The fee hike was introduced in February and substantially lowered the production threshold breweries needed to hit before ...

Beer Canada, which represents breweries of all sizes, had celebrated the February schedule, describing it at the time as a step toward equity for “truly smaller scale craft brewers” in Alberta.

Harbord said the brewery, which opened in March 2020, has a history of partnering with local groups to produce limited-run ...

EDMONTON - Alberta's government has ditched a new fee schedule for breweries that would have seen the province's oldest beer maker pay significantly more in taxes.

Alberta has ditched a new fee schedule for beer makers citing U.S. tariffs and a need to support business growth. A bartender pours a craft beer in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 9, 2022.

Calgary-based Big Rock Brewery, Alberta's oldest and biggest craft beer producer, was one of the few that didn't fall under the 99 per cent.

Alberta's government has ditched a new fee schedule for breweries that would have seen the province's oldest beer maker pay significantly more in taxes. The schedule, introduced in February after ...