The World Drinks Awards are the global awards selecting the very best in all internationally recognized styles of drinks. Presented by TheDrinksReport.com, the World Drinks Awards select, reward and promote the world’s best drinks to consumers and trade across the globe. Announced last week were the 2021 World Beer Awards winners and the Canadian breweries…
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A bungalow in Scarborough is hitting everyone’s news feeds this week as David Chang-Sang’s Chang-Sang Estates Brewery is beginning to receive recognition not only for home brewing, but for the awards he has already received. Chang-Sang began experimenting with home brewing back in the 1990’s but it wasn’t until 2018 when he launched the brewery….
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Cheers to fresh hop beers! Next month, during Alberta Beer Week happening October 15 to 23, a celebration to honour fresh hop beers will be held. Freshtival will take place October 21 and is hosted by the Alberta Hop Producers Association in association with Craft Beer Commonwealth – a joint venture between Blindman Brewing, Red…
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For 25 years, White Labs has been in the business of improving and creating fermentation advancements and their most recent invention, the Aseptic Transfer System (ATS) allows brewers advanced fermentation for a cleaner and more efficient way to pitch yeast. A lightweight and portable system, the patent-pending Aseptic Transfer System is an add-on piece of…
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For the 10th year in a row, Wellington Brewery took home awards at the US Open Beer Championship. Winning the most medals of any Canadian brewery, Wellington took home 2 Gold Medals and 3 Silver Medals which earned a 4th place overall ranking in this international brewing competition. This year’s competition included over 8,000 beer…
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As de-alcoholized and non-alcoholic beer continue to hit the market, the problem that companies are always looking to solve is to make these products taste great while also boasting low calorie counts and catering to a health-conscious drinker. The Canadian craft brewers are now hitting the ground running in search of the perfect recipe that…
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As summer begins to wind down and the cooler weather approaches, this is the time when hop farms across North America really begin to shine. In September, farmers who grow beer’s signature ingredient keep an eye on their crops. Since hops need to be processed into pellets before being packaged and sold to breweries, breeders…
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Craft beer that celebrates Canada where every one of Old Tomorrow’s beers are brewed for everyone and celebrates uniquely Canadian flavours that they are proud to call their own. This is the landing statement that appears on the Old Tomorrow’s website and the team is embracing reconciliation efforts with Canada’s Indigenous people and making their…
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4 Origines microbrewery started out four years ago in Pointe-Saint-Charles and is now expanding its business to the West Island with a new 17,000 sq. ft. microbrewery and taproom set to open later this month in Dorval with a restaurant to follow next year. Keegan Kelertas, vice-president of operations and Benjamin Somers, corporate secretary, are…
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The National Beer Wholesalers Association (NBWA) released the Beer Purchasers’ Index (BPI) for August 2021 last week. Although the overall index of 74 is the same as the August 2020 reading of 74, the components that make up that aggregate reading are very different. Most importantly is the dramatic change in the FMB/seltzer BPI reading…
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