“Some years, it is tough to keep up with the new varieties out there,” Jon Downing of Niagara College’s brewmaster and brewery management program told me. “Students have been brewing with a few recent varieties in the past year.” Global supplier, Yakima Chief, uses new varieties of hops including Talus, Loral, HBC 630 and Triumph…
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This past winter, Ecliptic Brewing‘s owner and brewmaster John Harris announced a forthcoming Moon Room special release series devoted to lagers. The series launched in April with a global classic Vienna-style lager, March, called for a German-style Märzen (“March” in German), and in April it took off. Harris unveiled two rice-forward Japanese-style lagers, named Rice…
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The Toronto-based brewer, Junction Craft Brewery (JCB), has been a staple in the west Toronto beer scene, producing a range of exceptional craft beers including their flagship beer, award-winning Conductor’s Craft Ale for 11 years. In October of 2021, the company initiated a formal restructuring, allowing them to streamline their finances and operations, positioning the…
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Finland, along with its neighbours Sweden, have recently made the bid for official NATO membership. In addition to the bid, Olaf Brewing out of Savonlinna, Finland, has brewed a special NATO-themed lager, dry-hopped with Cold War military tensions. “Olaf Brewing’s OTAN lager features a blue label with a cartoon version of a beer-drinking medieval knight…
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A new craft brewery is set to open in Port Stanley, ON, in the former Dominion of Canada warehouse in May 2023. However, there seems to be some issues. Port Stanley is having issues securing an investor who would be interested in taking part in the plans. Originally sketched out last winter, there hasn’t been…
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The Craft Beer Market Share in Europe is expected to increase by 666.34 million liter from 2020 to 2025, with an accelerated CAGR of 6%- according to the recent market study by Technavio. The report provides a detailed analysis of drivers & opportunities, top winning strategies, competitive scenario, future market trends, market size & estimations,…
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Mississauga, Ontario, is set to host its first-ever craft beer festival. The original date of the festival was supposed to be in 2020 but got pushed back due to the pandemic. The Mississauga Creative Craft Beer Festival will run June 17-18 at CreativeHub 1352 at Small Arms Inspection Building on Lakeshore Blvd. Some of the…
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Adult Non-alcoholic Beverage Association (ANBA) is a new trade association exclusively for the non-alcoholic drinks industry. It already has a headquarters set up in North America and recently expanded into the UK and Europe. The organization was created “to tackle the absence of universal regulations, improve guidelines for international trade and market expansion, and provide…
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The one thing about the disruption of glass bottles supply is that cans are now making a comeback, and Ontario beer drinkers are happy with that. Forked River Brewing Company in London, ON, sells its beer in cans and owner David Reed says the once looked-down-upon can drinker has resorted to enjoying their brews this…
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There is competition brewing for Canada’s lead on the cannabis beverage market as Canopy Growth Corporation (Nasdaq: CGC) (TSX: WEED) and HEXO Corporation (Nasdaq: HEXO) (TSX: HEXO) will lose market share to The Boston Beer Company, Inc. (NYSE: SAM). Last week the company announced plans to take the edge off of Canada’s cannabis beverage market…
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