Long reads

From the Archives… A Spotlight on Dominion City Brewing (Summer 2020 Edition)

From the Archives… A spotlight on Dominion City Brewing not too long after the COVID-19 pandemic was starting to rapidly unfold across the globe in the Summer of 2020.  The Ottawa River is Canada’s eighth largest watercourse. It’s also the chief tributary of the St. Lawrence. Starting in the Laurentian Mountains, the river flows west...

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Beer Babes Family

Welcome to the family   What started as a mutual interest in beer has become much more, explains Rachel Benkowski, co-founder of The Beer Babes Family, an organization that strives to support and positively engage all women in the beer community. This includes the casual beer drinkers to the highest level of brewers, Cicerones and Beer...

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Macaloney’s Island Distillery & Twa Dogs Brewery – A Tale of Innovation and Community Capital

In the world of whisky, Scotland’s rich heritage of crafting the world’s most revered spirits stands alone. Graeme Macaloney, a visionary who hails from the land of scotch and centuries-old whisky distilleries, brought with him more than just a passion for distilling when he ventured to Canada. He brought a dream. A dream that would...

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NWT Brewing: Canada’s Northernmost Brewpub

A mechanic turned brewer. There have been a few… But how many have helped set up the northernmost brewpub in Canada? That’s exactly what Fletcher Stevens and his wife Miranda Stevens did back in 2015. Located in the spirited town of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, the duo have taken local beer fans on a journey in...

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Something in the Water Brewing: The Art of Difference

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THREE BEER LOVERS FROM DIFFERENT MARKETING AGENCY BACKGROUNDS COME TOGETHER TO OPEN A BREWERY DESIGNED TO SATIATE THE CURIOUS PALETTE AND MIND? YOU GET SOMETHING IN THE WATER BREWING CO. AND SINCE OPENING ITS DOORS IN MAY 2022, THE BREWERY AND BAR CONCEPT IS ALREADY A HIT WITH THE GREAT AND THE...

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What’s Next in RTD Alcoholic Beverages? 

Insights from Flavorsum Sales of RTD alcoholic beverages continued to expand in the last year, despite pandemic-related closures of bars and restaurants. International Wine & Spirit Research (IWSR) predicts RTDs will double their market share by 2025, moving to 8 percent of the global alcoholic beverage market (up from 4 percent in 2020). The trend...

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From Paris with Love

There are few brewers, if any, with quite as impressive a CV as Christian Riemerschmid Von Der Heide. But then again, there are few breweries quite as unique as Paris Beer Co of Paris, Ontario. Together it’s the perfect marriage, driven by a desire to brew excellent, drinkable beers, created using local ingredients in a...

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Apostolos Sigalas, CEO of West Liberty Financial, Discusses New Trend for Microbreweries

Apostolos Sigalas has a vision for making old, unwanted buildings live again. As the CEO of West Liberty Financial, Sigalas has over 15 years of experience in retail bank financing for large residential, commercial, and business loans. His love of architecture, history, and business enables him to analyze all aspects of a property’s potential, and...

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Q&A session with Michelle Tham, Head of Education at Labatt Breweries, Canada

Towards the end of 2020, Brewers Journal Canada caught up with Michelle Tham, a certified Cicerone and the Head of Education at Labatt Breweries, Canada.  Part of her role is to help Canadians understand beer and appreciate beer. Brewers Journal: Hi there! How have you managed in 2020?   Michelle Tham:  In a truly challenging...

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From Beer to RTD Beverages: Your Brewing Process Reimagined

Author: Steve Grundy – Founder, TOP 5 Solutions.  email: enquiries@top5-solutions.com As beer growth slows, traditional breweries are looking beyond beer to hard seltzer and other spirit blends. And they’re finding the brewing process very accommodating. It’s enough to keep any brewer up at night. Outside pockets of growth in China, India and Brazil, most global...

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