The Saskatchewan Liquor and Gaming Authority released its market performance overview on crafts sales and Saskatchewan continues to see an increase in sales.  The results revealed that craft-brewed pint consumption has more than doubled between 2014 to 2019. Last year, 4.37 million pints were enjoyed, an increase of two million from 2014. “We know craft…

Farmer-owned global hop supplier, Yakima Chief Hops (YCH), will be hosting a virtual event for the entire month of September available for free and to the public, offering a behind the scenes look at hop harvest and brewing seminars. Featuring different sessions each day of the month which will include everything from farm tours to…

Manitoba-based brewery, Kilter Brewing has finally settled into a home and announced the official opening of its taproom in Saint-Boniface.  This location is in a prime setting of the historic Franco-Manitoban neighbourhood. Launched  in 2018 by brothers Miguel, Julien, and Jerik Cloutier, their brewing ideas started on a pilot system at One Great City Brewing…

Ontario’s Muskoka Brewery has officially launched #FrontlineFridays in an effort to give back to frontline and essential workers who have put their lives on the line working long hours since the pandemic hit.  For every ten packs of beer Muskoka Brewery sells, they are buying a pack for a frontline worker donating and delivering four-packs…

The popular mustard brand, French’s, created a unique brew to celebrate National Mustard Day with the unveiling of French’s Mustard Beer.  French’s teamed up with Oskar Blues Brewery, (the original craft beer in a can), to launch the limited-release tropical wheat beer brewed with French’s Classic Yellow Mustard.  Both companies wanted to brew a bold…

Turkey Shoot Brewing is getting ready to launch its Keswick location in the Town of Georgina, Ontario.  The brewery was founded by three small Ontario community-based individuals – Kyle Stewart first created Turkey Shoot Brewing Co. out of the basement of his Etobicoke rental house, then, alongside his fiancée Jaclyn, they decided to take this…

Tapptek is a startup company who is getting closer to patenting technology that transforms existing beer taps to devices that provide real-time data on consumer purchasing.  Aquatherm polypropylene piping systems is one of the longest-lasting and most chemically inert piping materials available. It can be used  with potable water, compressed air, product transfer, heating, cooling,…

A new policy has been discreetly put into action by The Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation.  The policy changes the definition of a local beer producer to ensure fairness amongst all beer producers, by making every brewery in Nova Scotia subject to paying the same amount of taxes regardless of its size.  Many craft brewers in…

Located in Wakayama (a town in Western Japan) Oryzae Brewing & ferment works has launched the first-ever craft beer made with wheat “koji” mold.  They have replaced the traditional malt ingredient with the mold, in hopes to satisfy their representative, Nobuyuki Kinoshita’s desire to create new and adventurous types of drinks. The brewery celebrated the…

Custom consumer research now available for On Premise drinks suppliers and retail chains across Canada CGA Nielsen, which has been supplying insight and data to leading beverage suppliers in the US since 2016, has expanded its consumer research reach to Canadian markets with the launch of its On Premise User Survey (OPUS) study. OPUS, which…