Until September, if you were looking for Tusket Falls Brewing Company, you’d have to travel a bit off the beaten path. “It’s definitely in the country,” says Melanie Sweeney, co-owner of the brewery located seven minutes from Yarmouth in southwestern Nova Scotia. The reason behind such a secluded location? It’s home for both Sweeney and […]
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20 brews for 2020
Note: Unless otherwise indicated, these beers and ciders—which are presented in no particular order—should be available at NSLC and/or private liquor stores around Halifax until supplies run out. When in doubt or desperation, check with the individual brewery/cidery. Eight Bells The Church Brewing Co. The newest beer from Wolfville’s newest brewery is rooted in old […]
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Re-inventing the craft beer festival
Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival March 21, Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Road nscraftbeerfest.ca It’s only been five years since the Nova Scotia Craft Beer Festival started life as “Full House,” with just a handful of brewers. That first event, in 2015, was intended to launch the summer beer season and introduce a few new beverages […]
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Propeller’s on the level
The closest thing to getting inside Ian Matheson‘s brain is spending some time at the Propeller Arcade. The Propeller Brewing Company staffer and resident pinball nerd was the champion behind the north end brewery’s no-frills, ultra-lax basement bar, which opened about nine months ago. Now he’s helping it level up. “We thought it would be […]
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A craft beer taste test with the Fermented Friends
Katherine Woolhouse: Hi Dave. For our debut “Fermented Friends” chat, I picked up four beers for us to try. Most of them come from Bishop’s Cellar, where I went shopping for a more-or-less random selection of things that were either new or new to me. Dave Hayden: Right on. I’m ready for this, I think. […]
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With love (and beer), from Halifax
Halifax Seaport Cider & BeerFest Friday, August 9, 7-9:30pm and Saturday, August 10, 2-4:30pm and 7-9:30pm Cunard Event Centre, 961 Marginal Road $45-70 I f this were a YA novel, it’d be The Sisterhood of the Travelling Beers. This weekend, dozens of Maine-based breweries are coming to the Halifax Seaport Cider & BeerFest. Even more […]
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Instant crush: 902 Brewcast picks stand-out beer (etc.) for the summer
2 Crows Brewing Company, Waltz (German-style pilsner) Brewed using traditional German methods and ingredients, Waltz is a perfect summer crusher for the patio, beach, pool, or ballgame. Lagered low and slow for over eight weeks, Waltz turns out super crisp with a lovely bitterness and hit of lemon. 2 Crows Brewery, 1932 Brunswick Street and […]
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Yes she can: inside the process of a beer can designer
Amy Corbett’s been drinking North Brewing’s beer since it was called Bridge Brewing. A graphic designer, web developer, art educator and abstract painter with 20 years of creating under her belt, she’d hustle to the Alderney Landing farmers’ market to grab her swing-top bottles every Saturday. Her official collaboration with the brand started later when—in […]
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Drink these ASAP
Susannah, Garrison Brewing Co. This IWD imperial pale lager is Garrison’s very first all-female brewed beer is made with wild foraged sumac and sea buckthorn courtesy of East Coast Wild Foods. Fifty cents from each can goes towards an NSCC Women in Trades bursary. 1149 Marginal Road Tea & Honey Nitro, Lake City Cider A […]
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DRINK THIS: Propeller Brewing Co.’s Galaxy IPA
The stars aligned last weekend for OG indie beer-maker Propeller Brewing Co. (2015 Gottingen Street and 617 Windmill Road), which released its latest special brew, a hazy Vermont IPA called Galaxy that’s been blasting off the shelves ever since. Made using Australian galaxy hops (for that tropical, citrusy aroma, that’ll have you forgetting we’re in […]
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Sourwood Cider’s north end plans
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sourwood Cider (@sourwoodcider) on Oct 2, 2018 at 2:16pm PDT After a successful summer of piquing interest and tastebuds, the founders of Sourwood Cider are levelling up. The sometimes hard-to-track-down, funky-ass unfermented cider will have a place to hang out come early 2019 when it opens […]
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DRINK THIS: Propeller releases rum and ginger in a can
The newest addition to the roster of local cocktails in a can comes from one of the city’s oldest craft brewers. Because Propeller Brewing Company knows the power of a good pop —its Jamaican-inspired ginger beer, to be exact—it’s gone and mixed one with booze. Hitting the shelves/streets/mouths today is Perfect Storm, a blustery blend […]
