Dutch brewing mogul, Heineken is looking to catch the Guinness market with their newest launch of a stout. Guinness, based in Ireland, has dominated the market for years with their popular stout and now Heineken is looking to take a chunk out of that demographic. Spending the last two years developing Island’s Edge (4%abv), Heineken…

It has been deep under water for more than 100 years and explorer Steve Hickman, a dive technician and amateur diver, was finally about to uncover it. Most people look for gold when diving for treasure, Hickman, however, sought after and found beer — row upon row of glass beer bottles. The shipwreck Hickman stumbled…

Hops & Heritage is an awareness and engagement campaign that aims to connect the Chilliwack Museum & Archives with the community while supporting local businesses at the same time. Beer lovers will hop from one Chilliwack brewery to the next trying different beers and collecting stamps in order to win prizes. The brew hop coincides…

The BrewVide beer brewing device is an all-in-one solution for brewers looking to craft their own premium beer from almost anywhere. Use it with your existing kettle and a grain bag for a powerful all-in-one electric brewing setup. Brewers can brew anywhere, no need for a propane burner outdoors and it features a precision mash…

“We saw that a lot of the new normal was just like the old normal in that people were dying to go back to old habits,” said Carlos Brito, outgoing Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO. The company’s stock has risen about 50 percent in the past 12 months. Outgoing Anheuser-Busch InBev CEO Carlos Brito told CNBC last…

“I started to think about a local craft brew tour and what we can do to drive people around, package a deal,” said Tim Feick, General Manager at Stock Transportation. “I had been on a wine tour in the Niagara region before and participated in that and absolutely loved it. My wife and I  went…

Data collection has not been kind to the craft brewing industry in the last year so it was no surprise when last month’s data revealed more of the same. Although difficult to calculate because the pandemic did play such a role in the downward spiral of dropping numbers, looking at the bigger picture could be…

As a way to help boost the industry and allow businesses to thrive during the pandemic, the Ontario Government announced earlier this year the approval for craft breweries to be vendors and sell their beer at local farmers’ markets for 2021.   Brothers Nate and Zach Card, owners of Wild Card Brewing Company in Trenton, couldn’t…

“I’ve already changed it twice and this new lockdown created issues,” admits the TAPestry Beer Bar owner, Ian Smith, about opening his brand-new Lower Sackville business last week. “There are a lot of box stores that kind of answer to Coors Light and to InBev (makers of Budweiser) but there’s no real place to get…

The official beer of the hit comedy series Letterkenny, Puppers Golden Lager, is back. A previous version was released back in 2017 by Stack Brewing in Sudbury, Ontario. A version of this brew will be hitting the LCBO in time for Canada Day on July 1. This 5% abv is being released in partnership with…