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Cranberry Orange Wit - 5% - 650mL November 30th, 2015 - Say hello to our little friend! Scarfface is snow-packed with enough cranberry and citrus to make a bad guy feel good, and is a welcome break from the heavy winter ales. Pouring a soft melon orange colour with a pillow white head, aromas of fresh oranges and fruity esters lead to a sweet orange wheat body, that finishes with a crisp cranberry tartness. This seasonal brew is only available for a limited time from your preferred craft-focused private liquor store.  If you find yourself in our neck of the woods, come on down to the brewer...

new releases

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New Belgium Brewing Declares a Mutiny on Gluten with Two Gluten-Reduced Ales Year-round offerings, Glütiny Pale Ale and Glütiny Golden Ale, offer uncompromised options for craft drinkers Ft. Collins, Colo., November 16, 2015 – New Belgium Brewing joins the mutiny against gluten by hoisting pints of its new Glütiny ales. The brewery’s latest year-round offerings, Glütiny Pale Ale and Glütiny Golden Ale, give discerning craft beer drinkers uncompromised choices in the gluten-reduced category. The two beers will be available in New Belgium markets mid-January, 2016. Glütiny Golden Ale New Belgium dosed Glütiny Golden Ale with Nugget, Goldings and Cascade hops, and then dry-hopped it again with Cascade. These bright, floral hops lend grapefruit and subtle herb notes to the wash of bready-sweet malts. An addition of oats adds a layer of smoothness to the mouthfeel. At 5.2 percent ABV and 20 IBUs, Glütiny Golden Ale is a sessionable, flavorful ale that starts sweet and ends crisp...

the chive

RESIGNATION BREWERY HEADS NORTH: KCCO BEER COMING TO BRITISH COLUMBIA AND RAISING MONEY FOR CHARITY AS WELL Vancouver, BC  – Resignation Brewery is teaming up with Beerthirst to distribute it’s highly sought after beers in British Columbia. In November, KCCO Gold Lager will be hitting liquor store shelves, with some locations giving away KCCO Beer Pong tables, whilst others will be raising money for The BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund.  After just one year of operation, Resignation Brewery broke into the top 100 biggest breweries in the US. Less than two years later, their brews were available US wide and now after some two and half years are welcomed to Canada.  Created by the founders of the digital lifestyle brand, theCHIVE, they aim to unite friends over a great tasting and accessible beer. “Finally the wait it is over!” says Andrew Platt, Beerthirst’s Marketing Manager. “We’ve had a lot of interest in these beers and we’re really excited to finall...

parallel 49

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   Parallel 49 Brewing Company Announces Partnership with Cystic Fibrosis Canada Parallel 49 Brewing Company helps raise funds for Cystic Fibrosis Canada with 65 Roses Gala participation and special brew to be released next May Vancouver, B.C. – November 2nd, 2015– This November, Parallel 49 Brewing Company is teaming up with Cystic Fibrosis Canada in an effort to raise funds for cystic fibrosis research. To coinci de with the partnership announcement, Parallel 49 Brewing Company will be taking part in the 65 Roses Gala on November 7th at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel. Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease affecting almost 4,000 children, adolescents and adults in Canada. The disease primarily affects the digestive system and the lungs and is fatal for the majority of people living with the illness. Cystic Fibrosis Canada is a national health charity working towards finding a cure for the disease. Through the annual 65 Roses Gala, Cysti...

phillips benefit brew

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We're brewing a beer for a cause, but need you to tell us which one! View this email in your browser Voting is Open! November 3rd, 2014 - Voting is now open for the 2015 Benefit Brew...or should we say brew(s)!!  This year we've upped the ante and are running a Benefit Brew for BC AND Alberta. If you're not familiar with this project, the nuts and bolts of it is that we're brewing a beer for a BC non-profit and an Alberta non-profit. We will be donating full proceeds (~$10,000) from the sale of these brews, but we need you to te...

drink for a good cause

as if drinking beer wasn't already a positive experience, central city is offering you a way to make it even more positive, for yourself and for others: Central City Champions Autism Research with Red Racer IPA Raises funds for SFU’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy research for children with autism Surrey, B.C. – April is Autism Awareness Month and Central City Brewers + Distillers has launched their annual IPA for Autism fundraising initiative for Simon Fraser University’s Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) and Magnetoencephalography (MEG) research for children with autism. Central City will donate $2 from every 6-pack of 355ml cans and $0.25 from every 473ml cans of specially marked Red Racer IPAs to autism research. In addition, $0.25 from every pint of IPA sold at participating BC restaurants and pubs will also be donated. Red Racer IPA is Central City’s best selling craft beer and is available in most Canadian provinces. Since 2012, Central City has raised a total of ...