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The BeerMatic Dual Tap Self-Service Beer Station Hits the Market

With the pandemic pivoting the way normal functioning habits are approached, one company has created a touchless, self-service station for dispensing beer. The BeerMatic Dual Tap has been developed by Hoshizaki in collaboration with Victor Manufacturing to offer a mobile, self-service solution for serving up beer. The beer station boasts a completely automated system allowing…

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Holy Roller Craft Beer Launched to Raise Funds for Sherman Tank Restoration

Home to Victoria Park, London, Ontario for over 70 years, Canada’s Holy Roller will be receiving a facelift. This summer, the Sherman tank will be hoisted by a crane and taken in for a complete overhaul. To date, approx. $80,000 has been raised to restore the tank, which was brought back from Europe after the…

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Over 175 Breweries Join #BrewStacheStrong for Brain Cancer Research

Last week, StacheStrong launched their national #BrewStacheStrong beer collaboration with 175+ craft breweries.  This campaign will raise vital funds and much needed awareness for brain cancer research. A portion of proceeds from all beer sales will benefit StacheStrong’s mission. Participating #BrewStacheStrong breweries will raise money through sales of their limited-edition S.M.A.S.H. for STACHE. This SMaSH…

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Ontario Brewing Company Creates Limited-edition Brew Honouring Community

New Ontario Brewing released a limited-edition craft beer after the people in Powassan, just south of the city of North Bay called Two Towns Past Powassan and the reaction from people has surpassed what the company could have imagined. “We were expecting it to come out and, like most beers, at least they have a…

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Beau’s Launches Canada’s Most Sustainable Beer

Family-run, employee-owned Canadian brewery, Beau’s Brewing Co. has just launched its new ale, Local Organic, as Canada’s most sustainable beer. Brewed with green electricity, it will be the first beer in Canada to be both certified organic and certified carbon neutral and made with 100 percent Ontario hops and 100 percent Quebec malts. “Craft beer…

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World Beer Index 2021 Reveals the Price of Beer in Each Country

For over 7,000 years, beer has been a part of people’s lives through the good times and the bad and although fewer people have been able to grab a beer at their favourite bar or restaurant these days due to the global pandemic, the desire for suds continues to flourish. Expensivity recently revealed their World…

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Quebec’s Zero-Alcohol Beer Market on the Rise

The microbrew beer scene has grown tremendously since its inception in the province approx. five to six years ago. Today, not only are Quebec microbreweries pumping out a wide range of craft beers, but zero-alcohol beers are on the rise, ranging from stouts to IPAs to blondes. “Before it was a sugary beer, they weren’t…

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LCBO Ends Partnership with Air Miles® Reward Program

Last week, Canada’s LCBO company announced that they will be ending their partnership with the AIR MILES Reward Program. Customers who are used to collecting points from the LCBO can continue to do so up until March 31, 2021. AIR MILES Collectors will not only be able to continue to collect AIR MILES at LCBO…

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Waterloo Brewing Co. Joins Call to Freeze Federal Beer Tax Increase

Another year, another increase. As the deadline approaches for a federal hike on beer tax, an online petition hosted by the trade association representing beer makers in Canada has called on brewers to sign a document that would put a freeze on this year’s increase. The initiative, #FreezeItForThem, has already received a massive amount of…

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Peroni Libera 0.0% and Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™️ Team Announce Multi-year Partnership

Peroni Libera 0.0%, the Super Premium alcohol free-beer brand, announced this week a long-term, multi-year partnership with the Aston Martin Cognizant Formula One™️ Team. Asahi Europe & International – owned Italian brand Peroni Nastro Azzurro launched its first non-alcoholic beer Peroni Libera 0.0% in 2019. Triple hopped and made with Nostrano Peroni Maize, Peroni Libera…

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