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And The Winner Is…

By Western Grains Research Foundation November 4, 2010

Seed of the Year is proud to announce AC Metcalfe, a two-row malting barley variety, as the winner of Seed of the Year -West. AC Metcalfe, developed by Bill Legge at AAFC Brandon, received full registration in 1997, and was an advance in agronomic, disease resistance and quality traits in a two-row malting barley variety.

Cereals, Crops

China Thirsty For Malting Barley

By Rod Nickel April 15, 2010

China’s thirst for beer has driven up its barley imports from Canada by 86 per cent, but weaker U. S. demand more than offsets those gains. From August through January, China has replaced the United States as Canada’s top barley export market by importing nearly 208,000 tonnes, according to Statistics Canada. The surge reflects China’s

Cereals, News

Brewer, Farmers Team Up

By Allan Dawson March 11, 2010

Beer was flowing freely at the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) recently in celebration of a unique project that’s putting more money in malting barley growers’ pockets, encouraging sustainable production and improving a brewers’ beer and bottom line. Don’t fret, the bill won’t be coming off farmers’ final payments. A keg of “Biggar Beer” was donated

Cereals, News

New York Is Big, But This Is Biggar Beer… And It’s Good

By Allan Dawson March 11, 2010

Beer camp. Instead of canoeing or basket weaving you learn how to make beer. And you get to taste beer – really, really good beer. It sounds too good to be true. Just imagine the campfire songs. This is not a sophomoric fantasy. This place exists and it’s run by Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. ,

News

A Few Brews Good For Your Bones

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff February 11, 2010

Drinking beer made from hops or pale barley malts could be good for your bones, according to a recently released study from the University of California at Davis. Beer made from hops and pale barley malts contain relatively higher amounts of silicon than other types of beer. Silicon is believed to support bone development and

Crops

New Crop For Local Brewers May Be Possible

By Ron Friesen August 13, 2009

Crack open a cold one and hold it under your nose. Now take a deep slurp. The aroma you smell and the bitterness you taste come from hops, a flavouring and stabilizing ingredient used in beer making. Right now, all the hops used by breweries in Manitoba is imported. But in a few years, with

News

World’s beer market seen flat in economic crisis

By Valerie Parent February 12, 2009

Worldwide consumption of beer could remain flat this year as the economic downturn hurts demand after several years of impressive growth, industry players said at a gathering in northern France on Feb. 5. “With the financial cri -sis, market conditions are changing. The big question mark is no longer supply but demand,” said Alain Caekaert,

There are thousands of beer styles and flavours, says Half Pints brewmaster and president David Rudge.

Country Crossroads

Specialty beer company a brewing success

Half Pints Brewery's method of small-batch brewing and multiple styles of beer are the toast of the town

By Lorraine Stevenson January 1, 2009

Winnipegger David Rudge went from hobby beer maker to brewmaster and owner of his own beer company in less than a decade. In just under two years, that company outgrew its first location. Half Pints Brewing Company is now relocated and busy brewing at 550 Roseberry in Winnipeg in new 9,000-square-foot digs. The site is

Cereals, News

Big EU harvest cheers brewers, not drinkers

By Michael Hogan November 6, 2008

“ This price reduction provides a certain amount of relief on brewers’ costs… but a beer retail price cut is not to be expected.” – German beverage industry analyst Reiner Klinz Europe’s big barley crop has caused a sharp fall in prices for brewing malt, but while breweries may benefit, beer drinkers will have little

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Tag Archives Brewing

And The Winner Is…

China Thirsty For Malting Barley

Brewer, Farmers Team Up

New York Is Big, But This Is Biggar Beer… And It’s Good

A Few Brews Good For Your Bones

New Crop For Local Brewers May Be Possible

World’s beer market seen flat in economic crisis

Specialty beer company a brewing success

Big EU harvest cheers brewers, not drinkers

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