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Stone Brewing Defeats Molson Coors in Trademark Infringement Case

Last week, the San Diego federal court ruled in favor of Stone Brewing in a trademark dispute filed four years ago. Stone filed the lawsuit against MillerCoors (now Molson Coors) for illegal use of Stone’s registered, incontestable STONE® trademark after the company rebranded its Keystone beer as STONE. During the time of infringement, Molson Coors sold…

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First-of-its-Kind Research Collaboration between Trent University and Karbon Brewing Co.

A first-of-its-kind research collaboration in North America will see Trent University and Karbon Brewing Co. partner to research and develop green brewing technologies for a carbon negative future, while also collaborating on curriculum development and offering students hands-on, experiential learning opportunities. “This unique research collaboration between a university and a brewery will see Trent and Karbon Brewing…

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Support for Ukraine is brewing at the NC Teaching Brewery

Brewmaster professor Jon Downing and students from the Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program answered a call for breweries around the world to brew Resist – Ukrainian Anti Imperial Stout in early March. Developed by displaced Ukrainian brewers, the Resist recipe was shared by Drinkers for Ukraine, an international effort to raise funds for Ukraine,…

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Niagara’s Teaching Brewery Rolls Out Beers for Solidarity and Change

Niagara College Brewmaster and Brewery Operations Management program was launched in 2010 as the first of its kind in Canada. The award-winning, two-year program offers extensive hands-on training at an on-site, state-of-the-art Teaching Brewery to prepare students for employment in the expanding brewery, microbrewery and brewpub industries. The Niagara Teaching Brewery is springing into a…

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Wakefield Ginger Beer Brewery is One of The Only in the World

In a quiet industrial estate near Wakefield city centre, England, a husband and wife duo have created alcoholic ginger beers. With other ginger beers already on the market, what makes DMC Brewery’s Ginger Beers so special is that there are only three other breweries in the world specialising in ginger beer and which use only…

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Yakima Chief Hops Achieves Patent Status on Cryo Hops® Process

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), the leading American hop supplier, has been awarded a US patent for its innovative hop processing technology used in manufacturing their Cryo Hops® brand products, as they also celebrate the 5th Anniversary since its launch to the brewing industry. YCH is known for its leading hop research and advanced products. With…

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Gruvi Partners with TFB & Associates to Continue Rapid Expansion in Canada

Gruvi, a line of non-alcoholic beer and wine led by a dynamic sister and brother duo, is expanding its footprint across all 10 Canadian provinces. The company announced last week a strategic distribution partnership with TFB & Associates that will continue pushing Gruvi’s Canadian growth momentum forward. Gruvi initially launched in Canada in 2019, and…

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From Spent Grain to Food Supplement

Sibling entrepreneurs Niamh and Ruairi Dooley from Athlone, Ireland, are the masterminds behind the zero-waste food brand BiaSol. This brother and sister duo are using brewers’ spent grains to create a nutritional food supplement which can be added to everything from soups, sauces and baking, to a bowl of porridge or your morning smoothie. “We…

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Heineken Launches Virtual Beer as a Joke

The Dutch brewing mogul, Heineken, as a joke, launched virtual beer in the metaverse as a way to highlight the length businesses will go to in order to receive a piece of the pie. Journalists were invited to the virtual mock launch at a virtual brewery in Decentraland – a virtual world owned by its…

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The Botany of Beer Available July 2022

“Brewers like to talk about how beer makes connections. These are never stronger than when the ingredients used to make a batch come from a world we know. Giuseppe Caruso has created a voluminous guide to making this happen. Open it to any page and you’ll think, “Yea, I can make a beer with that….

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