Every year we listen to the crop reports and weather forecasts crossing our fingers and hoping for a healthy harvest. A good harvest isn’t just good for the beer we make; it’s good for the whole world. Saskatchewan’s agriculture industry is the most diverse industry sector in Canada, accounting for $13.9 billion in export sales in 2014. Last year, our Saskatchewan producers…

Our bellies have been filled, and the sausage hangover has finally worn off. Great Western and our friends at Hands On Outreach & Development Centre are smiling ear to ear from the amazing turnout at our 26th Annual Pancake Breakfast for Charity. “We can’t thank our community enough,” said President & CEO, Michael Micovcin. “This event is our favourite opportunity…

For 26 years we’ve hosted breakfast, offering up pancakes, sausages, coffee and our famous ‘red eyes’ to Saskatoon. The Pancake Breakfast is a combined annual fundraising effort from Great Western Brewing, Potash Corp and Maple Leaf Canada that supports local Saskatchewan charities and not for profit organizations. All proceeds from the event are donated to a charity of choice…

Three guys in Saskatchewan will soon be upgrading their leisure time. Merv Braniff from Regina, Dale Ruckaber from Weyburn and Dean Bedard-Haughn from Saskatoon were selected as the three winners in our Pub Shed Contest. Merv and Dale are already hard at work with builders to customize and construct their sheds, and practically-minded Dean opted for the $5,000 cash prize. The customized sheds will…

The air is crisp now. Harvest is coming to a close in Saskatchewan and we’re getting ready to look back on a year of long days and even longer nights in the field.   As a Saskatchewan owned and grown company, we’re committed to agriculture. We work directly with producers to single-source the finest 100% two row Saskatchewan barley, giving our beer unparalleled flavour and an…