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Apr 2022
16m 17s

Trouble is brewing in the craft beer wor...

THE GLOBE AND MAIL
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There’s no shortage of craft breweries in Canada. Over the past decade, they grew at an explosive rate, from just a few hundred breweries in 2008 to almost 1,200 in 2020. While this is good news for beer lovers, brewers face an oversaturated market and are struggling to turn a profit. Globe reporter Jason Kirby explains how the industry got here, why the pa ... Show More
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