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Canadians love their beer. And from the time Canada's first brewery opened in the 1600s, the history of our beer industry has been an intoxicating one. Mergers and acquisitions, questions over suitable advertising, debates about the shape of our bottles, and the emergence of microbreweries — these are just a few fascinating topics in Canadian brewing history. So sit back, raise a glass and enjoy as the CBC Archives looks at Canada's beer industry.
Program: As It Happens
Broadcast Date: July 8, 1977
Guest(s): Ben Ginter, Michael Weiner
Host: Barbara Frum
Duration: 4:27
Last updated: May 16, 2013
Page consulted on May 16, 2013
All Clips from this Topic
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The legendary businessman discusses the future of Canada's beer indust...
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A number of people die after drinking Dow beer in Quebec.
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Investigating the potential impact of beer advertising on society.
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A beer expert rates financially troubled Canadian brewer Ben Ginter's ...
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Linden MacIntyre looks at the troubled beer industry of Canada's East ...
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Light beer is now available in Canada, but Labatt is in court fighting...
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Food expert Margaret Visser discusses the history and anthropology of ...
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The uniquely Canadian stubby bottle is being abandoned for the taller ...
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A beer commercial featuring the famous wrestler Mad Dog Vachon is unde...
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It's 1985 and the microbrewery "renaissance" has just begun.
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CBC stages a beer-tasting event to see if drinkers can really distingu...
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Molson and Carling O'Keefe are now one company.
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A science reporter discusses the physics of beer.
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A beer historian shares some interesting facts about the early years o...
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Trade barriers are down, and the consequences for Canadian breweries a...
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Molson and Labatt duke it out with their new beer variations.
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Three home brewers talk to Midday about their love of beer making.
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Big breweries are launching microbrewery-style beers to compete with t...
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A Belgian corporation buys Labatt.
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Alexander Keith's beer becomes available outside the Maritimes.