Canadian Homebrew Day is held on the first Saturday in June in Canada. Home brewers are asked to all use the same beer recipe, but one group did something different to honour their colleague and friend.True Grist member Christina Burbadge won a homebrew competition at Stack Brewery in 2019. In March, she passed away from…

Anheuser-Busch recently announced that it will give away free alcoholic beverage products if over 70 percent of US consumers are vaccinated by July 4. “Anheuser-Busch is emphasising consumption of alcoholic beverage products, which in recent years have seen a large downturn in a number of global markets due to health and wellness concerns of calorie…

The Village Brewery in Calgary, AB, is raising money to help local Trevor Hofbauer get to the Tokyo Games by launching their Village Runner Natural Golden Ale. Naturally Golden, The Village Runner is dedicated to all of those Albertans who log kilometres on the pathways and trails of this beautiful province. This beer is also…

As #TourismWeek kicked off in Canada over the Victoria Day weekend, the 100th Anniversary of the Bluenose Schooner is being celebrated in Nova Scotia and Lunenburg all year long. Garrison Brewing and Shipwright Brewing co-released a lager earlier this year to mark such a special occasion. The 5% ABV Bluenose Lager is a commemorative lager…

Regina’s brewers have teamed up to create a Hop Circuit brewery tour in the city to boost its tourism. Rebellion Brewing’s Hop Circuit is a collaborative brewery tour of the city’s six craft beer makers — Bushwakker, District Brewing, Malty National, Pile O’ Bones, Rebellion and Warehouse Brewing. “They’re kind of all located relatively central…

The former Grand River Brewing building in Cambridge was taken over by Farm League Brewing. The group consists of four friends: Collin McKinnon, Mike Mayo, Matt Boismier and Tyler Campbell. Earlier this year the group has been renovating the 108-year-old building and preparing the property for the Cambridge beer community. “It was something that we…

Almost two years since its inception, Victoria, BC’s Whistle Buoy Brewery has released a non-fungible token (NFT), making it the country’s first drinkable NFT. “We were tuned in to some of what’s happening in the cryptocurrency market right now,” said Isaiah Archer, marketing director at Whistle Buoy. “Because we have this creative outlet of launching…

Boutique craft beer bottle shops have been opening up all across the country this year with the latest addition of The Old Galt Bottle Shop in Cambridge, Ontario. Rob Quilty and Rob Rappolt began planning for The OG Bottle Shop last year once the pandemic hit and alcohol takeout hit the scene. The shop will…

Born in Amsterdam, Heineken has become the world’s second-largest brewer since its inception in the 1870’s. Last week, the company reached out to the Distell Group with the interest to purchase the majority of Distell’s business. According to a recent statement made by Distell, “Shareholders are advised that Heineken has approached Distell regarding the potential…

Kitsilano is located in the west end of Vancouver, British Columbia and this may come as a shock to most people – there are no breweries in that neighbourhood. However, three locals, who happen to be friends, have decided to change that. James Boileau, Andrew Lavigne, and Dana Barnaby are launching Kits Beach Beer Summer…