Insights and Stories on Craft Beer

Denmark’s Royal Unibrew to buy Toronto’s Amsterdam Brewery

Jul. 15, 2022 at 3:52 pm CDT

Corrected, July 18 — Copenhagen | Reuters –– Danish brewer and beverage maker Royal Unibrew will acquire Toronto craft brewer Amsterdam Brewery in a deal valued at around 250 million Danish crowns (C$44 million), Royal Unibrew said in a statement on Friday. “The acquisition we are doing today is very […]

Canada Malting to join GrainCorp’s global malting spinoff

Apr. 3, 2019 at 8:14 pm CDT

By GFM Staff

Canada’s malt barley courts two different buyers

Nov. 14, 2018 at 6:17 pm CST

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Prairie malt barley prices lower than feed

Mar. 15, 2018 at 7:00 pm CDT

By Ashley Robinson - MarketsFarm

Growing craft beer sector thirsty for local malt

Apr. 4, 2017 at 5:39 pm CDT

By Phil Franz-Warkentin

Craft beer boom drives demand for new malt barley varieties

Aug. 12, 2016 at 8:43 am CDT

New malt barley varieties will soon hit the market to meet the growing demands of a burgeoning craft brewing industry. “The brewing and malting industry is changing,” said Pat Juskiw, a barley breeder with Alberta Agriculture and Forestry. “In the past, our industry has been composed of big companies — […]

By Jennifer Blair

Labatt buys Toronto craft brewer Mill Street

Oct. 9, 2015 at 8:25 pm CDT

An award-winning Toronto craft brewer, famed as the biggest certified organic brewer in Canada, is now owned by the makers of Bud and Blue. Labatt Breweries, the Canadian arm of Anheuser-Busch InBev, announced Friday it has bought Mill Street Brewery for an undisclosed sum and will “immediately” invest $10 million […]

By Staff

GrainCorp to boost U.S. malt output, target craft beer boom

May. 19, 2015 at 12:15 am CDT

Sydney | Reuters –– Australian agribusiness GrainCorp plans to nearly double output capacity at one its U.S. malt plants, to capitalize on soaring North American demand for craft beer. Typically produced by small, local brewers, the popularity of craft beers has grown rapidly in recent years in the U.S. as […]

By Colin Packham