No/low alcohol continues to increase profits in the total beverage alcohol market. No- and low-alcohol beer/cider, wine, spirits, and ready-to-drink products grew by more than +6% in volume in 10 key global focus markets in 2021, and now hold a 3.5% volume share of the industry. Among 10 focus markets examined in the 2022 IWSR…
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Niagara College staff members have won two Awards of Excellence from the Minister of Colleges and Universities. A team from the College’s Research & Innovation division was presented with an award in the Everyday Heroes category, for making a difference during the pandemic and the 2020-2021 academic year, while College Brewmaster Jon Downing was honoured with…
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The Hop Growers of America released its 2021 Stat Pack, a report that compiles the most recent figures and trends in the U.S. hop industry. Despite the growing challenges throughout the season, the U.S. hop industry emerged from 2021 with a record-breaking hop production of 116.5 million lbs. Commercial acreage increased 4 percent and total…
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“The pandemic has driven a huge shift toward local home delivery of everything from groceries to alcohol – and RouteSavvy has been enhanced to provide more delivery management functionality – as well as just being even easier to use and deploy,” said Steve Milroy, president of OnTerra Systems. OnTerra Systems are the developers of RouteSavvy,…
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Nova Scotia’s craft beer industry continues to grow and thrive in spite of all the challenges it has been facing, but some producers say the current policy in place is still penalizing the most successful brewers. “Nova Scotia craft beer is a real success story,” says Brian Titus, the president of the Craft Brewers Association…
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Ben Coli, co-founder and brewer of Dageraad Brewing in Burnaby, BC, took to social media this month to express the challenges his brewery is facing at the start of a continued pandemic year. “I want to be clear that Dageraad isn’t at risk of closing, but business has been terrible for us and for a…
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The EU has discovered a new stain of yeast adding to the flavour and aroma of beer. Scientists, partly supported by the EU-funded Aromagenesis project, have developed novel fertile hybrid yeast strains. These fertile yeast hybrids offer the beverage industry novel and exciting options for flavours, aromas and brewing methods. The research was published in…
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Pinter has launched the world’s first low ABV beer that can be brewed at home. Winner of Time Magazine’s Best Invention Award for 2021, Pinter’s Low Profile Fresh Beer is light, crisp and floral. The classic IPA at 1% stands out with sparkling citrus, piney notes and hard-hitting hops. The low ABV was achieved by…
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Former co-founder of Mill Street, Steve Abrams, and his partners have launched a non-alcoholic beer –Harmon’s — that actually tastes like beer. “Being in the beer industry for a long time, it can take its toll on you,” said Abrams. “I had just hit that point where I said, I have to hit the brakes.”…
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BEERMKR is an automatic home brewing machine that turns raw ingredients into beer. Users add their ingredients to the countertop unit, where a suite of onboard sensors and heating elements guide the soon-to-be beer through brewing and fermentation. Once the app gives the signal, users transfer the batch to the fridge for carbonation. Interesting Engineering…
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