“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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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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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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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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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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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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Good news for Ontario beer and seltzer lovers; Equals Brewing and Side Launch have come together with a commitment to build on their respective leadership positions in Canada’s craft landscape. That means Ontarians can expect to see even more of the Side Launch beers, Bangarang seltzers and Shake Lagers they love. The combined portfolio includes…
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The 40th annual Great American Beer Festival, houses roughly 500 breweries pouring more than 2,000 different beers each year. This year, the festival saw 10 different breweries serving 22 non-alcoholic beers on the festival floor, and there will once again be a “designated driver lounge” where attendees can sample many of them. Behind the scenes,…
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When Graham Sherman is the co-founder of Tool Shed Brewing and to compliment his flagship beer, he now makes “Zero People Skills (Tool Shed’s non-alcoholic version of their flagship beer) which is his fastest growing product, according to the article in YYSCENE. As the industry has seen, beer products have moved to bigger, bolder flavours,…
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Waterloo Brewing, Ontario’s largest Canadian-owned brewery, has announced the extension and expansion of an existing co-manufacturing agreement with one of its long-term strategic co-manufacturing partners. Highlights in the agreement include: This three-year agreement is anticipated to deliver an estimated revenue of $10 million per year. This new extension and expansion will include the production of…
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