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Why Are Non-Alcoholic Beer Drinkers Feeling So Tipsy?

Why Are Non-Alcoholic Beer Drinkers Feeling So Tipsy?

Posted by Chelsea Finnigan on

Prohibition ended in the United States on December 5th, 1933 with the repeal of the 18th Amendment. Since then non-alcoholic beer, which was largely invented and commercialized because of prohibition, has been treated as the ugly stepchild of the beer world. That is until very recently when growth in non-alcoholic beer sales started to outpace the growth of its alcoholic sibling. Most multi-national brewers have had a non-alcoholic beer or two in their portfolios dating back several decades but it's the innovation in non-alcoholic beer by independent and craft brewers that is really starting to make the products shine. Many...

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Five Tips for Mindful Drinking

Five Tips for Mindful Drinking

Posted by Chelsea Finnigan on

Beer is everywhere. There’s always opportunity and temptation to hit a beer festival, share pints with friends, or open new bottle you’ve been hoarding away in your beer cellar (aka your Grandma’s basement). Yes, I know, #beerproblems. But when you taste, write and talk about beer every single day, it’s good to have some rules to live by. So behold — our TOP 5 TIPS for enjoying beer mindfully: 1. Imbibe with friends. Crack open your big bottles, or soaring ABV beers with friends. It can be very tempting to polish off a 500ml bottle on your own because you...

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How many calories are in your glass?

How many calories are in your glass?

Posted by Chelsea Finnigan on

Calorie intake is something that is always on the minds of nutrition-conscious people. It's always important to be aware of eating habits - both in terms of the quantity of what we eat as well as the quality. We eat approximately 100 meals in a month, and we can make incremental but lasting changes over those 100 meals, like food quality and portion size. An area related to portion size that is often not given much attention by health professionals (at least when quoted in the media) are calories from alcohol. Alcohol packs a calorie-rich punch at 7 calories per...

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How Hops Can Help You Sleep

How Hops Can Help You Sleep

Posted by Chelsea Finnigan on

Hops are one quarter of the ingredients that goes into making a traditional beer, where they create a bitter flavour and add those amazing aromas. With the recent increase in non-alcoholic beer consumption, scientists began noticing an improvement in quality of sleep and duration after drinking a non-alcoholic beer. Since we know that alcohol decreases the quality of sleep and duration, the question became: what component of beer is improving sleep quality? Studies done on animals with a similar sleep cycle to that of humans showed an improvement in sleep with statistical significance. Hops work to improve sleep when a...

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The Switch to Cardboard

The Switch to Cardboard

Posted by Chelsea Finnigan on

Partake Brewing is excited to showcase our new packaging! Our new carton makes our product easier to find because it stands out on shelves, and now you don’t have to worry about fighting with our old packaging to get our product out! Plus, a little less plastic never hurt anyone. Below are pictures of what to start looking for in stores as we slowly roll it out across North America!  

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