Tim Sheahan

Halo Brewery launches System Overload

Halo Brewery, based on Wallace Avenue in Toronto, has unveiled ‘System Overload’, an 8% Imperial IPA. The beer is nearly entirely dry-hopped, bar a small bittering addition, with Citra. The brewery explained: “System Overload is intended to be a pure expression of this unique hop that is known for its juicy tropical, citrus and lychee…

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Cowbell Brewing Co breaks ground on Blyth, Ontario facility

Blyth, Ontario-based Cowbell Brewing Co has recently broken ground on its brewery, restaurant, and event venue, the first carbon neutral operation of its kind. Due to open in Spring/Summer next year, the company will offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions, which include all energy consumed in the brewing and facility operations. Cowbell has commissioned…

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Creemore Springs | Craft a Future

Acceptance in beer is a process that many have to go through, though not all want to. This acceptance could lie in the letting go of a beer, or a style, that your favourite brewery no longer wants to brew. It could be based in their decision to move away from bottling to canning, or…

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Big Rig Brewery beers to hit Ontario grocery stores

Alpha Bomb, Canadian Amber and Salute 1179 from Big Red Brewery are to hit select Ontario grocery stores later in August The beers, which will be available in 473ml cans, comprise the 6.2% Alpha Bomb, a 6.2% unfiltered IPA that uses a trio of hops, and is double dry-hopped for a big, fragrant punch. Also…

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Broke ‘n Rode Brewing Co seeks investment

100 Mile House, BC Canada-based Broke ‘n Rode Brewing Co is looking for an investor to help aid expansion, or a buyer for its brewery. The brewery is seeking 50% investment or for an interested party to purchase the business for $320,000. The company, which opened in April 2016 also has a licensed tasting room…

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Hops | The Roundtable Discussion

Alongside brewery mergers and acquisitions mergers, one of the prevalent and inescapable issues dominating the modern brewing landscape is that of hops and more pertinently, their supply. Hop shortages, of varying severity, have been well documented, while the adage of necessity being the mother of invention has ensured that brewers are increasingly turning to yeast…

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FILTEC LAUNCHES PRESSURE DETECTION UNIT FOR BOTTLES AND CANS

FILTEC has unveiled AURAtec, a pressure detection unit for glass beverage and aluminium can containers. The unit is a laser-based inspection system that detects pressure inconsistencies in glass and can containers. It uses multi-point laser scanning technology to generate 3D maps of container surfaces, detecting pressure variations with extremely high accuracy. According to the manufacturer, AURAtec accurately…

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Report | Imports up but local production down

Licensed breweries across Canada have increased by nearly 108% over the last five years to 644 in 2015. More than half of these breweries brew in Ontario and Québec, according to the latest Industry Trends report from Beer Canada. Last year (2015) Canadians consumed 22,707,133hl of beer and although Canadian beer accounted for 84% (18,973,357hl)…

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Moosehead Breweries moves in to small-batch with new brewery concept

The company is in the early stages of planning the development that will also comprise an area for training, tours and beer sales. According to Moosehead, its brewers will be able to use small-scale brewing systems to create a new series of small batch brews. These will then be available for sale at the new…

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Craft breweries to benefit from markup reduction

The cuts are equal to $10 million in economic support for small and regional breweries, designed to increase their financial capacity to grow and expand. The Province said it will also take action to improve cash flow for craft brewers, ensuring they will have more money to fund payroll, rent, and investments in new equipment….

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