It’s hard to keep a good brewery small. The craft beer industry is one of the fastest growing in the Maritimes with new breweries popping up almost everywhere and existing breweries expanding. Among them is the award winning Hammond River Brewing, who marked the upcoming opening of their new brewery at a joint announcement with Opportunities NB this morning. Continue reading Hammond River Brewing: New Brewery And Taproom Nears Completion
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Developer Proposes Saint John’s Gothic Arches As New Brewery
Four years ago Jody McCairns moved to Saint John from Toronto with the intention of redeveloping Gothic Arches, a former church, into condominiums. With a slump in the markets, McCairns is now looking for creative ways just to keep the historic building from being demolished. His most recent proposal has been to tap into one of New Brunswick’s growing industries by turning the church into a brewpub.
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Big Axe Brewery Bring Craft Beer Festival To Nackawic
Nackawic, New Brunswick: known for its Big Axe, and its Big Axe Brewery, the area is now looking to spice things up by including a Big Axe Craft Beer Festival. Coming July 15th, it’s expected to be the largest open air beer festival in New Brunswick. Continue reading Big Axe Brewery Bring Craft Beer Festival To Nackawic
Nationwide Collaborative Brew Includes Beers For Each Province
Canada is celebrating its 150th year of confederation this year. It’s something that (most) Canadians are celebrating in a big way – from national campaigns, to events being hosted by smaller businesses it seems likes everyone is getting involved somehow. One of our favourite ways we’re seeing people get in to the spirit of things is a nationwide collaboration of craft brewers being hosted by Red Racer (of Central City Brewing) in Surrey, British Columbia. Continue reading Nationwide Collaborative Brew Includes Beers For Each Province
2 Crows Brewing Co: Collaborative Growth In Nova Scotia’s Craft Beer Industry
The craft beer industry in Halifax has continued to grow exponentially over the past few years, with breweries popping up all over the province. Oldies but goodies Propeller and Garrison cease to go out of style, and the more recent Good Robot and Unfiltered have come in with a bang, not to mention the plethora of breweries showing up outside of the city, such as Tatamagouche Brewing Co. and Big Spruce in Cape Breton. So what’s it like to be the new kids on the block in this booming, seemingly competitive industry? Continue reading 2 Crows Brewing Co: Collaborative Growth In Nova Scotia’s Craft Beer Industry