Seoul, South Korea, is seeing a boom in the craft beer industry. Beer has long been a key ingredient of mixed drinks in South Korea, but since the pandemic hit, consumers are turning to more diverse and unique flavors of craft beer. Craft beer sales have been increasing as a growing number of people work…

Thunder Bay just saw its fifth addition of craft breweries hit the city. Two weeks ago, The Lakehead Beer Company opened its doors to customers. “If people want to look and say, ‘Oooh, you got more competition,’ I don’t think that’s true.” said Kevin Brewer, GM of Sleeping Giant Brewing Co, the largest brewing company…

Cincinnati-based Paxton Products just released an overview explaining its wide variety of airflow equipment. Paxton’s ionized air rinsing and drying equipment has become a vital mechanism for packaging during the pandemic. These ionized air rinsers and drying equipment create negative ions that attach to positively charged particles on cans and bottles (like dust or pollen)…

Prince Edward Island will be seeing fewer beers in their future thanks to a pandemic-related supply issue. Due to a shortage of glass beer bottles, P.E.I. Brewing Company’s Gahan Beer won’t be available in the 500 ml bottles once the current inventory runs out. “The good news is, the product is still available because we…

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…