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Side Launch Brewing Company Announces Opening of New Beer Store in London, Ontario

The expansion marks an exciting step for the award-winning, Collingwood-based brewery, bringing its renowned beer offerings to the community of London, Ontario. Side Launch Brewing Company is thrilled to announce the grand opening of a second retail store at 695 Sovereign Rd in London, Ontario. This marks an exciting expansion for the award-winning, Collingwood-based brewery, bringing…

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New Process Automation Solution to “Drive Optimization And Efficiency” Improvements

A new technology solution has been launched for the cold block stage of the brewing process to support breweries in their operational efficiency and in the adoption of digital solutions.  The brewery-specific ABB Ability BeerMaker is a cold block intelligent process automation control solution that will support safety and quality improvements, boost productivity, and raise…

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Food Scientists Show Rice Malt Has Potential to Play a Bigger Role in Beer

Rice is showing potential to play a more prominent role in beer brewing, and it helps that Arkansas produces a lot of it. Arkansas grows about half of the rice in the United States, mostly long-grain. Meanwhile, climate change and international conflicts are leading to a shortage of the raw materials traditionally used for brewing…

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Scientists Utilize Machine Learning to Improve Belgian Beer Flavour

Tailoring Belgian beer requires bravery. The UNESCO lists Belgian beer culture as a World Heritage Site, and the country’s brewers take great pride in what they make. However, a team at VIB-KU Leuven has started a significant initiative to figure out using scientific and chemical methods that may improve beer. According to Nature Communications, Leuven…

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Craft Beer Market Speeds Towards Exponential Growth

The global craft beer market size is expected to be valued at USD 141.66 thousand units in 2024 and reach USD 272.75 thousand units by 2029, growing at a CAGR of 14% from 2024 to 2029. Global Craft Beer Market Report Scope: Market Size (2029): USD 272.75 thousand units Market Size (2024): USD 141.66 thousand…

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App Can Help People Reduce Their Alcohol Intake

A free smartphone app, Drink Less, can help people who would benefit most from reducing their alcohol consumption to do so successfully, according to a large randomised controlled trial led by UCL researchers and involving University of Bristol academics. The study, published in eClinicalMedicine and funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research…

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Beer Market Size in US to Grow by USD 24.15 Billion from 2022 to 2027, Technavio

The beer market in US  is set to witness a significant surge in the coming years, according to a recent report forecasting its growth from 2023 to 2027. The report suggests that the market size is estimated to increase by a whopping USD 24.15 billion during this period, with a forecasted Compound Annual Growth Rate…

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Ag-West Bio Invests in IntelliYeast, a Startup Helping Craft Brewers Brew Better Beer

Ag-West Bio is pleased to announce a recent undisclosed investment into IntelliYeast Laboratories Inc., a Saskatchewan-based biotech company that develops and commercializes yeast with optimized performance to brew better craft beer. IntelliYeast CEO Christopher Eskiw is also a researcher at the University of Saskatchewan College of Agriculture and Bioresources. He and co-founder Nicole Shoaf have…

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Nudging the Public’s Thirst for Draught Alcohol-free Beers Could Significantly Reduce Alcohol-Associated Harms

Making alcohol-free beer more widely available on draught in pubs and bars may help people switch from alcoholic to alcohol-free beer, a new study published in Addiction today [21 March], has found. Pubs and bars taking part in the University of Bristol-led trial saw an increase in sales of healthier non-alcoholic draught beer. In partnership…

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Indoor Hops Cultivation in Spain

It’s a cold, foggy morning outside the warehouse in northwest Spain, but inside it’s toasty, with LED lights tricking 360 hop plants into thinking it’s late August. These robust climbing plants, atop an impressive network of cables and wire, are in full bloom and adorned with delicate papery-green hops, which are highly valued for contributing…

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