![]() What about raspberry wheat beer? Similarly added during brewing, that raspberry content is carbohydrate matter. Do you want to make pumpkin beer? That’s carbohydrate matter added during the brewing process, so it’s compliant. In Canada, the US, Australia, and a few Commonwealth countries, brewers have relied on a ‘carbohydrate matter’ clause, a catchall clause meant to allow brewers to include non-traditional beer ingredients in the worting and brewing stage. The proposed CFIA standard of identity was designed to accommodate new types of ingredients and methods by removing red tape and welcoming new, more innovative products from Canada’s brewers. As evidenced by 1980s beer advertising, times have changed. But at that point in time, beer regulators were focused on making comparatively traditional beer rather than the beer made with nuts, fruit, spices, oysters, bacon, and chocolate milk that are being manufactured today. In the late 1980s a beer standard was created that was cutting edge for its moment and incorporated advances in brewing technology and chemistry in the years leading up to the change. ![]() There is some history leading up to this CFIA review. Given that it has been nearly 25 years since the regulations were last scrutinized, this may be the last chance to give the CFIA your thoughts until 2040. ![]() The consultation period closes at the end of this week, and it is easily accessible here online. After working with the brewing industry, the federal agency opened up a consultation regarding the new proposed regulations to the public last month. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is undertaking a review of its beer definition (technically, its standard of identity) for the first time since 1988. ![]()
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