belgian Brewers. The title is given to individuals who have made notable contributions to the brewing industry by either brewing or promoting the industry….
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Bench Brewing in Beamsville, ON, has acquired the Niagara Cider Company. The brewing company will now add cider to its roster of brews. The deal became official at the end of March, which will allow the Niagara Cider Company to expand its production and distribution across the province. “We are thrilled to welcome Niagara Cider…
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