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The Food Issue
2017
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COMBINE TO
CRAFT IS ALL
ABOUT SHARING
THE ALBERTA
CRAFT STORY.
FROM THE FIELD
TO THE GLASS,
WE WANT
TO SHARE
WITH CRAFT
BEVERAGE
ENTHUSIASTS
NEAR AND FAR
WHY THEY
SHOULD LOOK
FOR THE
ALBERTA
BARLEY LOGO
AS A 'MARK OF
EXCELLENCE'
ON THEIR FINELY
CRAFTED
BEVERAGES.
VISIT
combine
to
CRAFT
.com
THE FARMERS
Meet Alberta barley farmers. You may not know it, but these farmers
are environmental leaders at the forefront of sustainability. Canada was
ranked second in the world for agricultural sustainability.
You also may not know that they are high-tech pioneers and that the
systems they use today are guided by satellites, and that every seed is
planted with precision.
Farmers are on par with Wall Street traders in dealing with millions of
dollars worth of commodities, equipment and land.
THE BARLEY
Also referred to as ‘malt’ or ‘two row,’ Alberta-grown malting barley is
the premium ingredient in the finest Alberta and North American craft
beers, whiskies, gins, and vodkas. Alberta farmers produce malting
barley that has a long-standing reputation for superior quality and is
sought after by brewers, small and large, from around the world.
Exceptional barley makes exceptional craft beverages! In Alberta
we are proud to be producing close to one million tonnes each year of
world-renowned, high-quality malting barley for use in the production
of some of the world’s finest craft beer, whisky, gin, vodka and other
beverages both in domestic and international markets.
More than 300,000 tonnes of Alberta malting barley is exported to
more than 20 countries annually.
THE TERROIR
Alberta barley’s unique terroir is renowned by craft brewers and distill-
ers, and craft beverage connoisseurs alike. Barley produced in Alberta
is sought after for many reasons, including our long, warm days and
cool nights, which help to produce barley that performs better during
brewing and distillation.
Alberta’s wide-open prairie in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains,
our big sky and pristine water sources provide the perfect combination
of conditions for growing the best barley in the world, used to create
the finest craft beverages around the globe.
EXCEPTIONAL
BARLEY MAKES
EXCEPTIONAL
BEVERAGES!