In 2016, Chelsea Tessier began homebrewing in her home in Edmonton, Alberta. She joined the Edmonton Homebrewers Guild and six years later, she became president, but still faces challenges as she prepares to open her own brewery. “It’s frustrating when you tell people you’re opening a brewery and the first assumption is that my husband…

Last week, the Government of Canada announced it will fund close to $1 million to support increased production capacity for two microbreweries in downtown Winnipeg. Winnipeg’s increasing number of locally-owned microbreweries complement the city’s excellent food and beverage scene and are further contributing to an already vibrant downtown core. The Honourable Daniel Vandal, Minister of…

Last week, Beer Canada announced the creation of a new student scholarship at Bishop’s University. The bursary will be awarded annually to a full-time student in the Graduate Certificate in Brewing Science program at the Sherbrooke, Québec university. The recipient will be chosen by the Department based on leadership qualities and academic merit. “On behalf…

With International Women’s Day celebrated last week, the empowerment continues for South Okanagan young female students who received a glimpse into the brewery world. Grace Connolly and her friends learned that people of all genders could succeed in a male-dominated industry. “It’s really empowering,” said Conolly, a Grade 12 student at Penticton Secondary School, at…

15 students at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia, were transformed from scholars to brewers last November.  “Brewing Science” is a course offered at the university and looked at students taking five different types of beer they had developed during their process engineering and applied science course. The course is taught by Professor Gianfranco Mazzanti,…

“It sure is,” said David Beardsell, the then founder of Bear Brewing (now known as Red Collar). The year was 1995 and Beardsell had opened one of the first breweries of its kind on the West Coast. “It was the second brewery in the Interior and I think it was the 15th or 16th brewery…

The all-you-can-enjoy, food-and-drink feast Brewery & The Beast heads to Vancouver on Aug. 7; to Calgary on Aug. 21; and to Victoria on Sept. 25. “We have so much to celebrate this year,” said Scott Gurney, Director of the 17 Black Events team that produces the festival. “To be at full capacity, showcasing the best…