Located in North Vancouver, BC, Black Kettle Brewing Co. is supporting women joining the brewing industry with a special hop brew blend with a portion of proceeds going towards scholarships to female brewers. Brewmaster Sarah Polkinghorne wants to see more women in the industry and is working on a brew where every dollar for every…
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The Shipyards Brewery District is hosting an Easter Craft Beer Crawl this weekend, April 2 to 5. The idea behind the hop is to visit a minimum of five breweries within the district and collect a sticker every time you buy a local craft beer. Once patrons have five stickers, they can take their card…
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As hard seltzers continue to grow, the US is particularly seeing an increase with no stopping for the future. “It’s not just the current size of the category, which is attention grabbing enough, but the fact that it can sustain significant growth for many years to come,” said Rabobank. A young category of the industry,…
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The Wheeled Brew Bottle Shop held its grand opening this past weekend in Barrie, Ontario. Owner Evan MacDonald runs a mobile service featuring a vintage 1940 Ford Panel tap truck, a 1950 Ford, F-3 beer truck and a 1947 Chevy 4800 mobile bar pouring beer, cider and wine for events and weddings. He now adds…
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-[PRESS RELEASE]- Located in Gore Bay on Manitoulin Island, Ontario, Split Rail Brewing Company has been awarded $26,117CA to move toward B Corp certification and develop as a social purpose business. Social purpose organizations help to strengthen local economies while giving back and creating more resilient and sustainable communities. They promote prosperity while protecting people…
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Calgary’s Wild Rose Brewery was recently purchased by Sleeman Breweries Ltd. and is scheduled to undergo a massive $4.12 million upgrade and expansion of its production facility. “We’ve seen dramatic growth of canned beer here in Alberta over the past 18 months,” said Brian Smith, Wild Rose Brewery’s director of operations. “During this time, our…
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-[PRESS RELEASE]- Regina-based tech company, Brew Ninja, a B2B SaaS microbrewery management company, announced last week the closing of a CAD $650,000 seed round, exceeding its initial goal to raise $500,000. Founder Shea Martin realized there was a gap between breweries and available software. Since this kind of technology is expensive and very time consuming,…
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Beertown, a business that is still a new concept to the Guelph area, was established in 2012 and comes from a rich history in hospitality dating back to 1956, with its first location opening in Cambridge Ontario. For them, the changes from the Alcohol and Gaming Commission of Ontario’s regulations came as some much-needed good…
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The lawsuit between the world’s largest brewer, AB InBev, and clothing company Patagonia has been settled. The dispute came over the launch of a Patagonia-branded beer. “The parties stipulate and agree to the dismissal with prejudice of this entire action, including all claims and counterclaims, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure. The parties will…
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BEERSCANS is an augmented reality platform for the craft beer industry, enabling brewers to offer a unique virtual experience from every beer through product packaging. Created specifically for the craft beer industry, BEERSCANS gives brands the ability to virtually link content to their packaging so that beer lovers can use a mobile device to launch…
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