[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Rooftop farmer Khaya Maloney was on cloud nine when Soul Barrel Brewing in Cape Town used his hops to create their rustic country larger — SA Pils. Maloney’s passion for farming, agriculture and technology stemmed from an episode of Carte Blanche in 2017, which featured rooftop farming. As…
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[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] In a recent announcement, Steam Whistle Brewing decided to discontinue all of its Steam Whistle brands and only continue to sell its Pilsner. “When we first wrote the Steam Whistle Brewing business plan in 1998, our vision was to be the most respected premium beer in Canada. A…
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[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] One of Toronto’s most popular and oldest craft breweries, Amsterdam Brewery, is being sold to Denmark’s Royal Unibrew in a deal valued at $44 million. It’s the second major Ontario craft brewery to be sold in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, and owner Jeff Carefoote acknowledged…
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[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] A special new commemorative beer has been brewed to honour Canadian pioneer, John Mitchell. Forty years after craft beer was first officially served in Canada, BC’s Russell Brewing Co. is set to release John Mitchell Signature Cascadian Dark Ale. The beer has been brewed in collaboration with staff,…
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[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Canadian importers, Brewers & merchants of craft beers, The Craft Brand Co., announced that it will begin selling select brands from Denver’s Great Divide Brewing through its online shop. Beginning as a craft beer import agency in 2013, The Craft Brand Co. has become a multi-faceted, full service…
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[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] After learning that wine sales are down and losing out to a younger audience who are turning to beer, Napa’s winemaker, Patrick Rue, had an idea. Rue runs Erosion Wine Co.in Napa Valley. He’s putting wine in cans, ignoring vintages, fermenting with genetically modified yeast and adding uncommon…
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Sixth-generation Peninsula farmer Kyle Michell brews his beers from barely off of his own land. In 2015, he and his wife Jennifer bought the original horse farm. Michell’s great-grandfather farmed there in the 60’s. “We met Mike and he led us down the rabbit hole,” Kyle said, seated in the former horse barn, renovated into…
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Last week, four top producing beer companies called out to President Biden to slash tariffs on aluminum imports as a way to fight inflation. According to the article in The Hill, in a letter to Biden, Gavin Hattersley, president and CEO of the Molson Coors Beverage Company; Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch; Jim Sabia, president…
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For the first time in history, Mexico will be represented at the World Championship of Beer Sommeliers. But that’s not the biggest news for the country–Katia Niño will be the one who heads to Munich this September to join close to 100 beer sommeliers from around the world. In 2019, winning beer sommelier Elisa Raus…
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The Best States for Beer Lovers, Ranked Last month, Vinepair released a list of the 50 best and worst U.S. states for beer lovers. The article combines several sets of data around beer production where each state was ranked for the following: The number of craft breweries per 100,000 21+ adults in 2021 (via Brewers…
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