Great Western Light wins Best Standard Lager in the World at the World Beer Awards Competition

The “World’s Best Beers” have been crowned at the World Beer Awards, with Great Western Light bringing home the title of World’s Best Standard Lager.

Great event and great community support - the perfect ingredients to help a local cause

Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser week brings in record funds!

Founding sponsors, Great Western Brewing and Maple Leaf Consumer Foods, together with Matching Fund sponsor, PotashCorp, are delighted to announce their 19th annual Pancake Breakfast Week Fundraiser exceeded their goal of $32,000 - with all proceeds going to “The Drive for Kids Campaign” to help buy and equip a pediatric ambulance.

Great Western Brewing celebrates 20th Anniversary by thanking its customers

Great Western Brewing is celebrating its 20th anniversary of brewing great beers for people on the prairies, and to celebrate, they’re thanking all of their customers for their support over the years with the introduction of a special 20th Anniversary 15 pack.

“Our customers have told us they want the big refreshment of Great Western beers in an even bigger box,” said Ron Waldman, President and CEO of Great Western. “So this being our 20th Anniversary seemed like a great time to introduce our new 15 can packs and 24 bottle packs.”

Great Western Brewing again seeks the help of beer scientists to better understand the “Beer Chill Factor”.

With temperatures in some places on the Prairies dipping below -30 degrees, Great Western Brewing has announced, that once again, the search to fully comprehend the “Beer Chill Factor” is on. Inspiring scientists and beer drinkers alike are being called upon to submit their research studies.

Brewhouse Light earns title of Best Light Beer in Canada

The Canadian Brewing Awards recently announced their 2008 winners with Brewhouse Light earning the distinction of Gold in the Light (Calorie Reduced) Lager category.

“We’re tremendously honoured,” says Great Western Brewing President Ron Waldman. “Earning the distinction of the best light beer in Canada is a little overwhelming to be honest. We believe beer from Canada in general is the best in the world – so to win as the best light beer at the Canadian Brewing Awards really puts us at the top of the top.”