Canada, MB: Winnipeg beer brewers get C$200,000 deal

Some local brewers are about to take their beer-production business to the next level in Manitoba.

The entrepreneurs behind Farmery Estate Brewery have inked a deal to see their product brewed in the province, CBC News reported on January 09.

Lawrence and Chris Warwaruk, brothers from Manitoba, pitched their idea to build a brewery on their estate in Neepawa.

They grow the hops in province for their beer, dubbed Farmery, but will now be able to brew it right here at home. Previously, their beer was made in partnership with an Ontario business.

The brothers already own a gastropub in South Osborne, named Luxalune. The pub offers dozens of different brews from around the world, including the beer they developed themselves.

The brothers eventually chose a deal with David Chilton and Arlene Dickinson.

Chilton and Dickinson offered the brothers one of two arrangements, and they opted for a deal that would provide C$200,000 for the costs of the on site brewery, which are estimated at a total of C$1.5 million.

In exchange, Chilton and Dickinson got a six per cent royalty.

The deal means the brothers will build Canada’s first estate brewery.

10 January, 2014