Vancouver’s Granville Island Brewing has rebranded its popular Bavarian-inspired Hefeweizen. The brewery explained: “It’s still the same bright, crisp wheat ale that goes great with both brunch and BBQs. “It just has a new name and look that riffs on the Sunshine Coast—which we think has the same laid-back, flavourful approach to life as our…

Canadian breweries were well represented at the awards which included breweries from Vermont to Vietnam sending in more than 6,000 beers that represented more than 100 different styles. The competition included professional breweries and award-winning home-brewers, with judges from England, Canada and the United States. Key successes saw Cameron’s Brewing of Oakville, Ontario named one…

Thirst For Knowledge is be bringing its state of the art and comprehensive beer education program to the Ontario brewery with the first date next week (10 July). The Prud’homme Beer Certification was created by Roger Mittag, the professor of beer, in 2009  Through his company Thirst For Knowledge Inc., Mittag has come to realize that…

North Keg is the brainchild of Matt Wowchuk, an idea that came about following a conversation with a friend who had recently finished brewing college and informed him of the time and cost issues associated with keg ownership. Wowchuk explained: “We opened North Keg with one goal in mind – to provide brewers with an…

Ontario-based The Exchange Brewery has launched its first gluten-free saison, which is made from buckwheat and sorghum. The 5.8% beer has nutty and earthy flavours that blend with sweet sorghum, dark Belgian candi sugar and herbal hops (Hallertau and Styrian Celeia) for balance of sweetness while maintaining a refreshing finish. Sam Maxbauer, Head Brewer at…