Next time you’re enjoying a tasty pasta dish made with Canadian durum, why not wash it down with a durum beer? Last month, Saskatchewan-based craft brewer 9 Mile Legacy Brewing introduced its newest beer — No. 1 Durum Wheat Ale — made with durum grown in southwestern Saskatchewan. 9 Mile co-founder Garrett Pederson said it […] Read more
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Craft brewers explore terroir opportunities with barley
Alta. firm determines beer flavour depends on where barley is grown, while Irish distiller proves the same with whiskey
Last year, farmers in Saskatchewan and Alberta grew about 6.7 million acres of barley. Some of it was grown in the brown soil zone of southwestern Saskatchewan, some in dark brown soil and other barley was grown in the Rocky Mountain Foothills of Alberta. Those differences, in soil type, rainfall and geography, likely make a […] Read more
VIDEO: Craft brewers tap rural roots
The Moen and Pederson families have been farming in the area around Cabri, Sask., for more than 100 years. During that time, the two families have developed a bond — people who can be counted on to work together and lend a hand when it’s needed. Based on that, it probably didn’t come as a […] Read more
Craft beer sector gives barley sector a wake-up call
Barley varieties have catered to demands of big brewers, but demands by craft beer makers may see breeders accommodate
Craft brewers make up less than 20 percent of beer production in the United States, but they consume almost 50 percent of the malt used by the beer industry. That makes them important to the barley industry and to barley growers, Brewers Association supply chain specialist Chris Swersey said during the Canadian Barley Symposium June […] Read more
