Local will be the main ingredient for the second Winnipeg Beer Festival on August 12 at Fort Gibraltar. About a dozen craft breweries from around the city will be on tap.

With categories rating creative spirit, amount of taps and how many awards the city has racked up for its brewing, both the Queen City and Speedy Creek made an Expedia list for the best beer towns in Canada.

B.C. craft breweries are facing a new obstacle as Alberta launches a new grant program for craft breweries in their province.