Find Out How Richard Piotrowski and Bevera Are Redefining Canada’s Craft Beverage Scene

Canada has a new voice in craft beverage culture, and it’s speaking with clarity, confidence, and a healthy dose of Canadian wit. Richard Piotrowski has officially launched Bevera, a next-generation media, events, and intelligence platform created for and with the independent producers driving the country’s drink revolution.

More than a rebrand of Brewers Journal Canada, Bevera represents a major leap forward: a proudly homegrown, tech-enhanced ecosystem designed to amplify the voices of regional makers while delivering real-time market insights and community connections from coast to coast.

Built in Nova Scotia and designed to serve all of Canada, Bevera offers a unique blend of storytelling, data, and digital engagement. At its centre? Bevvy the Beaver, an AI-powered assistant with a sharp mind and sharper personality, helping businesses navigate the fast-evolving craft landscape.

“Bevera was born in Nova Scotia with a national purpose, to empower the small-scale producers and bold entrepreneurs who make Canadian craft so special,” says Piotrowski. “We’re not importing innovation; we’re creating it here and now, for the people who need it most.”

A long-standing advocate for regional enterprise, Piotrowski brings a strong mix of business acumen and local insight to the venture. With a Master’s in Economics and Business Administration, and current leadership roles at both the Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce and Anderton Capital, he is uniquely placed to lead this bold new chapter in Canada’s beverage story.

Bevera brings the craft community together through three core channels:

• Bevera.ca is the digital magazine capturing the heartbeat of indie beverage culture, unfiltered, intelligent, regional, and tech-savvy. It’s where stories are told: from experimental barrels to late-night can designs, from hidden taprooms to rising stars in brewing and beyond.
• Bevera.ai is the platform’s intelligence engine. Built for producers, partners, and decision-makers, it delivers personalised insights, trend forecasts, operational data, and Bevvy’s trademark commentary to help craft businesses grow smarter and faster.
• Bevera Events bring everything offline, uniting the community at industry gatherings, national festivals, and the annual Canadian Brewers Choice Awards.

Together, these pillars form an integrated support system for the independent beverage economy, designed to share knowledge, drive collaboration, and celebrate the craft that connects communities.

The launch of Bevera also contributes to Canada’s growing reputation for practical AI leadership. From Ottawa’s Lemay.ai, which helps organisations deploy tailored machine learning systems through a high-performance services model, to Toronto’s Waabi, tackling autonomous transport with real-time simulation and BlueDot, using machine learning to detect global health threats, Canadian companies are showing the world how AI can deliver real-world impact.

Bevera proudly adds to this movement by using regionally tuned AI to serve real people, makers, brewers, creators, and communities, with tools that are inclusive, intelligent, and unapologetically local.

To learn more, visit www.bevera.ca.

About Bevera

Bevera is a craft beverage–focused media, events, and intelligence company that’s proudly Canadian. Driven by a need to break the mould, have fun, push boundaries and innovate freely and without shackles. From our year-round festivals (like YAS Drinks Fest) and award events (the Canadian Brewers Choice Awards) to niche editorial plugged into our AI-native connected intelligence platform (bevera.ai), we are supporting brewers, winemakers, and all beverage industry participants alike to experiment boldly, connect authentically and stay ahead in their field. Lets raise a glass to a future shaped by curiosity, creativity, and a shared passion for great drinks.