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2023 World Beer Cup Registration Now Open

The largest and most prestigious professional beer competition in the world, the World Beer Cup, opened for registration November 1 and runs until November 14, 2022. Presented by the Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—the World Beer Cup was developed in 1996 to celebrate international brewing excellence…

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Alberta Craft Brewing Convention Promotes Inclusivity

The Alberta Craft Brewing Convention is aimed at helping brewers make their environments more inclusive and diverse.  This year’s Alberta Craft Brewing Convention took place in Red Deer with keynote speakers focusing on a central theme: the lack of diversity in the industry. The lack of diversity in the industry became a central theme last…

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Indigenous Brewers: Hops and History

Oklahoma City’s Skydance Brewing celebrated their one-year anniversary with pints of special-release juicy IPA and snifters of one-off pastry stouts as well as acknowledging the place’s Native American heritage. According to a 2021 audit from the Brewers’ Association, only .4% of craft breweries are owned by American Indians or Alaska Natives, compared with 93.5% owned…

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BC Craft Brewers Conference November 8 & 9

Hosted by the BC Craft Brewers Guild and presented by Great Little Box Co / Ideon Packaging, The BC Craft Brewers Conference, aka BC Beer Con, is happening next week. It brings together key stakeholders from the BC craft brewing industry for an annual networking and educational event. The conference will feature a Keynote Speaker…

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Scientist Looks to Make Connection Between Yeast Genomics and Beer Quality More Evident

“After you’ve done a beer, you can age it in a barrel. Sometimes, craft brewers use a barrel that’s got a yeast called Brettanomyces in it,” said Chris Eskiw, an associate professor in Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan. “It (Brettanomyces) gives beer a really funky and earthy flavour…. The description in the…

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2023 Canada Games Host Society Names its Official Beer

The 2023 Canada Games Host Society in Charlottetown, PEI, has named Lone Oak as the official craft beer provider for their upcoming winter games. Lone Oak’s product lineup will be made available at all Canada Games events leading up to and during the 16 days of the games from February 18 to March 5, 2023….

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Busch Debuts Non-alcoholic ‘Turkey Brew’ for Dogs

For American Thanksgiving this year, both humans and their four-legged best friends can enjoy a brew.  Just in time for the winter holidays, Busch Beer has debuted a limited-edition turkey-flavored “dog brew.” The canine beverage is non-alcoholic, according to Busch, and consists of turkey, sweet potato, sweet basil, peppermint leaves, turmeric, ginger and water. Four-packs…

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Food & Beverage Market Trends For 2023 – Part 2: Flavors Deep Dive

FlavorSum helps growing North American food and beverage companies go to market quickly and cost-effectively. The company provides flavor solutions for delivering great-tasting products that inspire loyalty among today’s consumers. FlavorSum is a portfolio company owned by The Riverside Company, a global private equity firm. Despite a tumultuous few years (and more uncertainty on the…

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B.C. Breweries Shined in First-ever Canada Beer Cup

The Canadian Craft Brewers Association created a new competition for independent craft breweries., called the Canada Beer Cup.  Over 40 beer experts from Canada and overseas convened earlier in October to sample more than 1,000 submissions. The Canada Beer Cup announced Callister Brewing Company’s Wee Laird Wee Heavy Scotch Ale as the ‘Best in Show’,…

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Microbiologists Improve the Taste of Beer

Investigators have improved the flavor of contemporary beer by identifying and engineering a gene that is responsible for much of the flavor of beer and some other alcoholic drinks. Belgian investigators have improved the flavor of contemporary beer by identifying and engineering a gene that is responsible for much of the flavor of beer and…

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