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Pit Caribou brewery in Quebec acquired with $3.4 million in financing
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Pit Caribou brewery in Quebec acquired with $3.4 million in financing

BDC Capital’s Growth & Transition Capital division and Desjardins Capital have partnered to provide, in equal parts, $3.4 million in financing to Vincent Coderre and Jean‑François Nellis, two dynamic entrepreneurs from the Chaleur Bay region, to enable them to acquire the Pit Caribou microbrewery in L’Anse‑à‑Beaufils in Gaspésie. This non‑dilutive financing includes flexible repayment terms adapted to this type of…

proposed settlement of class action lawsuit: Broomfield v. Craft Brew Alliance regarding Kona Brewing
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proposed settlement of class action lawsuit: Broomfield v. Craft Brew Alliance regarding Kona Brewing

CPT Group, Inc. announced today that the Court has tentatively approved a proposed settlement in Broomfield v. Craft Brew Alliance, Inc., No. 5:17-cv-01027-BLF, a class action alleging Craft Brew Alliance, Inc. (“CBA”)’s packaging and marketing of its Kona Beer products portrayed the beer as being brewed in Hawaii, when Plaintiffs claimed they were not.  If you purchased Kona Beer between February 28,…

Trumer Pils Awarded Another Global Industry Medal
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Trumer Pils Awarded Another Global Industry Medal

Trumer Pils, the world’s most awarded pilsner, proudly announces it won a Silver Medal in the German Style Pilsner Category at the 2019 Can Can Awards. The premier beer competition, which focuses solely on canned craft beers, received over 350 global entries this year from leading breweries. The brew contestants are judged and awarded across…

Brewers Association, American Homebrewers Association Now Accepting Entries for  2019 Capitol Hill Staff Homebrew Competition
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Brewers Association, American Homebrewers Association Now Accepting Entries for 2019 Capitol Hill Staff Homebrew Competition

The Brewers Association (BA) and American Homebrewers Association (AHA) today announced Capitol Hill staff may now sign up for the Annual Capitol Hill Staff Homebrew Competition. Any employee of legal age on Capitol Hill is eligible to enter the competition. This includes but is not limited to members of Congress and their staff, security personnel,…