At What’s Brewing, we’re happy whenever craft beer gets coverage in the media. Here’s the latest in must-know news from around the world of beer and beverages. Please send press releases or links to our Newsroom Editor at ac.gniwerbstahw @moorswen.
You can grow barley in the Lower Mainland, local brewery finds – but one hurdle remains
January 14, 2020
Field House Brewery starts growing its own grain, marking milestone for local brew industry.
Do craft breweries gentrify neighborhoods? It’s complicated
January 14, 2020
Craft breweries may not deserve their bourgey stereotypes, research finds.
Researchers study yeast genomes to uncover new ways of brewing
January 8, 2020
Thompson Rivers University professor is using microbiology research lab to study how yeast species interact.
The best beer you can’t buy: Vancouver Island homebrewing collective racks up honours
January 7, 2020
Lazo Barrel Collective is a group of beer lovers based in Comox, B.C.
Streetcar Brewing’s Twelve Month Lounge License Trial
January 6, 2020
North Vancouver's Streetcar Brewing has 12 months to prove it can operate a lounge and patio at 123A First St. East without becoming a noise nuisance in the neighbourhood, following a City of North Vancouver council vote last month.
No, Tapping on a Beer Can Doesn’t Stop It From Fizzing Over
December 19, 2019
Apologies to that one friend who keeps using this "trick" to not lose out on any beer.
Turning craft beer into theatre: Brewloops donates $20,000 to Western Canadian Theatre
December 18, 2019
How many tickets to the play can you get for $20,000? The answer doesn't matter to BrewLoops, they're handing a cheque over for that much to Western Canadian Theatre (WCT) because that's what they do.
Ancient Drunk Gorillas Are the Reason You Can Tolerate Booze Today
December 11, 2019
Apes may have survived because of their evolved tolerance for alcohol. Three cheers to our ape ancestors.
This New Gadget Will Turn Your Beer Cans Into Glasses In Seconds
December 11, 2019
A new gadget named Draft Top removes the entire inner aluminum top of a beverage can, leaving the can topless for garnishes and more.
David Coors Staying in Golden as Head of New Coors Beverage Division
December 11, 2019
Although Molson Coors is closing its Denver headquarters and moving to Chicago, David Coors will remain in Golden as part of a new Coors division called Next Generation.
OUTLOOK 2019: Hit the ale trail in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
December 3, 2019
The province wants local residents, neighbours and tourists to raise a glass to craft breweries in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and the rest of B.C.
New craft breweries enliven North Vancouver
December 3, 2019
City council approved the rezoned Shipyards Brewery District in April. Now, in addition to the 2013-founded Green Leaf Brewing at the Lonsdale Quay Market, four new craft breweries sit just a 10-minute walk or less from the SeaBus terminal.