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Great Lakes Brewery launches annual Hops for Hunger campaign

Ontario-based Great Lakes Brewery is doing its bit to fight hunger with its Hops for Hunger initiative. Any customer that buys beer from the brewery retail store at 30 Queen Elizabeth Blvd, Etobicoke between 1 December and 22 December will contribute to the campaign. Peter Bulut, president and chief brewing officer at GLB, said: “With…

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Katalyst Brewing to join Toronto beer landscape

The company, Katalyst Brewing, will launch its debut beer, ‘Symington Saison’ next month. According to the brewery, it is “a contemporary take on the classic Saison, produced during the harvest by farmers in Belgium and France” and is a refreshing, year-round beer with notes of clove, citrus, and a slightly tart finish. The 5.5% beer…

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Petainer rolls out rental scheme

Packaging specialists Petainer has launched a range of rental agreements for its filling and blowing line, designed to help customers take advantage of its petainerKeg system. According to the manufacturer, the agreements are designed to give breweries, among others, access to new equipment that will enable them to grow and enter new markets. The company…

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Labatt Brewery retirees lose free beer allotment

Retirees of the Labatt Brewery will no longer receive free beer come 2019, reports CBC News. The move, a reaction to “the rising overall cost of maintaining a full benefits package” for retirees, puts an end to an initiative that has been active for more than 50 years. The equivalent of 52 cases of 12…

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Drinky.ca aims to revolutionize online beer buying

Drinky.ca, founded by digital marketing expert Bill Wittur, says the site helps overcome the challenge suppliers have in accessing consumers. “We’ve met a lot of people who want visibility. Unfortunately, shelf space is hard to come by and expensive to maintain if you get a listing,” he explained. The company explained: “Drinky.ca makes it easy…

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Stray Dog debuts first commercial beer

Stray Dog, based in Orleans, Ottawa, has debuted its first beer ‘This One’, which is its take on a California Common. The brewery explained: “Our take on a California Common, a unique North American style with a rich history dating back to the Gold Rush era, This One is based on our award-winning recipe. “It…

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Bandit Brewery introduces Fall beers

Toronto, Ontario-based Bandit Brewery has launched the first of its four seasonal beers, with three more to follow across November. The 10bbl microbrewery, based in Roncesvalles, has launched its new Chai Porter, with a trio of beers to follow this month. A Dry Stout is released on 4 November, its Roggen rye beer a week…

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Rouge River Brewing Co opens in Markham

Markham’s Rouge River Brewing Co will open on Bullock Dr this week, reports Ontario Beverage Network. The brewery is the brainchild of former Toronto’s Mill Street Brewery, Jordan Mills. The initial product line will include the 6% Autumn Pale Ale and its Autumn IPA that comes in at 6.8%. He said: ““My concept is to…

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Cameron’s Brewing Company unveils latest brewmaster’s selection

Cameron’s Brewing Company has added Black Forest Dark Lager and Bamberg Smoked Ale to its new Brewmaster’s Selection. Black Forest Dark Lager is a classic Schwarzbier styled beer, which is described as “dark in colour, complex in flavour, yet extremely quaffable” coming in at 4.5%. “Black Forest Dark Lager has a brown bread crust like…

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Russell Breweries to sell brewing operations

Russell Breweries has confirmed it is selling both Fort Garry and Russell Brewing to two separate companies.  Fort Garry Brewing Company is being sold for close to $8m ($7,715,545.00) to a newly established Manitoba-based Limited Partnership, which is backed by “one of the largest diversified private equity/venture capital firms within the prairie provinces” said the…

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