Oldest brewing school in US moving to Canada citing Trump visa policies | Buffalo Toronto Public Media
By: Dan Karpenchuk Published (Buffalo Toronto Public Media)
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Buffalo Toronto Public Media | By Dan Karpenchuk Published December 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM EST
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American craft beer makers and brewers could be lamenting a recent announcement by a world famous brewing institution. The well known American beer brewing school, the Siebel Institute of Technology, is pulling up stakes at its Chicago address and heading to Montreal.
The Siebel Institute has been around since 1872, and has taught generations the fine art and science of beer brewing. Now, more than 150 years later, it's moving north.
In a statement the school says it has chosen to relocate to Canada mainly because of the policies enacted by the Trump administration. It goes on to say recent regulatory changes in the U.S. have made it much more challenging for many international students who have become the majority of the student body. And this relocation of North America classroom operations to Montreal allows Siebel Institute to pivot without sacrificing the student experience.
So America's loss is Canada's, especially Montreal's gain.
Michael D'Ornellas is the president of Quatre Origines, which has been brewing beer in Montreal for seven years.
"Siebel Institute coming to Canada is big news," he said. "Essentially they offer a wide range of education options, specifically for this industry. I really think it's going to focus a lot of attention on to Montreal as a destination for beer which the U.S., that's where all the focus is for craft beer. Like we learned from them."
And the loss of Siebel in the U.S. is a blow to the industry, many in the business say it's the place to go where people can learn the trade.
Siebel's move will come in January, then it will take up residence in Montreal, a short distance from the original site of Molson's, the oldest operating brewery in North America.
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the wrong people are leaving america ...
We've already delayed construction of a Hyundai manufacturing plant in Georgia by arresting the workers sent to set it up.
Now we're sending a niche training institution that we've had for over 150 years to Canada.
But Trump wants foreign businesses to invest in the US, risking the safety of their workers in doing so.
Where's the winning, again?
in his peanut sized brain and on the lips of his cult ...
well, they were off-white and couldn't understand american ...
Enemies of the state!
"not one of us"
Same thing
the trump denial movement by former trump voters kicks off next year ...
I'll let you know, we're drowning in beers from small breweries.
based upon what's happening in my state, I think craft breweries are now facing some challenges ...
It helps to have a restaurant attached to the brew room with huge glass windows where diners can observe the process.
I've been to some of those, not exactly a hive of activity going on in the brew room. from a restaurant business standpoint, that a lot of wasted floor space for something that isn't spending money ...
brew pubs have been a denver metro staple for around 40 years ...
Dominionists are rejoicing. Expel the evils of alcohol production and replace them with milk and honey factories.
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won't it be more difficult for them to coerce children into engaging in sex acts now?
Not really. Just use the language in the Bible to justify. Plenty of material there.
Wait, what happens to Hegseth? Isn't he mostly alcohol by now?
that leaves a pretty narrow window between basic indoctrination by madrasa textbook to full exploitation by church leadership prior to a regular cycle of menstruation, and then on to an arranged marriage and many children.
he has a tattoo on him somewhere with a warning about being exposed to an open flame ...
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I didn't quite catch that, Bob. Could you say it again?
I agree with most of what Bob said.
Well, this is not good news. Mr Giggles probably would have liked to be a student there. He used to brew his own beer but now he's on a mission to sample every craft brewery in the state of Arkansas.
Admirable man!
... pretty state, but it's overrun with maga goobers.
Meh...we got some libruls moving here from those expensive states
gosh darn those remote jobs that reward the educated with less expensive real estate and small town living ... somebody should make those lefties go back to work in an office, adding to traffic congestion and pollution in some big city, instead of diluting the rural flavor of social, political, and cultural backwardness well off the beaten path ...
have you had a chance to peek into any of their linen closets?
..,. to make sure their pillowcases don't have eye holes cut out in them.
I don't invade my neighbors privacy
yeah, what was I thinking. you'll know if they invite you to a toga party/barbecue this summer and there's a 12 foot cross erected in the backyard ...
does arkansas require a permit for cross burnings outside of the city limits? how much are they?