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How one Brewery in Calgary Made it Through the Pandemic

As the brewing industry continues to pull itself out of the red from the hit everyone has taken over the last 18 months, it looks like things might be turning the corner for some sort of normalcy. And while it’s been a tough year, one brewery out in Calgary, Alberta refused to lay any of…

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SweetWater Brewing Co. Partners with Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd

SweetWater Brewing Company and Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd. announced the launch of SweetWater Broken Coast BC Lager – the first collaborative brew between craft beer and Canada’s leading craft cannabis brand, Broken Coast.  SweetWater’s Broken Coast BC Lager Flavor Profile features: This crisp 5.5% A.B.V. lager does not have a cannabis flavor and does not…

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AC/DC Rock Their Way to a New Brew

The iconic rock band, AC/DC, have teamed up with KnuckleBonz, Inc. and Calicraft Brewing Co. to release their new beers, AC/DC® PWR UP Juicy IPA and AC/DC® TNT Double IPA. The 16oz collector’s edition AC/DC can is set to hit shelves by September with an option for online purchasing.   “We are beyond excited to be…

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Calgary Brewery Revives 129-year-old Beer

They say it takes a village, and Calgary’s Village Brewery has brought back to life a historic beer as a modern craft lager. Brewed 129 years ago by the Calgary Brewing & Malting Company, the traditional Calgary Export Lager is back in the hands of patrons under the new name, Calgary Beer Craft Lager. “It’s…

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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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