Alcoholic Beverage
Testing

Trust us to provide precise analysis and insights that help enhance the taste, consistency and safety of your products, ensuring customer satisfaction and regulatory compliance.

Raise the bar for your alcoholic beverage products with our specialized alcoholic beverage testing service. Our experienced and certified laboratory employs state-of-the-art techniques to analyze the purity, potency, and safety of your beverages to safeguard your brand reputation and promote consumer confidence.

Analytical tests conducted on alcoholic beverages are crucial for ensuring their quality, safety, and compliance with regulatory standards, for beer, wine, spirits, and other fermented beverages. Prairie Tide delivers comprehensive assessments to ensure the highest quality standards and meet regulatory requirements.

Our Alcoholic Beverage Testing Includes:

ALCOHOL CONTENT

Determination of the ethanol (alcohol) concentration in the beverage.

COLOR + APPEARANCE

Visual inspection and spectrophotometric analysis to determine the color, clarity, and visual appeal of the beverage.

VOLATILE COMPOUNDS

Identification and quantification of volatile compounds responsible for aroma and flavor, often analyzed using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) or headspace analysis.

CHEMICAL RESIDUES

Screening for potential contaminants or residues from production processes, such as pesticides, heavy metals, or cleaning agents.

ALLERGENS

Testing for the presence of allergenic substances, such as sulfites or gluten, to ensure compliance with labeling requirements and protect consumers with specific dietary restrictions.

QUALITY PARAMETERS

Assessing various quality parameters such as acidity, ester content, and sugar levels to ensure consistency and adherence to product specifications.

NUTRITIONAL TESTING + CALORIFIC DETERMINATION

Determinations for Certificates of analysis (CoA’s) and to comply with some state regulations on nutritional labelling.

Prairie Tide is a provider of proactive testing for SLGA and LCBO in Saskatchewan and Ontario, and is certified to provide COA’s to meet regulatory requirements for your alcoholic beverages.

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We’d love to work with you. From precise testing to insightful analysis, we’re here to support your success every step of the way.

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