Beer in Canada

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Mike%27s Hard Lemonade Co.

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Ontario Craft Brewers

The Ontario Craft Brewers (OCB) is a trade association representing 68 small, independent breweries in the Canadian province of Ontario.

The OCB was founded in 2003 as the Ontario Small Brewers Association to work collectively on marketing and communications programs to promote local breweries and the craft beer being brewed in Ontario. The OCB is funded by member dues and grants provided by the Government of Ontario. The association adopted the name Ontario Craft Brewers and launched their first marketing campaign under that brand in Spring 2005.

As proponents of the North American craft beer movement, the Ontario Craft Brewers have published a formal OCB Brewing Philosophy mandating members to employ traditional brewing methods, including: brewing in small batches; the use of natural quality ingredients; fermentation to final gravity without dilution; and the avoidance of preservatives or additives.

Since the OCB formed and launched its marketing campaigns, there has been a reported growth in the sales of craft beer within the Ontario market. Craft breweries still currently control less than 5 percent of the provincial beer market. Over 89 per cent of beer in Ontario is sold by The Beer Store (TBS), which is owned by AB InBev, Molson Coors, and Sapporo. The remainder of beer in the province is sold by the Liquor Control Board of Ontario (LCBO), a provincial crown corporation solely responsible for the sale of liquor and spirits in Ontario, and by licensed bars, restaurants, and grocery stores.

The Ontario craft brewing industry expansion was supported by changes to the retailing landscape brought in by the Government of Ontario, including: beer sold in grocery stores, a new Beer Framework and governance structure for the Beer Store, co-shipping among craft breweries, and a minimum of 20% shelf space allocation in TBS and grocery stores.

Starting in mid-December 2015, Ontarians were able to purchase beer in grocery stores, with 58 outlets, comprising grocery store chains and independents, initially licensed across the province. Major Canadian retailer Loblaw's led the way by hosting a media launch event in Toronto with the Premier of Ontario and Minister of Finance, and a commitment to stock approximately 50 per cent local, Ontario craft beer. In its first week, Loblaw’s sales exceeded expectations, and the company announced plans to expand beer sales.

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Quebec beer

Quebec beer is the beer brewed in Quebec, Canada, often with ingredients from Quebec itself and generally following the recipes of the French, Belgian and British brewing traditions. Generally, the beers brewed in Quebec differ from those in the rest of North America because of the relative importance of the French and Belgian traditions alongside that of Great Britain. German-type beers are also produced by some breweries.

The history of beer in Quebec goes back to the early days of French colonization. Industrial production began in the 19th century under British rule. A microbrewery industry started in the 1980s, with small productions found throughout the province today.

In the 17th and 18th century, the colonists of Quebec made an alcoholic beverage which was characteristic of the region for a long period of time: spruce beer. Although spruce beer today generally refers to a soft drink of the same name, it was in fact an actual beer in which spruce replaced hops. Sometimes roots or other "spices" were used. This gave root beer.

According to historian Benjamin Sulte, the first colonists of Quebec, were from the parts of France where the production of beer and cider is more important than that of wine. They must have brought with them the bouillon, an alcoholic beverage from Picardy and Upper Normandy. Pierre Boucher, Governor of Trois-Rivières, was questioned about the colony during a trip to France. He reported: "Wine is served to rich families, beer is left to those who are less wealthy, while others are content with a drink called the bouillon. The poorer ones drink only water, which is of excellent quality."

The Relations des Jésuites for the year 1646 mention that Brother Ambroise prepared beer for the inhabitants.

A marriage contract dated October 22, 1650, mentions the existence of a brewery in Montréal. It is written that the Governor of Montreal Paul Chomedey de Maisonneuve offered "a land adjacent to the property of the brewery" to the newly wed.

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Real Canadian Liquorstore

The Real Canadian Liquorstore is an Albertan chain of liquor stores owned by Loblaws subsidiary Westfair Foods. The name is similar to that of the Real Canadian Superstore, a hypermarket chain also owned by Loblaws. The chain does not operate outside Alberta because legislation in other Canadian provinces and territories keeps liquor retailing strictly regulated and government-owned.

Alberta law does not permit a liquor store to be combined with a grocery store or similar operation and does not allow liquor to be sold in a grocery store or vice versa (limited exceptions are made for sparsely populated rural areas). However, Real Canadian Liquorstores are invariably located on the same property as another Westfair store, usually a Real Canadian Superstore. In accordance with Alberta liquor laws, these liquor stores have been required to be separate buildings, although recently supermarket-owned liquor stores that are not in separate buildings have been licensed provided they have completely separate entrances and are not internally connected to any other businesses.

Real Canadian Liquorstores sell a wide selection of liquor products such as beer, wine and hard liquor, including those under Loblaws' President's Choice brand.

Real Canadian Liquor Store also has the rights to Medallion Rum, Vodka, Rye, and Gin as well as the Toscano white and Red Cask wines. Real Canadian Liquor Store also sells some select wines that are exclusive to their stores .

As of November 2010^[update], the Alberta Gaming and Liquor Commission listed 34 licensed Real Canadian Liquorstore locations.

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