Niagara-on-the-Lake-based The Exchange Brewery has released its 2016 Belgian Stout, the first of its vintage beers from last year. ‘’Our Belgian Stout has been carefully selected to be our first Vintage Reserve bottle because it is a higher-alcohol (7.2% ABV.) and full-bodied beer, hence well suited to aging’’, said Sam Maxbauer, Head Brewer at The Exchange…
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Yukon Brewing, the brainchild of owners Alan Hansen and Bob Baxter, have launched Gold Panner. The 5% ale is the latest release in a 12 beer programme to help mark the brewery’s 20th anniversary. The brewery explained: “Originally brewed from 1998-1999 the Gold Panner was Yukon Brewing’s first dry-hopped brew. Light boddied with and added…
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It’s the first week of 2017 and it’s a period of transition for Nickel Brook, as well as a member of its team, Matt Gibson. Previously responsible for sales and marketing at the Ontario brewery, Gibson is in the process of training up a new team member to take on his sales responsibilities, allowing the…
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The Brewer’s Backyard, which was created to give drinkers the chance to learn about, try and meet the people behind the best beer Ontario has to offer, has unveiled Alias Brewing. According to the organisers, Alias is a new kind of brewing entity and one that isn’t a “bricks-and-mortar brewery, nor a contract brewery”. They…
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“I think it’s something of a pendulum swing, but beer is like that it’s cyclical. People were after monster beers but now there is much more of a focus on sessionable numbers. I find drinkers are more inclined to opt for a beer where there is less of a punch in the face, and lager…
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More than 25,000 customers have passed through the doors of The Exchange Brewery in its first year in business. The brewery specialises in a number of beer styles from hop-forward IPAs to sour and funky Belgian-style ales. Each beer is also numbered rather than named. Head Brewer Sam Maxbauer, who hails from Michigan, has overseen…
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The brewpub collaboration between Oliver & Bonacini and Big Rock is now open at the corner of Liberty St. and Atlantic Ave The venue has been designed by award-winning firm DesignAgency and combines contemporary and industrial elements, showcasing brewer’s tools that include six fermenting vessels. The brewpub is set in a two-level heritage space with…
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Ontario’s Great Lakes Brewery is helping mark its 30th anniversary with the sponsorship of Toronto Rock for the 2017 season. The agreement will see GLB as the official beer partner of the Toronto Rock with Canuck Pale Ale the official beer of the six time NLL championship team. Peter Bulut, owner and chief brewing officer…
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Brewhouse? Check. Tank farm? Check. Centrifuge? Check. Packaging Hall? Check. Canning line? Check. Iain McOustra and the team at Leaside, Toronto-based Amsterdam Brewery were told they were mad when they outlined what they wanted to achieve in 2016. But did that stop them? Of course not. They had their expansion plans in place and they…
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The brewery is using the Indiegogo platform to help it reach its $20,000 target that will allow it to make the investment. They explained: “Our brewery here in central Alberta was started with a core ideal—to make the best beer possible. With the support of all of you we’ve had a fantastic first year doing…
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