Calgary brewery, Citizen Brewery, has created a new brew in honour of Calgary Flames assistant general manager Chris Snow, who was diagnosed with ALS in June 2019. The Good Citizen is a juicy IPA 6.5% ABV where the majority of its proceeds will be donated to ALS Research. More than two years later, Snow is…

With 145 years of fermentation experience, Chr. Hansen has streamlined the sour beer process with the introduction of Harvest LB-1 — a process where kettle-soured beer could be brewed predictably and consistently in just 16 hours . Harvest LB-1 is the company’s addition to the SmartBev range; it is freeze-dried, direct-inoculation culture of Lactobacillus plantarum…

As the brewing industry continues to pull itself out of the red from the hit everyone has taken over the last 18 months, it looks like things might be turning the corner for some sort of normalcy. And while it’s been a tough year, one brewery out in Calgary, Alberta refused to lay any of…

SweetWater Brewing Company and Broken Coast Cannabis Ltd. announced the launch of SweetWater Broken Coast BC Lager – the first collaborative brew between craft beer and Canada’s leading craft cannabis brand, Broken Coast.  SweetWater’s Broken Coast BC Lager Flavor Profile features: This crisp 5.5% A.B.V. lager does not have a cannabis flavor and does not…

The iconic rock band, AC/DC, have teamed up with KnuckleBonz, Inc. and Calicraft Brewing Co. to release their new beers, AC/DC® PWR UP Juicy IPA and AC/DC® TNT Double IPA. The 16oz collector’s edition AC/DC can is set to hit shelves by September with an option for online purchasing.   “We are beyond excited to be…

They say it takes a village, and Calgary’s Village Brewery has brought back to life a historic beer as a modern craft lager. Brewed 129 years ago by the Calgary Brewing & Malting Company, the traditional Calgary Export Lager is back in the hands of patrons under the new name, Calgary Beer Craft Lager. “It’s…

 “The lower index relative to June 2020 indicates that more distributors are reporting they are ordering “about the same” amount of product as the same time last year. This is not a big surprise as the segment has experienced significant amounts of distribution growth over the past 12 months,” said NBWA Chief Economist Lester Jones….

Opening its doors as Howe Sound Brewing Company twenty-five years ago, it was one of British Columbia’s original craft breweries with a vision to build a brewpub and inn that feels at home in the landscape of the pacific northwest. In 1996, they brewed their first beers with John Mitchell, the grandfather of Craft Brewing…

There’s trouble brewing for the industry right now with recordings showing barley conditions at their lowest year on record. The latest U.S. Drought Monitor shows 80 percent of the nation’s barley crop is in drought. Between the heat hitting locations that are not ever hit this hard by the warmth and lack of rain, the…

Contamination by wild yeast and bacteria is one of the worst things for beer production, leading to a series of unwanted flavours which are usually thrown by the wayside. It is imperative that the cleanliness and sanitation of equipment be done properly and nowadays, companies have tons of options for sanitizing their gear, two of…