National

Craft Beer Importers Announces Craft BeerAdvent Calendar 2016

CBNSeptember 19, 2016September 19, 2016

CALGARY, AB – Premium beer import agency Craft Beer Importers has announced the upcoming release of the 5th annual Craft BeerAdvent Calendar, with this year’s edition featuring the theme "New World Beers from...

Industry News

Beer Canada Launches Partners for Safer Communities Campaign

CBNSeptember 16, 2016September 16, 2016

OTTAWA, ON - Beer Canada, an industry advocacy group representing member breweries from across the country, has announced the launch of a new campaign intended to educate consumers on the importance...

Beer Retailing

Online Alcohol Sales Portal Drinky Seeking Suppliers

CBNSeptember 12, 2016September 12, 2016

LONDON, ON - A recently launched online sales portal for producers and distributors of artisanal alcohol beverages has issued a call for suppliers to join the service. Described as a "Canadian-based...

Beer Releases

Goose Island Rambler IPA Now Available in Canada

CBNSeptember 9, 2016September 9, 2016

TORONTO, ON – Labatt Breweries has announced that it has brought another seasonal brand from Chicago's Goose Island Beer Co. into the Canadian marketplace for a limited time. Rambler IPA is...

Beer Awards

Red Truck Ridin’ Shotgun Belgian Blonde Ale Named CCBA 2015 Label of the Year

CBNSeptember 1, 2016August 31, 2016

TORONTO, ON – The Collectors of Canadian Brewery Advertising (CCBA), Canada’s national organization for collectors of brewery memorabilia, has selected Red Truck Ridin' Shotgun Belgian Blonde Ale as winner of its Label of...

Beer Books & Magazines

The Brewers Journal Launches Canadian Edition

CBNAugust 11, 2016August 11, 2016

TORONTO, ON - UK-based brewing industry magazine The Brewers Journal has announced the launch of a new Canadian edition, with the first issue available now. Described as a "publication designed to...

Industry News

Beer Canada Releases 2015 Industry Trends Report

CBNJuly 12, 2016July 12, 2016

OTTAWA, ON – Brewery trade organization Beer Canada has announced the release of its annual Industry Trends report, a document intended to "reflect, update and share new information involving the beer...

Brewery News

Beau’s Expanding Distribution Across Canada

CBNJuly 7, 2016July 8, 2016

VANKLEEK HILL, ON - The Globe & Mail reports that Beau's All Natural Brewing is expanding distribution beyond its current availability in Ontario and Quebec to cover the rest of Canada....

Homebrewing

The Bush League Announces Canada’s First Women’s Homebrewing Competition

CBNJuly 5, 2016July 5, 2016

TORONTO, ON - The organizers of Canada's first competition for female homebrewers have announced entry details for the inaugural edition. The Bush League has been established to "encourage more women homebrewers...

Beer Books & Magazines

TAPS Magazine July/August 2016 Issue Now Available

CBNJuly 4, 2016July 3, 2016

TORONTO, ON – The July/August 2016 issue of TAPS Magazine, Canada’s only nationally distributed beer publication, has shipped to subscribers and newsstands. Articles in this issue include: a feature on the Canadian Brewing...