Mr. Stephen Giblin reports

BIG ROCK BREWERY ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF INTERIM-CFO

Ron Love has resigned from his position as chief financial officer (CFO) of Big Rock Brewery Inc., effective July 5, 2023, and will be pursuing other interests.

Commenting on Mr. Love's resignation, Stephen Giblin, Big Rock's interim president and chief executive officer, said, "On behalf of the employees and board of directors of Big Rock, I want to thank Ron for his hard work, leadership and the significant contributions to the business."

The corporation has appointed, effective July 6, 2023, Michael Holditch as interim chief financial officer. Mr. Holditch joined Big Rock as a consultant in April of 2023 and was the chief financial officer at Lynx Air for the last seven years. Prior to working with Lynx, Mr. Holditch served as chief financial officer and senior vice-president of hockey administration/assistant general manager of the Calgary Flames over a 20-year period. Mr. Holditch has been a chartered professional accountant since 1992.

About Big Rock Brewery Inc.

In 1985, Ed McNally founded Big Rock to contest the time's beer trends. Three bold, European-inspired offerings -- bitter, porter and traditional ale -- forged an industry at a time heavy on easy drinking lagers and light on flavour. Today, Big Rock's extensive portfolio of signature beers, continuing seasonal offerings, ciders (Rock Creek Cider series), custom-crafted private-label products and other notable, licensed alcoholic beverages keeps it at the forefront of the craft beer revolution, and still proudly contesting the beer and alcoholic beverage trends of today. Big Rock has brewing operations in Calgary, Alta.; Vancouver, B.C.; and Toronto, Ont. Big Rock trades on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol BR.