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Goldenfield Brewery Announces its Official Grand Opening

The Immigrant-Owned craft brewery welcomes the community to join the celebration on November 18th at 12:00pm. Goldenfield Brewery is the inspiration of two brothers, Mahdi and Jay, and their friend Ethan, who combined their experience in hospitality and manufacturing with their Persian roots to bring an exotic flare to Toronto’s craft beer scene. “We’ve been…

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The National Black Brewers Association Declares Black Brewer’s Day

BrewExpo America and the Craft Brewers Conference both took place in Nashville in May of last year, where the National Black Brewers Association was unveiled. This pioneering nonprofit is dedicated to the following important objectives: Promoting the black brewing community; expanding the participation of African Americans in the brewing sector at all levels of production,…

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Guelph.Beer Bus Receives Provincial Tourism Recognition

The Ontario Tourism Summit’s Culinary Tourism Event of the Year award went to the Guelph.Beer Bus. Since 2019, the bus has operated. The bus transports guests to five breweries and brew halls across the city at various times during the year at no cost. Beer tourism supports over $211 million in economic activity in Ontario…

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Beer Canada Calls for Federal Beer Tax Relief in 2023 Fall Economic Statement

Without remedial action from Parliament, federal beer excise duties will increase by 4.7% on April 1, 2024 November 1, 2023, Toronto, Ontario – Beer Canada is calling on the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, to include federal beer excise duty relief in the upcoming Fall Economic Statement. Without remedial action…

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The 2023 Canada Beer Cup Winners Have Been Announced

The 2023 Canada Beer Cup Awards Ceremony took place last week in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in connection with the Ontario Craft Brewers Conference. The Canada Beer Cup is a nationwide competition honouring independently run breweries around the country. From coast to coast, it highlights the excellence and creativity of craft beer.  Inspired by global trends…

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The 2023 B.C. Beer Awards Results Have Been Revealed

The top beers in the province were chosen after judges tasted 925 samples in 29 different style categories. At the conclusion of a tasting event featuring brews from all throughout the province past Saturday night, the winners of the B.C. Beer Awards 2023 were revealed. For 29 distinct beer varieties, ranging from straightforward lagers to…

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The 2023 Alberta Beer Awards Winners Have Been Revealed

More than 500 submissions, including more than 460 in beer categories, were received for the 2023 Alberta Beer Awards.  Additionally, this year received the most nominations for community honours.  Our judges and stewards meticulously went through the entries over the course of three days and selected the finest of the best. Literally, the quality of…

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This Chilliwack Brewery Is Truly “Farm To Table”

Chilliwack’s Farmhouse Brewing Co. is a craft brewery with a tasting room and a wood-fired kitchen that is soon to mark its third year. The brewery has grown into a thriving business in the middle of the Greendale farming region by purposefully using “local” ingredients into all facets of their food and beverage operations. Colleen…

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New Beer Produced by KPU Alumnus Honours His Scientific Granddad

A graduate of Kwantlen Polytechnic’s brewing program returned to the Langley campus last month to introduce a new beer with a noteworthy scientific and familial background. Justin Larter completed the KPU Brewing and Brewery Operations program in 2020. Inspired by the work of his late granddad, Dr. Edward Larter, he created a beer he named…

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Top-notch Craft Breweries in Ontario Are Feeling The Burden of Taxes

“Ontarians make awesome beer! The world needs to drink it! Government, will you lower our taxes to unleash a piece of Ontario’s industrial might or continue the prohibition-era policies that suppress our ability to compete?” A change in government taxation policy is necessary, according to the CEO of a North Bay craft brewery, if his…

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