Victoria, British Columbia-based Specific Mechanical Systems is celebrating brewing and distilling. The business, which was dounded in 1984 and incorporated in 1986, has manufactured Canadian made brewing and distilling systems for award winning breweries and distilleries worldwide. Chad MacIsaac, sales and marketing manager at Specific Mechanical Systems, said: “The success of our company is based…
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Emerson has collaborated with Colorado State University (CSU) to build the Emerson Brewing Innovation Center, where students will get hands-on experience using the latest automation technologies. The centre is funded by a joint investment and will serve as the main educational hub for the Fermentation Sciences and Technology program. It’ll reinforce advanced competencies for digital…
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Okay, they may not have a brick and mortar location yet, but Big Beaver Brewing is launching their first beer this week. Kudos to them for taking risks and coming out of the gates offering a Brut IPA and a Red Ale as their first brews, both weighing in at 5% ABV. The Red Ale…
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The Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB) has applauded last week’s provincial budget as good news for craft beer lovers and the locally-owned breweries. The OCB welcomed the focus on making craft beer more accessible and affordable through several significant changes, including; Legislation that would let municipalities make rules about where alcohol can be consumed in public…
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CCask Global Canning Solutions has donated one of its canning systems to the Beer Industry Program at Metropolitan State University of Denver The Cask’s Micro-Automated Canning Systems (mACS) will serve to educate the program’s students on the packaging, environmental, and freshness-keeping benefits of canned craft beer. Cask founder Peter Love, explained: “The MSU Denver Beer…
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Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn has partnered with Brunswick Bierworks to brew its beer at the Toronto-based facility and serve the local market. The deal means Innis & Gunn will be able to offer fresher beer and faster delivery to the Ontario market. Until now, draught kegs of Innis & Gunn were imported directly from…
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Charlottetown-based DME is under new ownership after being purchased by CIMC Enric Tank & Process B.V. (CETP), a subsidiary of CIMC ENRIC Holdings. Dutch company CIMC Enric Tank & Process has rescued DME from receivership. The DME and Newlands (NSI) brands will now operate as DME Process Systems after CETP, based out of the Netherlands,…
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Innis & Gunn has re-launched its between the Scottish brewer and Tullamore D.E.W. Irish Whisky. Kindred Spirits is the product of a unique barrel-ageing process developed by the brewing team at Innis & Gunn. The 6.1% beer is matured using the finest triple-distilled, triple-blend Irish whiskey barrels from Tullamore D.E.W. to create a smooth and…
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Looks like there is going to be a new yet familiar kid on the block in Halifax. Garrison Brewing has announced that The Oxford, a new taproom and pilot brewery, will soon be opening in the west end of the city. The brewery will be located in a space on Quinpool Road that was previously a beauty…
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Savoy Brewery, a nanobrewery that has been open since 2016 in Nelson’s Savoy Hotel, has closed down due to a “competitive restaurant market” in the area. Located in the hotel’s Falls Music Lounge restaurant and bar, Savoy Brewery closed when the restaurant, along with the adjoining Farm Fresh Café, were shuttered. The hotel itself remains…
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