London’s Chancellor Rishi Sunak is supporting the major investment by Guinness in the heart of the West End. The £73 million move to create a Guinness microbrewery, event space, store and restaurant in Covent Garden was a “crucial vote of confidence” in the capital that would help “drive forward London’s economy as we leave Covid…
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Graduating students in the brewing program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) – Langley Campus, located in BC, started offering new beers at the end of last month. Every Friday at the KPU Brew Lab, new creations of beers are released and available for purchase until April, allowing beer lovers to sample the students’ products as…
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Duluth, Vermont, was home to a total of 10 breweries in 2020 and Gregory Dunkling, a program director of business of craft beer at the University of Vermont, has noted that the craft beer market is expanding as we speak. Although, some people wonder about the sustainability of these markets. “Is this growth sustainable? Fair…
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The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games kick off this Friday February 4, and Molson has created a way for Canadians to cheer on Team Canada at breakfast time. With over 80% of the medal ceremonies or finals taking place locally between 5:00am and 10:00am, Molson has created a sweet wakeup call to enjoy. Just ahead…
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Halifax’s 2 Crows Brewing Co. has spun a commercial beer into a local delight. Using only Maritime ingredients, the brewery hopes its AC Light Lager can access the Bud Light drinkers of the world into the craft brewery market. Andrew Simpson, from 2 Crows Brewery, said that the new flagship brew is made with Shoreline Malting…
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No/low alcohol continues to increase profits in the total beverage alcohol market. No- and low-alcohol beer/cider, wine, spirits, and ready-to-drink products grew by more than +6% in volume in 10 key global focus markets in 2021, and now hold a 3.5% volume share of the industry. Among 10 focus markets examined in the 2022 IWSR…
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Niagara College staff members have won two Awards of Excellence from the Minister of Colleges and Universities. A team from the College’s Research & Innovation division was presented with an award in the Everyday Heroes category, for making a difference during the pandemic and the 2020-2021 academic year, while College Brewmaster Jon Downing was honoured with…
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The Hop Growers of America released its 2021 Stat Pack, a report that compiles the most recent figures and trends in the U.S. hop industry. Despite the growing challenges throughout the season, the U.S. hop industry emerged from 2021 with a record-breaking hop production of 116.5 million lbs. Commercial acreage increased 4 percent and total…
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“The pandemic has driven a huge shift toward local home delivery of everything from groceries to alcohol – and RouteSavvy has been enhanced to provide more delivery management functionality – as well as just being even easier to use and deploy,” said Steve Milroy, president of OnTerra Systems. OnTerra Systems are the developers of RouteSavvy,…
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Nova Scotia’s craft beer industry continues to grow and thrive in spite of all the challenges it has been facing, but some producers say the current policy in place is still penalizing the most successful brewers. “Nova Scotia craft beer is a real success story,” says Brian Titus, the president of the Craft Brewers Association…
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