Tool Shed Brewing Company founder Graham Sherman.

Craft brewer takes on the law

How Tool Shed Brewing fought Alberta’s liquor laws and won

Glacier FarmMedia – In 2012, Calgary brewer Graham Sherman was told his plan to start a craft brewery didn’t conform to Alberta’s liquor laws. The province’s legal framework wasn’t friendly to small-scale producers. Brewery-owner hopefuls had to be able to produce 500,000 litres of beer a year if they wanted a licence. Sherman didn’t have

Master distiller Jason Kang (right) of Capital K Distillery stands with partner and production manager Matt Patterson at their Winnipeg location.

Craft liquor sector gets creative in strike aftermath

How small-scale manufacturers turned the Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries strike to their advantage

Manitoba craft breweries and distilleries found new ways to reach their customers during this summer’s liquor strike. It’s been a tough summer for many local alcoholic beverage manufacturers, who lost one of their most important distributors through what is traditionally one of the busier seasons when Manitoba Liquor & Lotteries workers went to the picket