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A Cambridge Brewery Struck A Deal On The Dragon’s Den

Certain golfers believe that there exists a magic bullet that can solve all of their problems in the game. A local beer brand developed by Farm League Brewing recently struck a hole-in-one to get their beer in front of even more thirsty golfers, but it won’t cure your slice or your hook. The producers of…

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Edmonton Opens its Newest Brewery

Edmonton acquired its newest brewery last week, Arcadia Brewing Co., being the first business to open its doors in the new Manchester Square Shopping centre. Sitting with his parents in a pub in Northern Ireland, young Darren McGeown wanted to create a space where strangers could become a community. As a massive fan of The…

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Q&A session with Rob Fink, CEO & Founder of Big Drop Brewing Co.

Rob Fink is founder and producer of award-winning non-alcoholic craft beer, Big Drop Brewing. Fink is dedicated to making great beers that are no more than 0.5% ABV (0.4% in Ontario). Fink is no stranger to challenging well-established business models. As a lawyer in 2016, aged 38 and having just become a father – he found himself bucking…

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BEER TRACEABILITY IN CANADA. ARE YOU READY?

It’s official.  Beer is food.  That’s effectively what the Government of Canada and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) said on January 15, 2019 when introducing new Safe Food for Canadians Regulations (SFCR) for Canadians, explains Steve Grundy from McRae Integration. With this comes new requirements for manufacturers of alcoholic beverages, those containing 0.5% or more alcohol by volume, to have a traceability system in place by July 15,…

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Celebrate Canadian Beer Day this October

In the true north, there are days dedicated to maple syrup, curling, and the noble beaver. But there’s never been a national day to annually celebrate one of Canada’s favourite products: beer. That ends today as Beer Canada is officially declaring the Wednesday before Thanksgiving: Canadian Beer Day. On October 9, the inaugural Canadian Beer Day will feature celebrations — big…

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Huge impact feared after dogs banned

An Uxbridge, Ontario, brewing company is fearing a customer backlash after a single anonymous complaint led to dogs being banned. The Second Wedge Brewing Company has been dog-friendly for three years and co-owner Rob Garrad told Global News that dogs have never been a problem. According to regulations, every room where food is prepared must…

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Scott Labs to host Open House and Brewery Bus tour THIS Thursday (20th)

Scott Labs will host an Open House and brewery bus tour this Thursday, which takes in visits to Henderson Brewing Co, Clifford Brewing Co, Bench Brewing Co, Counterpart Brewing and and Open House at Scott Labs Canada. Departing Henderson Brewing Co at 10:45, the day concludes with drop offs at the same brewery at 20:30….

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Steam Whistle Brewing broadens portfolio

Steam Whistle has added the first new beer to its portfolio in 19 years. The brewery has launched a premium Pale Ale to complement its well-established Pilsner, both of which are made according to the exacting standards of the Bavarian Purity Act of 1516 “We have grown to become the No. 1 craft beer in…

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Mooshead Breweries enters joint venture with Sproutly to produce cannabis-infused drinks

Moosehead Breweries has entered a joint venture with Spoutly to develop, produce, and market non‐alcoholic cannabis-infused beverages in Canada. Canada’s oldest and independent brewery will use Sproutly’s proprietary, naturally produced water soluble cannabinoids known as ‘Infuz2O’ to produce the drinks. According to the news release, both companies will bring their respective strengths to the joint…

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Make great beer and the rest will follow | Dieu du Ciel!

The brewing landscape is more competitive than ever and having a direct route to market remains one integral way to provide the consumer with fresh beer while driving revenues straight back into your brewery. It was an approach Jean-François Gravel and Stéphane Ostiguy took when they opened Dieu du Ciel! in 1998 and more than…

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