According to a release, Cowbell Brewing Co. has passed its goal of carbon neutrality and achieved carbon positive results for 2020. Cowbell’s initiatives include choosing sustainability which has been central to all planning and development at Cowbell since their inception. Through a comprehensive approach to passive conservation and building design and ongoing best of class…

Over the past 18 months, craft beer has seen a rerouted trajectory becoming more inclusive with diversity, equity, inclusion, and representation. Native American breweries are using a powerful tool for education and sharing identity, an approachable way to bring people together, and using taprooms to act as community hubs that come with art and iconography…

Barley plays a major role in beer production and the Prairie provinces are known for being the biggest suppliers of this grain. However, this year brought a severe drought that scorched most of the Prairies, having a devastating impact on crops, in turn causing the price of barley (and beer) to go up. Spencer Hilton,…

As the news recently announced an increase on grocery items and gas, beer taps may be on their way to being added to the list. Both western Canada and the US have seen heatwaves this summer combined with labour shortages and supply chain issues have caused the price to produce a pint of beer to…

Founded in 2017, Partake Brewing quickly became a leader in the craft non-alcoholic beer category winning numerous awards for its IPA and Pale Ale including gold at the World Beer Awards earlier this month. Partake Brewing was founded by Ted Fleming who wanted to continue to enjoy the taste of craft beer after he was…

The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) released the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for September 2021. The NBWA Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) is an informal monthly statistical release giving distributors a timely and reliable indicator of industry beer purchasing activity. BPI is the measuring stick used to give distributors a real-time indicator in order to measure…

Yakima Chief Hops (YCH) a 100 percent farmer-owned global hop supplier, announced this week the pre-sale of their 5th Annual Pink Boots Blend in partnership with Pink Boots Society (PBS). PBS is an international nonprofit with a mission to assist, inspire, and encourage women in the fermented and alcoholic beverage industry. The Pink Boots Blend…

American brewing mogul, Anheuser-Bush, will be giving the hard seltzer market another go. After several attempts, the company opts to give it another try. The maker of Budweiser tried to dip its toe into the alcoholic seltzer market a few years ago and flopped. The problem, according to Anheuser-Busch’s new chief executive: It was too…

Artificial intelligence (AI) has made its way into the beer community and one brewer in Toronto has created its first beer using Ai. Last month, the Kensington Brewing Company put the AI in IPA with A Little Robotic, Toronto’s first beer designed using artificial intelligence —a smoothie-style, double dry-hopped IPA made with mango puree and…

Environmental protection has become more prominent in the brewing community and trying to solve the carbon footprint and Co2 emissions problem has been on the forefront. To make one barrel of beer, up to seven barrels of water are used. Beer also requires a lot of heat during the brewing process and refrigeration immediately following…