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A Drop in Beer Purchasing for June

 “The lower index relative to June 2020 indicates that more distributors are reporting they are ordering “about the same” amount of product as the same time last year. This is not a big surprise as the segment has experienced significant amounts of distribution growth over the past 12 months,” said NBWA Chief Economist Lester Jones….

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Celebrating 25 Years: Howe Sound Brewing

Opening its doors as Howe Sound Brewing Company twenty-five years ago, it was one of British Columbia’s original craft breweries with a vision to build a brewpub and inn that feels at home in the landscape of the pacific northwest. In 1996, they brewed their first beers with John Mitchell, the grandfather of Craft Brewing…

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Barley Conditions Hit Record Low, Trouble For Brewing Industry

There’s trouble brewing for the industry right now with recordings showing barley conditions at their lowest year on record. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 80 percent of the nation’s barley crop is in drought. Between the heat hitting locations that are not ever hit this hard by the warmth and lack of rain, the…

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Brewery Sanitation: Star San vs. Iodophor

Contamination by wild yeast and bacteria is one of the worst things for beer production, leading to a series of unwanted flavours which are usually thrown by the wayside. It is imperative that the cleanliness and sanitation of equipment be done properly and nowadays, companies have tons of options for sanitizing their gear, two of…

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Molson Coors Stops Production of Hard Seltzer

The Molson Coors Company announced that they will stop producing their Coors Seltzer in the U.S. In a message to the company’s wholesalers last week, the company’s chief marketing officer Michelle St. Jacques and U.S. sales president Kevin Doyle announced the company will cease production of Coors Seltzer. Molson Coors launched their Orange Cream Pop…

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Toronto Craft Breweries Are Seeing a Rise in Smoothie Beers

Brewing companies have taken leaps at adding different beer options to their roster, from low-cal to non-alcoholic to the ever-popular hard seltzers. But now, breweries in Toronto are seeing a popularity rise in beer smoothies. Rorschach Brewing opened its doors in 2017 and launched a horchata lager. The dessert beer was inspired by a homebrew…

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Blindman Brewing is Taking Sustainability to New Heights

Alberta-based brewery, Blindman Brewing, is taking a step towards sustainability with their idea on capturing carbon by its emissions in beer. By using carbon dioxide from the fermentation process to carbonate its beer, Blindman Brewing will be able to recycle those emissions. The company spends about $60,000 a year buying CO2 canisters and with their…

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The Global Brewing Ingredients Market Report 2021 Forecast to 2026

The “Global Brewing Ingredients Market by Source (Malt Extract, Adjuncts/Grains, Hops, Beer Yeast, and Beer Additives), Brewery Size (Macro Brewery and Craft Brewery), Form (Dry and Liquid), and Region – Forecast to 2026” report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com’s. The brewing ingredients were placed at a value of USD 34.5 billion in 2021 and is…

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Reducing Beers Carbon Footprint

Sustainability has been on the forefront of many businesses’ minds for quite some time now, and with the pandemic coming into play, it’s more important than ever. Beer manufacturers have been busy at work figuring out how to deal with gas emissions. Heineken’s CEO announced that the company is working on reaching full carbon neutrality…

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Pizza and Beer — Together at Last!

One of the best relationships of all time comes from the joining of unions between pizza and beer, and now, just in time for summer, Pizza Pizza has launched its plans to introduce beer as a new beverage item at locations across Canada.  Earlier this month, this initiative launched across 20 locations in Hamilton, ON…

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