Food and Drug Regulations

B.02.130 [S]. (1) Beer

• (a) shall be the product of the alcoholic fermentation by yeast, or a mixture of yeast and other micro-organisms, an infusion of barley or wheat malt and hops or hop extract in potable water;

• (b) shall contain at most 4% of residual sugars; and

• (c) may have added to it during the course of manufacture any of the following ingredients:

  • (i) cereal grain,

  • (ii) honey, maple syrup, fruit, fruit juice or any other source of carbohydrates,

  • (iii) herbs and spices,

  • (iv) salt,

  • (v) flavouring preparations,

  • (vi) pre-isomerized hop extract,

  • (vii) reduced isomerized hop extract, and

  • (viii) food additives to which a marketing authorization applies and that are set out in the Lists of Permitted Food Additives published on the Health Canada website.

(2) The name of any flavouring preparation added to a beer shall form part of the common name of the beer.