John Mitchell

Beer Awards Industry News

Tony Dewald Receives Inaugural John Mitchell Award for Brewing Excellence

CBNSeptember 22, 2023September 27, 2023

VANCOUVER, BC - A new award that has been "established to celebrate the remarkable contributions of outstanding individuals in the brewing industry" has announced its inaugural winner. From the press...

Industry News

Russell Brewing Donates $7000 to John Mitchell Scholarship at Kwantlen Polytechnic University

CBNNovember 11, 2022November 11, 2022

SURREY, BC – Russell Brewing and Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) have announced that the release of a special collaborative beer earlier this year has resulted in a significant contribution to a scholarship...

Beer Releases

Russell Brewing and Kwantlen Polytechnic University Releasing John Mitchell Signature Cascadian Dark Ale

CBNJune 22, 2022June 22, 2022

SURREY, BC – Russell Brewing and the Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) have announced the upcoming release of a collaborative beer honouring a pioneer of Canada's craft brewing industry. John Mitchell Signature...

Beer Events

Celebration of Life for John Mitchell Taking Place in Vancouver This Month

CBNJuly 3, 2019July 3, 2019

VANCOUVER, BC - A celebration of the life of John Mitchell, the Canadian craft brewing pioneer who passed away on June 16th, has been announced for later this month in Vancouver....

Industry News

Canadian Craft Brewing Pioneer John Mitchell Passes Away

CBNJune 17, 2019June 17, 2019

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC - One of the founding fathers of Canada's craft brewing scene, John Mitchell, has passed away at the age of 89. Born in Singapore in 1929 and...