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The State of Canada’s Beer Industry (According to the Big Boys)

Earlier this week (April 15, 2020), Beer Canada, the beer industry trade and lobby organization, released its annual Industry Trends 2019 report. The statistical report offers up a snapshot of where beer in Canada is sitting. Sort of. I normally… Continue Reading →

A Little Alberta Beer Award Number Crunching

I have had a bit of time in the couple of days following the announcement of the 2020 Alberta Beer Award winners, which you can find here, to do something of an historical analysis of the first three years of… Continue Reading →

2020 Alberta Beer Awards Winners Announced

Tonight, via internet livestream, the winners of the 2020 Alberta Beer Awards were announced. The big winners were Cabin Brewing and Alley Kat Brewing, but there was plenty of celebration to go around. Forty-eight different breweries won medals, showing an… Continue Reading →

AGLC Frees Up Contract Brewing

Late last week the AGLC released a Bulletin (which you can read here) making some amendments to their Liquor Manufacturer Policy. The big news is a relaxing of rules around contract brewing. The timing of the changes is a bit… Continue Reading →

COVID-19 and the Craft Beer Industry (Part II)

COVID-19 is going to transform many aspects of our daily lives. Dozens of industries will not look the same after we collectively get through this crisis. Our society, and our economy will be very different. The craft beer industry in… Continue Reading →

What Does the COVID-19 Crisis Mean for Craft Beer? (Part I)

As the globe continues to react to the growing crisis that is COVID-19, there has been much talk (in addition to the human costs of the pandemic) about its economic impacts . We are seeing hundreds of thousands of workers… Continue Reading →

A Conversation with Alley Kat’s New Owners

There have been lots of questions and talk around the recent sale of Edmonton’s Alley Kat to a pair of St. Albert entrepreneurs. You can read the story of the sale here, and my analysis of what it might mean… Continue Reading →

What Went Down at the ABA Judging?

The Family Day long weekend appears to have a new tradition for a couple dozen beer judges and stewards these days. For the third year it has meant leaving family behind and spending the weekend holed up at a brewery… Continue Reading →

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