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Nine Canadian Winners Take Home Hardware at the Craft Beer Marketing Awards

The Craft Beer Marketing Awards was established in 2019 to give recognition to the best of the best in the marketing realm of the brewing industry. With categories that range from the “Best Can Design” to “Coolest Taproom” and “Best Website Design” to “Best Use of Social Media,” there’s an opportunity to showcase the best…

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Brewers Association 2022 Industry Award Winners Announced

The Brewers Association (BA)—the not-for-profit trade association dedicated to small and independent American craft brewers—announced last week the recipients of its 2022 Industry Awards. Five members of the brewing community were recognized and awarded for their dedication and service during the Craft Brewers Conference® in Minneapolis, Minn. The Brewers Association has been recognizing individuals who…

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Timberland and Sam Adams Launch Beerproof Attire

Timberland PRO,  a leader in performance and protection, and Boston-based beer company, Sam Adams, have teamed up to create one-of-a-kind beerproof attire products. The gear is made for those who work hard and play hard. That’s why every product in this collection features Beerproof technology, with an outer layer that resists accidental spills. The products…

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Four Alberta Brewpubs Collaborate to Support First Responders

Last Best Brewing & Distilling (Calgary), Campio Brewing Co. (Edmonton), Banff Ave Brewing Co., and Jasper Brewing Co., came together last year to produce a charity brew and after selling out in just four days, they are back at it once again to release First Call – a charity collaboration brew to honour and support…

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How Beer is Consumed in the US

Beer, by far, is America’s go to beverage. It is the fifth most-consumed drink overall in the country, behind coffee, water, soft drinks and tea. At the end of last year, in spite of the pandemic, beer sales in the U.S. accumulated to $94.1 billion. Victor Dépré of Hypntic Data, created a map that outlines…

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Molson Coors Strike Could Cause Beer Shortages in Quebec

There is an ongoing strike at a Molson Coors brewery in Quebec which could mean that several bars and restaurants around the province could see a beer shortage very soon. “They think they’ll have to shut down their business. A big concern,” said Renaud Poulin, president of the corporation for bars, taverns and brasseries in…

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Science Says Craft Beer is Special

Research conducted at a university in the Land Down under has indeed confirmed one thing—craft beer is extraordinarily unique. Using a technique called mass spectrometry proteomics, The University of Queensland’s Associate Professor Ben Schulz and PhD candidate Edward Kerr have used this technique to identify, quantify and characterise the proteins in 23 different styles and…

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Beamsville Brewery to Open its Doors This Month

Newark Brewing is getting ready to open its doors in Beamsville, ON, next month. Owner Griffin Data had only locked in the property where the brewery will be residing back in January. “The town of Lincoln has done an incredible job embracing us in this community,” said Data. Newark Brewing has a collaboration with the…

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Hops Connect Unveils New Brand

Hops Connect takes great pride in being Canadian-owned and operated. This leading hops supplier to craft breweries, now in its 10th year, supplies brewers in every province and territory, and has always priced hops in Canadian dollars. The company announced today that it is adding “Canada” to its name. It’s a natural evolution that better…

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Ace Hill Take a Crack at Becoming Top Dog for Carb-free Beer

It’s no secret that the market on carb-free and low-to-no alcohol has been booming over the last few years. Everyone wants to corner the market on this sector, especially as a lot of people have moved over to more healthy options post-pandemic. Toffelmire was in his late-twenties when he took on the job at Toronto’s…

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