The Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB) has applauded last week’s provincial budget as good news for craft beer lovers and the locally-owned breweries. The OCB welcomed the focus on making craft beer more accessible and affordable through several significant changes, including; Legislation that would let municipalities make rules about where alcohol can be consumed in public…
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In an age of frenetic beer release schedules, launching the first addition to your core range in more than four years is something of a lesser seen approach to business. But playing the long game in only releasing a new beer when it’s been dialled-in, and when the time is right, is the Muskoka Brewery…
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The brewery, established in 2014, said its latest beer is loaded with peach, melon and orange hop flavour. Drop Bear IPA is a 6.5% beer that is brewed with Australian Galaxy and Summer hops and is the brewery’s nod to Australia’s unusually large and viscious marsupial, the Drop Bear. The brewery explained: “Australia’s history as…
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Cowbell Brewing will open its doors to the village of Blyth on 5th August, ahead of its official opening two days later. “Cowbell is unlike anything in Canada,” says Grant Sparling, vice President & general manager. He added: “My family and I are grateful for the opportunity to be one part of the courageous renewal…
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The latest iteration of the Ontario Craft Beer Week, hosted by the Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB), will take place from June 10 to June 18. The week will comprise craft beer-themed, grassroots events held in cities and towns throughout the province. It is designed to celebrate the local craft beer scene and expose consumers to…
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The funny thing is that in the nineties, I don’t think the word ‘craft’ really existed in the world of beer. If you were making good beer, and people were enjoying it, then that was enough. I knew we were making good beer, drinkers were relating to our beer, and working with my dad (the…
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Sawdust City Brewing Company has installed a Brü Clean system, a move that will enable the Muskoka-based business to adopt a responsible approach to their wastewater management. The Brü Clean system is designed to craft brewers treat wastewater in an affordable and responsible fashion. It is a chemical-free solution that cleans what’s left over from…
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Ontario’s Premier Kathleen Wynne is currently a very popular individual in the eyes of breweries and beer buyers across the province. On the 15th December last year, she made history by simply buying a six-pack of beer at a grocery store. Commonplace for most, but for Ontarians, she was indulging in a simple pleasure that had…
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