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World’s Largest Alcohol Producers Influence Manitoba Liquor Modernization, Lobby Records Show

According to lobby records, a number of the largest alcohol producers in the world have lobbied Manitoba PCs over the past three years on PCs “modernization” plans to boost private booze sales. Regarding the PCs “modernization” plans to increase private liquor sales, lobbyists from Labatt, Diageo, and Molson Coors all documented lobbying engagements with Manitoba…

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This Quebec Microbrewery Stands Out Nationally Thanks to Winning Six Medals

At the prestigious World Beer Awards 2023, an event held in the United Kingdom, The Archibald Microbrewery distinguished itself by taking home six honours representing Canada’s finest. The six beers are Ci-boire, Joufflue, Neipa and Brasseur, Belle-mer, Bopère, and Matante. Beginning in August, Bopère and Matante, two of these six beers, took home the gold…

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An AI Company Collaborates with a BC Brewery on a New Digital Loyalty Program

Fobi AI Inc. (FOBI:TSXV) (FOBIF:OTCQB) (the “Company” or “Fobi”), an industry leader in harnessing AI and data intelligence to enable digital transformation, is pleased to announce that the Company has signed an agreement with Vancouver Island Brewing (VI Brewing) to implement a new digital loyalty program that will leverage wallet pass technology and real-time analytics…

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According to a Survey, the Most Popular Beers Consumed by Albertans are Guinness, Corona, or Bud

The research and analytics team at Casinos.com claims that Google Trends was mostly used to determine the top suds brands in the country. Recent web research reveals that Coors Light is the beer of choice for Saskatchewan residents when they want to get a drink. In the Land of the Living Skies, American light beer…

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Niagara College Teaching Brewery Collaborates With a Non-profit Group to Establish Scholarships for BIPOC Students  

A brand-new scholarship aims to add some diversity to the craft beer industry. In collaboration with the Niagara College Teaching Brewery, the craft beer-focused non-profit organization Link Up is giving a $5,000 scholarship to help a first-year BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour) student pursue their passion for brewing. Considering that $5,000 is almost…

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The 24th Brewery in the Central Okanagan Has Just Opened

Three Lakes Brewing finally welcomed customers on August 9 after more than two years of planning, slogging through labour, and awaiting the necessary permits. Three Okanagan women—Melanie Raby, her daughter Tara, and friend and business partner Cathy van Kesteren—came up with the concept as our team told the tale back in April, and now their…

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Brewer Releases New Quinoa Beer After Two Years of Development

‘I’m not sure if there is another alcoholic beer that’s organic, kosher, vegan, and gluten-free altogether,’ says the owner of Barrie-based Miski Brewing. Ricardo Irivarren had been in the health-food industry for quite some time when, in 2019, he had his first taste of quinoa beer while dining at a Mexican restaurant in Orlando, Florida. …

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Minister Vandal Announces Federal Funding for a Manitoba Brewing Company to Expand Its Product Line

Over $500,000 to grow production and expand its sales presence across Western Canada. Fort Garry Brewing is the largest and longest-operating microbrewery in Manitoba. It produces a wide range of beer products and in 2021 expanded and entered the ready-to-drink beverage market. On August 2, the Honourable Dan Vandal, Minister responsible for PrairiesCan and Member…

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A Manitoba Brewery Receives Fundings from Province

One of the 16 Manitoba groups that got financing from the province last month as a result of their dedication to cutting carbon emissions is Neepawa’s Farmery Estate Brewing Company. Farmery received $150,000 of the $1.5 million in funds given to these organizations by the government through the Conservation and Climate Fund in order to…

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Niagara College Crowned Overall Winner at a U.S. Beer Competition

If you need any more proof that Niagara College Teaching Brewery is among the top post-secondary institutions in North America for studying the art and science of brewing beer, just look at how well it just performed at the U.S. Open College Beer Championship. Niagara College was declared the competition’s grand national champion in a…

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