Earlier this month, it was announced that Ontario’s biggest beer seller, The Beer Store (TBS), is losing money hand over fist. In 2020 – taking the pandemic into account – their loss was $50.7 million. As much as the pandemic has played a role in profit loss for the industry across the board, The Beer…

Data from the World Health Organization Global Health Observatory (GHO) the changes of world consumption of beer can be seen below with review of the first 15 countries in the world for beer consumption from 1961 to 2018: First place was awarded to the Seychelles archipelago (made of 115 islands) of Seychelles. Seychelles makes up…

P.E.I-born brothers Peter and Jeff Grandy are the owners of Holy Whale Brewery in New Brunswick. As Atlantic Canada is set to reopen a bubble scheduled for April 19, the brothers decided to bring back the P.E.I.-themed beer in hopes of luring Islanders to the mainland. Brewed with P.E.I potatoes, the beer is a traditional…

New to the Canadian market, Coors Seltzer – in flavours that include black cherry, mango, lemon lime, and grapefruit – is helping the planet with an incentive for Earth Day. The brand is asking Canadians to skip their showers on April 22 so people can confidently keep their cameras off and avoid any zoom meetings….

The B.C. government has given a temporary authorization to bars and restaurants to sell draught beer in growlers to patrons who purchase a meal. This allowance will be in place until June 6, 2021, allowing Liquor Primary and Food Primary licensees to package beer in growlers for off-site consumption. “We know it’s a tough time…

The American Chemical Society (ACS) is a nonprofit organization chartered by the U.S. Congress. ACS’ mission is to advance the broader chemistry enterprise and its practitioners for the benefit of Earth and all its people. They have created a new way to extract the protein and fiber from brewer’s spent grain and use it to…

This past Tuesday April 13th marked the 10-year anniversary of the historic official opening day of the Niagara College’s Teaching Brewery. The milestone was marked by a virtual “Brewunion” for a group from the first class of Brewmaster graduates.  Located at NC’s Daniel J. Patterson Campus in Niagara-on-the-Lake, the Teaching Brewery is home to the …

Tom Staib was a fourth-generation owner, alongside brother Andy, of DWS Printing, a label manufacturer in Long Island, NY that has been in business since 1865. Staib passed away suddenly last October. “Tom was our customer, our business partner, our friend,” said Bill Myers, Marketing Manager at Domino.  “He was well known and highly regarded. …

“It’s been really difficult,” said Paul Goulet. “We’ve been largely shut down throughout —  we haven’t fully opened since the pandemic hit. It’s been difficult having to feed the animals and care for the animals and provide for the staff who have been under the stresses everyone’s been under… it’s been trying but we’re finding…