Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB), the voice of craft brewing in Ontario, today launched its Great Beer. Better Access. campaign. The provincial government is currently consulting on potential changes to the alcohol retail landscape in Ontario, for which the OCB applauds the government. The goal of the OCB’s campaign is to encourage craft beer lovers to participate in that consultation and help…
The Timmins and Northeast Ontario communities have been enjoying Full Beard Brewing Co.’s (FBB) beverages for the past two years. To meet growing demand, FBB is excited to announce that they are expanding their operations to the Ottawa area. In order to facilitate the expansion, FBB is launching an equity crowdfunding campaign to raise $1.5M….
Beer Canada today congratulates the Ford government on its decisive action to stop Ontario’s automatically escalating beer tax and help beer drinkers. “It’s refreshing to see Doug Ford and his Ontario government take the concerns of beer drinkers seriously,” said Beer Canada Chair George Croft. “These automatically escalating beer taxes are unfair to consumers, take money out of their pockets and need to be…
Ontario beer drinkers will be a little richer today. Cool Beer Brewery will be helping beer drinkers save money by offering their award winning Cool Lager beer for a buck a bottle. Four packs of Cool Lager go on sale today for $4 bucks, in selected LCBO and Beer Store locations. “We’ve been busy since Premier Ford’s announcement…
Celebrating 15 years of leadership in craft beer, Central City Brewers & Distillers is changing beer industry standards by being the first brewery in North America to move its entire core beer line-up to the larger 500 ml cans format, while maintaining traditional 355 ml cans pricing. Starting in June 2018, all core Red Racer beer will be shifting from 355 ml…
Moosehead Breweries is Canada’s oldest and largest independent brewery – and now, for the first time, the company’s most historic beer will available across the US. Moosehead Pale Ale, the first beer to use the Moosehead name, has been brewed using the same recipe since 1933 and has built a loyal following in Canada for its inherent strength, distinctive…
A $1.4 billion class action lawsuit launched against the Beer Store three years ago has been dismissed by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice. “We have always believed this case was completely without merit and now the court has agreed,” said the Beer Store Board Chair Charlie Angelakos. “The case was filled with factual errors and fundamentally misunderstood…
Wild Tea Kombucha and Wild Rose Brewery are proud to launch their limited edition “Blushing Brew 2” on February 14th, 2018 just in time for Valentine’s Day. The blend is a combination of hibiscus, rose petal and juniper berry kombucha with Cowbell kettle sour which makes a colourful, drinkable and unique brew. The result is a flavour…
Legend 7 Brewing, the latest craft brewery to join Calgary’s newly emerging “Barley Belt” isn’t just serving up great beers, it’s serving up great stories too. The brewery launched with contemporary takes on classic beer styles, with a Czech Pilsner, Robust Porter and American Pale Ale among the first brews to be shipped. However what…
Canada’s first and only ISO 9001 and ICH-GMP certified cannabis producer, today announced the introduction of its first adult-use recreational brand: San Rafael ’71, inspired by and designed to celebrate the spirit of classic cannabis culture. San Rafael ’71 has been designed with the classic consumer in mind, one of the largest segments of the Canadian cannabis market. San Rafael ’71…
In an effort to support national projects that build positive relationships between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people, Steam Whistle Brewing has pledged to donate 50% of all profits from beer sales during the month of February to the Downie Wenjack Fund. Like countless Canadians, Steam Whistle’s staff were inspired by the late artist and activist Gord…
Canada’s top-selling craft cider, Brickworks Ciderhouse is proud to announce the first urban ciderhouse in Canada, Brickworks Ciderhouse. Located in downtown Torontoat 709 Queen Street East, Brickworks Ciderhouse will open its doors February 2018. Brickworks Ciderhouse will be a new destination for Toronto craft cider fans and the home for Brickworks cider favourites, locally crafted micro-batches and a locally sourced seasonal menu…
Brick Brewing Co. Limited (“Brick” or the “Company”) (TSX:BRB), Ontario’s largest Canadian-owned brewery, today announced plans to upgrade can line capacity at its Kitchener brewery. The $3.5M project will install a new can filler and pasteurizer and will bring annual canning capacity to approximately four hundred thousand hectoliters (hl). Brick Brewing also operates Waterloo Brewing,…
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