The rocket-fast rise of Canadian #craft breweries, in numbers. Part of a new National Post #craftbeer infographic.

Once great band puts out Metallica-branded Budweiser beer, brewed in Canada by Labatt. Sad on so many levels. npr.org/sections/thetw…

Licensing fees and restricted beer lists could be on the menu for grocers looking to sell suds in Ontario ow.ly/Sq9Pf

‘Beer quota’ is a lousy idea thestar.com/opinion/editor…

Beer deal clears way for grocery sales in Ontario thestar.com/news/queenspar…

Ontario is putting a little water in its wine with its new beer deal: Martin Regg Cohn. on.thestar.com/1MIMD1I

PR: Ontario Craft Brewers welcomes changes to Ontario’s Beer Retail System momandhops.ca/pr-ontario-cra…

Ontario Needs A Lesson In Selling Beer And Quebec Is Here To Give It buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman… via Craig Silverman BuzzFeed Canada

A closer look at the details behind Wynne's plan for beer in grocery stores:wp.me/p50DpU-7u

Selling beer will be too expensive, family grocers say thestar.com/business/2015/…

PSA: Labatt owns the "Canada Craft Collective" beer-of-the-month website. canadacraftcollective.com What a crock.

Labatt Breweries (Labatt Breweries of Canada) Buys Mill Street Brewery (Mill Street Brewery): wp.me/pTQFC-2N0 #ONCraftBeer

Labatt Purchases Mill St. Brewery, Invests $10M in Brewery Operations bottomlesspint.ca/ripmillst/ Written by @beermostly

Anheuser-Busch InBev agrees to buy SABMiller in biggest beer deal ever cnnmon.ie/1MuSAye

The Feds Are Investigating Whether the Maker of Budweiser Is Waging a Secret War on Craft Beer slate.com/blogs/moneybox… via Slate

Craft brewing organization shows Mill St. the door following Labatt deal canadianmanufacturing.com/manufacturing/…

AB InBev agrees to buy SABMiller for $104 billion (a deal that largely does not concern the US) craftbrewingbusiness.com/?p=26002

Why Do Breweries Sell Out? (Part One) saintjohnswort.ca/why-do-breweri…

BBC News - Beer giants AB InBev and SABMiller agree mega-merger bbc.com/news/business-…

Ontario move to allow beer in grocery stores falls flat with local-food advocates ottawacitizen.com/news/local-new… Ottawa Citizen