After 27 years of Russell Brewing opening its doors to the public, they finally have a taproom! Russell Brewing was part of the original 10 breweries that opened in the 1990’s, paving the way for other businesses to follow. Now onto its fourth owner, the suds have increased in many ways, including releasing 40 beers…

The Beer Store announced the expansion of its partnership with SkipTheDishes, launching on-demand delivery across more than 250 store locations. This partnership will allow customers across Ontario access to the widest variety of products delivered directly to their door. “Given the positive feedback from consumers and high demand we experienced during our pilot project, we…

Railside Brewing is Kelowna’s newest brewery, opening its doors earlier this month. This marks the city’s 16th brewery. Owners Rob Leinemann and Matt Grieve launched the brewery in just eight shot months and it all started in Leinemann’s yard: “We both love drinking beer, that’s always a good start,” he said. “I’ve been a home…

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Jon Montgomery, Olympian-turned-TV host, has just started a new travelogue web series called Brewdocking which looks at local brews as he uses craft beer for conversations about food and drink traditions across Canada. With sponsor, Go RVing Canada, the program explores Canadian culture through how Canadian people like…

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Newfoundland and Labrador’s craft brews will be served during Come Home 2022 and will come with  the new Craft Brewery Passport. There are 18 participants in this partnership between the Newfoundland and Labrador Craft Brewers Association (NLCBA) and Come Home 2022 which supports the tour of the province’s…

[responsivevoice_button voice=”UK English Female” buttontext=”Listen to Post”] Brewing August opened their doors at the end of last month, launching a soft opening. Walking distance from Granville Island, the brewery was hitting it out of the park during the long weekend. Tate Lillies, Travis Rea and Adam Jones, are friends and newcomers to the brewing scene….

A new campaign for Sam Adams’ new Boston import beer aims to build awareness and sell consumers on the product as it hits shelves in Ontario this summer. The beer, “Wicked Easy,” has moved to target a younger demographic. “With packaging that looks more like a craft beer and zero awareness of the product in…

About an hour outside of Ottawa, there is a brewery that is looking to hold the title of the utmost sustainability.  Arbru Solar Brewery, in Mallorytown, Ontario, runs entirely on Vitamin D’s rays to keep it operating, claiming that it is the first company in Canada to do so. “I wanted to be able to…

Labatt has now launched its tribute beer across Canada—Chernigivske. Inspired by the beloved Ukrainian beer of the same name, the tribute brew was created as a means to support Ukrainians in need, and as such, all gross profits from the sale of Chernigivske are being donated to the CARE Ukraine Crisis Fund.  Chernigivske is now…

Restaurants Canada has just released a special COVID-19 edition of its Raise the Bar report calling on Alberta to keep up the good work on liquor pricing. The grades are in: For the fourth time since 2015, Restaurants Canada has given each province a report card on how industry-friendly their liquor policy landscape is for…