vals. Although the vendors are competing in the same market, they strive to make each other better. Tony shares, “The craft beer industry is like team sport. When the star players shine, the whole team shines.” The men are more than happy to direct a customer at a festival in the direction of a brewer that may specialize in beers with a sour or fruity flavour and are confident that other brewers will in turn point customers who prefer a darker, more traditional offering in the direction of the Omen Brewing booth.
the 2019 Canadian International Beer Awards for their Claustrophobic Black IPA. These are impressive accomplishments especially consid- ering they have only been in business for a little over a year. Rhys is pleased with the success and tells us, “We are happy we can give people what they want and what they like, as well as help them get over their fear of the dark.” If you are in Edmonton, drop in for a pint and check out what the dark side of Edmonton’s craft brewing scene is all about.
The Oswalds love participating in events around Alberta and invite you to stop by and say hi anytime. This year they will be participating in the Calgary International Beer Festival on May 1-2, 2020 and the Edmonton Craft Beer Festival from May 29-20, 2020. They will also be at the Freeze Your Cask Off event at Richie Hall in Edmonton on February 22, 2020 and the Craft at the Cabin event on February 27, 2020. For more informa - tion about these or upcoming events, check out their events page on their website at omenbrew- ing.com. Exciting times lay ahead for Omen. The brewery currently has a 10 BBL brew house with six 10BBL uni-tanks that allow them to make high quality and well-balanced beer often enough to keep it fresh and great tasting but have plans to increase capacity. They also have plans to move toward
canning in the future and automating processes so that they can spend less time manufacturing manually. They tease about having a few surpris- es up their sleeves, so be sure to check them out on social media (@omenbrewingyeg) for the latest news. The Oswalds are pumped that they are crushing it in the craft beer scene. Rhys says, “We really love seeing our regulars enjoy our beer as well as new converts who told us they ‘don’t like dark beer’ but leave with a few Growler or Howler fills.” Moreover, the brewery is not just being recog - nized by their patrons but has also been rated the third top brewery in Edmonton on untappd, so maybe they are using the dark force. They also boast a 4.9-star rating on Google. In addition to these accolades, they won a bronze medal at
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JUNE 2020 • SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE
SPOTLIGHT ON BUSINESS MAGAZINE • JUNE 2020
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