A new brewery and taproom designed to share “the very best and most memorable beers with family and friends” has opened in Whistler. Coast Mountain Brewing came into being when a husband and wife team started out as home-brewers with a passion in Permberton, BC. They explained: “We were able to spin that love of…

Clocktower, based in Elgin Street, Ottawa, has marked a landmark for the brewery with the launch of its 20th Anniversary Ale. The 5.4% beer has been brewed to celebrate two decades of local craft brewing in the area. They explained: “The 20th is a light and refreshing end of summer beer. It is characterized by…

BLOOM, which works actively with Ontario industries to find practical and affordable business solutions that deliver economic, environmental and social benefits, has launched Water & Beer. It is a practical online platform designed to help craft brewers better manage their water and ingredient use. The platform is pitched as the ‘go to’ resource for craft…

Side Launch Brewing Company, which was established in May 2014, has been crowned the best brewery in Canada for 2016 at a recent awards event. The award caps a successful first half of the year for the brewery, located at 200 Mountain Road, which sealed three gold medals for their Side Launch Wheat, Side Launch…

Halo Brewery, based on Wallace Avenue in Toronto, has unveiled ‘System Overload’, an 8% Imperial IPA. The beer is nearly entirely dry-hopped, bar a small bittering addition, with Citra. The brewery explained: “System Overload is intended to be a pure expression of this unique hop that is known for its juicy tropical, citrus and lychee…

Blyth, Ontario-based Cowbell Brewing Co has recently broken ground on its brewery, restaurant, and event venue, the first carbon neutral operation of its kind. Due to open in Spring/Summer next year, the company will offset 100% of its greenhouse gas emissions, which include all energy consumed in the brewing and facility operations. Cowbell has commissioned…

Alpha Bomb, Canadian Amber and Salute 1179 from Big Red Brewery are to hit select Ontario grocery stores later in August The beers, which will be available in 473ml cans, comprise the 6.2% Alpha Bomb, a 6.2% unfiltered IPA that uses a trio of hops, and is double dry-hopped for a big, fragrant punch. Also…

100 Mile House, BC Canada-based Broke ‘n Rode Brewing Co is looking for an investor to help aid expansion, or a buyer for its brewery. The brewery is seeking 50% investment or for an interested party to purchase the business for $320,000. The company, which opened in April 2016 also has a licensed tasting room…

FILTEC has unveiled AURAtec, a pressure detection unit for glass beverage and aluminium can containers. The unit is a laser-based inspection system that detects pressure inconsistencies in glass and can containers. It uses multi-point laser scanning technology to generate 3D maps of container surfaces, detecting pressure variations with extremely high accuracy. According to the manufacturer, AURAtec accurately…

Licensed breweries across Canada have increased by nearly 108% over the last five years to 644 in 2015. More than half of these breweries brew in Ontario and Québec, according to the latest Industry Trends report from Beer Canada. Last year (2015) Canadians consumed 22,707,133hl of beer and although Canadian beer accounted for 84% (18,973,357hl)…