Scientists believe that certain beers bursting with probiotic microbes might help drinkers fight obesity, sleep better, and life healthier lives. According to research conducted by the University of Nebraska and reported by numerous international media sources, examples of these “healthy” beers include: Belgian Hoegaarden, Westmalle Tripel and Echt Kriekenbier. Unlike most beers, these brands are…
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The USA’s third largest brewery owner has announced it has signed a deal to sell-off Ballast Point Brewery to a relatively unknown company, Chicago-based Kings & Convicts Brewing Company. While the financial terms of the deal have not been disclosed, according to Bloomberg, Constellation had written down the brand multiple times, citing increased competition, most…
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Ontario’s largest Canadian brewery was stuck by a cyber-attack last week which could cost the company over $2million in loses, according to The Cord. Staff writer Hayley McGoldrick said Waterloo Brewing was the victim of a “sophisticated” cyber-attack where the thief impersonated a creditor employee and requested fraudulent wire transfers. Outside of a brief press…
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Manitoba brewery Farmery Estate Brewery has partnered with Canadian sleep-focused digital health company Cerebra to help evaluate their locally grown, hops-based pillow spray product, according to an article in Sleep Review. The study involved 10 individuals who had been identified as having sleep-onset insomnia. Research subjects used the hops pillow spray for a period of one week…
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Most brewers describe their experience as coming from homebrewing in their kitchen or university dorm room. Barry Bialik of Thirsty Monk got his through past lives. Bialik, the founder of the Asheville, North Carolina, brewery told The Beer Connoisseur that before Thirsty Monk he had never brewed beer, never worked in a restaurant, and never…
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Pabst Blue Ribbon, also well known as PPR, has released a 99-pack of beer for the first time in the USA. Previously, this 7-foot long monster was only available here in Canada. The “family pack” holds a mixture of Pabst beers, including Original, low-calorie ‘Easy’, and its higher ABV ‘Extra’. While according to the American…
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A Californian homebrewer with 15-years experience in the beverage industry might be on to something with his H2OPS beverage, winner of the 2018 Beverage Industry Innovation of the Year Award. If you have a brewery, hops, water, and carbonation, you too can be jumping onboard this new trend. Hop water is the simple combination of…
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Brewers warn ‘Dirty Blonde’ goes too far Nearly 20 Nova Scotia breweries are urging the board of the Craft Brewers Association of Nova Scotia to take steps to stop the “discriminatory and misogynistic” advertising campaign associated with Nine Lock’s Dirty Blonde Beer. In a story which broke on CBC News and Canadian Beer News, pub…
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The USA’s fourth largest craft brewer has been acquired by Kirin-owned Lion Little World Beverages. The deal, announced by press release, is expected to close at the end this year, all pending approvals by regulators and the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) in addition to other customary closing conditions. Besides ending New Belgium’s status as…
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A lack of clear definition with consumers as to what is craft beer, along with big breweries pushing into the market, is hurting the UK’s craft brewers, reports The Conversation. Although figures given are for the UK market, the same problems apply to the Canadian industry. The craft beer industry has grown at an astonishing…
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