If you’re going to take one down, and pass it around, you might as well make it something brewed locally. We rounded up some (yup, there’s way more) of the most-loved locals you can take home and enjoy. Find them at their respective breweries, private liquor stores or the little ol’ NSLC. (left to right) […]
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Bad Apple does good
Charity isn’t a new concept for Jeff Saunders and wife Kari Smith of Somerset’s Bad Apple Brewhouse. Last year, about 80 percent of the microbrewery’s proceeds went to the Halifax Nova Scotia Down Syndrome Society. In late December 2013, Saunders and Smith’s lives were deeply changed. Their six-month-old son was diagnosed with Mosaic Down syndrome, […]
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Wrought Iron men
The relationships you have with your college dormmates can go one of a few of ways—the classic (and often unintentional) post-grad fade-away, the hollow “we really should get together sometime,” or the unbreakable bond that only geography gets in the way of. For Queen’s alumni Angus Campbell, Josh Counsil and Doug Kehoe, it was the […]
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Craft club: a Q+A with the Craft Brewers Association
What is the role of the association in a nutshell? The association does two things: we try to promote Nova Scotia craft beer, build the industry and market, collaboratively. We also act as a unified voice for craft beer producers, both provincially and federally. When and why was the association established? There was a loose […]
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Quite the pair: snacks and suds
Nova Scotia’s only Cicerone, Angeline MacLennan, lays down the basics laws of pairing with favorite local beer styles and restaurant favorites. Basic principles for beer pairing Most beer styles are four ingredients: water, malted barley, yeast and hops. It is the interplay and ratio of the four basic beer ingredients, and the techniques used to […]
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What are you drinking?
Tatabrew’s Dreadnought Dark IPA. Because it’s DOPECAKES. —Pam Crouse, Ladies Beer League board member The beer I’m drinking the most of lately is Rockbottom’s Loyalist E.S.B. It strikes the right balance between English hops and pale malt. —Jake Saunders, brewmaster at Rockbottom Brewpub Currently obsessed with India session ale—In Session—it’s a sessionable, flavourful beer. —Brian […]
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Spindrift makes a splash
If you’ve heard whispers of a new brewery opening in Dartmouth, I’m here to confirm that delicious rumour. Spindrift Brewing Company aims to sample its wares at May’s Craft Beer Full House, and hit shelves by July. Partners Andrew Bell and Andy Armstrong are tight-lipped, yet eager to share. “This has been in the works […]
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Greg Nash, no filter
Greg Nash has left his mark on just about every microbrewery and brewpub in the province. So while it’s no surprise Nova Scotia’s undisputed king of hops is finally opening his own brewery, it’s pretty damn exciting. “It’s been something I’ve been trying to do for, like, 12 years,” says Nash over an IPA. “I […]
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Tap into 2015’s Beer Guide
This round’s on us. Fill up your snifter with the stories behind Spindrift, Unfiltered and Wrought Iron— the city’s three new breweries—Bad Apple’s very good cause, a peek at a home brewer’s basement set up, the lowdown on the Craft Brewers Association, a friendly game of name that glass and much more. Bottoms up! Greg […]
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Beer science: meet the homebrewer
Rob Shortt is a mad scientist in his basement laboratory in Dartmouth. His experiments consist of mixing up small batches of craft beer to enjoy after work, or with his club of fellow homebrewers, the Brewnosers. The homebrew pastime is serious for Shortt. He has invested time and at least a few thousand dollars, not […]
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What’s a cicerone?
“When people say, ‘I don’t like beer’ I always say, ‘You just don’t know you like beer,’” says Angeline MacLennan. She, on the other hand, always knew she was into it—whether making her own brews or knocking back somebody else’s. With two young kiddies at home, she’s been on-and-off of drinking over the past few […]
