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Penticton Brewery Women Bond Together to Create Women’s Day Beer

Since the beginning, Slackwater Brewing has been teaming up with the Pink Boots Society to create brews. The society provides a yearly hop pellets blend, and breweries get to make their own beer with proceeds going to educational scholarship and programming for women in the industry. Slackwater’s female staff have gathered once again to come…

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New Malt House Gives New Brunswick Access to a Locally Sourced Ingredient

Maison Fils Du Roy Inc. opened its new malt house in Petit-Paquetville this week, giving locally sourced malt access to New Brunswick craft brewers. A 4,500-square-foot facility will produce two types of barley-based malt: a Pilsner malt and a Vienna malt. This news comes at a time when the province boasts the most breweries per…

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B.C.’s Brewing Diploma: Langley University

It’s no secret that the B.C. craft beer scene continues to invade the market with 200 breweries since 2020 and an additional six new operations set to launch this year. Some might say that a lot of BC’s success stems from calling a 4,500 square foot, custom-built teaching brewery, complete with state-of-the-art brewing and lab…

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Craft Beer Policy has Nova Scotia Craft Brewers Paying Higher Taxes

Brian Titus, the president of the Craft Brewers Association Of Nova Scotia, is calling on the province of Nova Scotia to make some changes to the rules that help govern local beer production. CBANS says “outdated government regulations and punitive new rules are now holding back the industry and making Nova Scotia an increasingly inhospitable…

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Canadian Beverage Industry Professionals Join Craft Beer Marketing Awards’ Global Judges Panel

Founded in 2019, The Craft Beer Marketing Awards (CBMAS) is the only global awards competition to recognize and celebrate the importance of craft beer marketing and design as a key to success in the industry. The CBMAS expanded its industry significance as a leading expert in marketing trends with the presentation of a marketing seminar…

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Guinness Invests in a £73 Million Move to Help London Economy

London’s Chancellor Rishi Sunak is supporting the major investment by Guinness in the heart of the West End. The £73 million move to create a Guinness microbrewery, event space, store and restaurant in Covent Garden was a “crucial vote of confidence” in the capital that would help “drive forward London’s economy as we leave Covid…

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Langley KPU Students Create Custom Craft Beers

Graduating students in the brewing program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) – Langley Campus, located in BC, started offering new beers at the end of last month. Every Friday at the KPU Brew Lab, new creations of beers are released and available for purchase until April, allowing beer lovers to sample the students’ products as…

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Good News: Craft Breweries Set Up for Post-Pandemic Recovery

Duluth, Vermont, was home to a total of 10 breweries in 2020 and Gregory Dunkling, a program director of business of craft beer at the University of Vermont, has noted that the craft beer market is expanding as we speak. Although, some people wonder about the sustainability of these markets. “Is this growth sustainable? Fair…

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Molson Launches Maple Beerup for Canadians to Cheer on Team Canada at the Olympics

The Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games kick off this Friday February 4, and Molson has created a way for Canadians to cheer on Team Canada at breakfast time. With over 80% of the medal ceremonies or finals taking place locally between 5:00am and 10:00am, Molson has created a sweet wakeup call to enjoy. Just ahead…

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Halifax Brewery Takes Commercial Beer to a Local Level

Halifax’s 2 Crows Brewing Co. has spun a commercial beer into a local delight. Using only Maritime ingredients, the brewery hopes its AC Light Lager can access the Bud Light drinkers of the world into the craft brewery market. Andrew Simpson, from 2 Crows Brewery, said that the new flagship brew is made with Shoreline Malting…

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