from Brewed Awakening, for The Province
You know how this intro goes by now: beer writer is staggered by the number of new breweries still opening up, when he was worried about the possibility of a bubble way back in 2013.
Molson Coors says John H.R Molson and Bros. 1908 Historic Pale Ale was created to celebrate its 230 years of brewing in Canada.
A record number of craft brewers & cider makers will soon be heading to Penticton to showcase their best at the 21st annual Okanagan Fest of Ale. The Okanagan Fest of Ale takes place April 8…
PicoBrew, the Seattle, WA company that makes the Zymatic all grain brewing appliance finding favour with craft breweries for pilot batch production, has opened up a Canadian sales office in Toronto. George Dyke, one of the…
Following on last year’s inaugural event, Vancouver Magazine presents its “International Craft Beer Awards” again in 2016. Compared to other beer award programs, VCBA is less about technical and more about inclusion. That inclusion extends to…
Craft beer sales in B.C. have nearly tripled in the past five years, with $73 million worth sold in 2015.
Riot Brewing Co. is set to be Vancouver Island’s newest brewery, scheduled to open this Spring in Chemanius, BC. Riot was co-founded by life partners Aly Tomlin and Ralf Rosenke, both brewing industry veterans, together with (new life partner) Morgan Moreira. Riot’s Head Brewer has just been revealed as Fabian Specht from Surrey’s Central City Brewing Co., and the namesake to CC’s beer, The Fabulator. With the blessing of acclaimed Brewmaster, Gary Lohin, Fab will leave Vancouver and head to the island to raise a Riot.
Tickets to the 21st Annual Okanagan Fest of Ale, one of the Pacific Northwest’s largest and longest running Consumer Craft Beer and Cider Tasting Events are now on sale. This 2-day event features great entertainment, fabulous…
Roseville, Minnesota CUSTOM KETTLE Inc., has developed a line of durable and reusable signs for the brewing industry. With recent growth through local and online channels, CUSTOM KETTLE decided to reach out to like-minded publications to…
With pub closures still reported to be running at a rate of around 29 a week there is another, no less startling statistic that may have escaped your attention. That is that over 200 breweries opened during 2015, most of them producing excellent cask ale.
There are now more than 1,400 breweries in the UK, more per head of population than anywhere else in the world. Real Ale, Craft Keg and bottled beers continue to rise in popularity including amongst younger drinkers who are spurning the bland to experiment with exciting new tastes and flavours that couldn’t have been dreamt of even 15 years ago.
That's All There Was!
That's All There Was!