Earlier this month, Russell Brewing Company presented the KPU Foundation with proceeds from the sale of John Mitchell Signature Cascadian Dark Ale, a Russell beer brewed in collaboration with faculty, students and alum from KPU’s brewing program. The $7,000 will go to the John Mitchell Legacy Endowed Scholarship, which benefits brewing students at KPU. The…
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Rachel McDermott used to have a lucrative career on Wall Street. Being unfulfilled, she decided to quit and do what she really loved…open a brewery. “I’m always looking at things. How can you take what you do and make more money from it?” McDermott said. “It became clear to me, there was a future in…
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Former MP Alaina Lockhart has moved her career from politics in Ottawa to a small town in New Brunswick. The industry? A business venture into a craft brewery. Lockhart served as the MP for Fundy Royal from 2015-2019, where she sat as the Parliamentary Secretary to Small Business and Tourism during that time. She claims…
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Amy Cartwright is the founder of Independence Brewing Co., which she opened in 2004. At the time, it was the only female-owned brewery in Austin, Texas, and one of only two production breweries in the city limits. Since then, she has grown the company from a small local business to a multi-state operation. Now celebrating…
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The staff at Batch 44 Brewery and Kitchen in Sechelt, British Columbia, is skilled at handling adverse conditions. They opened in February 2020, survived the COVID-19 pandemic, and are now getting ready to face their newest obstacle: operating a brewery without water. “We keep getting the punches but we keep getting back up,” general manager…
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Muskoka Brewery announced they are acquiring Rally Beer Company to drive growth in their industry’s most budding and dynamic beer segments. At the forefront of market trends is consumer wellness, something both companies have tapped into with their portfolio of products. The new partnership brings together complementary brands both rooted in an outdoors inspired lifestyle….
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As the B.C. Beer Awards returned at beginning of November, the largest night in the province’s beer industry returned with a bang and the crack of cans opening. The inaugural Beer Awards since 2019 have been held. The Courtenay operation of Gladstone Brewing Co., which also received an incredible haul of four gold trophies and…
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Last month, The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation raised the price of beer almost 2.5 per cent, making it the second time Newfoundland and Labrador are on the rise for increased pricing for their brews. The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corporation raised prices on beer, spirits, wine and ready-to-drink beverages by an average of just…
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The craft brewing industry has remained resilient despite facing numerous challenges last year. Despite these challenges, the industry also saw some benefits including through the federal Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act, which made permanent lower excise tax rates for small and independent breweries, allowed for the transfer of beer between bonded breweries and…
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Sleeping Giant Brewing Company, one of Thunder Bay’s popular brew companies, was founded in 2012. It was the first Canadian beer brand and the first independent brewery to open in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Sleeping Giant uses roughly 50,000 liters of lake water per month to produce beers with colorful names like Northern Logger and Mr….
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