Sandals season isn’t completely over (so sue me) but technically fall has arrived—it’s just about time to wear rust-coloured sweaters, eat tiny chocolate bars and avoid turning the thermostat up. As the slow-cooker meals and blended soups start to trickle their way into our minds and onto our weekly menus, we reached out to three […]
Bishop’s Cellar
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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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DRINK THIS: Eileanan Brèagha’s rosé
Nothing decorates a deck party better than glasses of pink wine glinting in the sunlight. And no wine checks all the boxes of refreshment, food-friendliness and affordability like Nova Scotian rosé. Rosé suffers the unfortunate misconception that it is cheap, sweet wine, a rap left over from the ’80s when white wine was more fashionable […]
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A guide to perfect patio beverages that are ABB: anything but beer
Blue Lobster blueberry-lemon vodka soda, Nova Scotia Spirit Co. (6% ABV) Canned vodka-sodas started trending last summer and they appear to still be going strong. Nova Scotia Spirit Co. just upped the ante this by introducing a blueberry-lemon vodka soda–now on shelves alongside its original lemon-lime fixture. It’s made with wild Nova Scotia blueberries, which […]
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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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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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Say, what’s in this drink?: 7 seasonal local sips
Holiday Candy Cane Liqueur Coldstream Clear(20% ABV) There are a lot of icky, minty concoctions available around this time of year. This is not one of them. Coldstream makes reliably tasty vodka and liqueur, and its gift packs tend to fly off the shelves. Its candy cane liqueur is available on its own, too—but it […]
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Best Liquor / Wine Store
Gold Winner Bishop’s Cellar Silver Winner Rockhead Wine + Beer Bronze Winner The Port by NSLC The folks at Bishop’s Cellar were a little bit ahead of their time when the boutique liquor store opened back in 2003, stocking its shelves with not just hard-to-find beer and wine from around the world, but locally made […]
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Best Liquor / Wine Store
Gold Winner Bishop’s Cellar Silver Winner Rockhead Wine + Beer Market Bronze Winner NSLC, Bayers Lake Ah, fuck. It’s 10pm on a Saturday and you forgot to pick up some beer for your buddy’s BYOB get-together. And now all the liquor stores are closed! Or are they? Lucky for you, Bishop’s Cellar will still be […]
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Five craft beer releases for August
It’s hard to believe August is already upon us. Soon patio season will be over and Halifax will be nothing but icy sidewalks and parking bans (sigh). But let’s not get caught up in that just yet. Summer is still here, so let’s enjoy it while we can. To help you do that, we’ve rounded […]
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The Coldstream dream
Coldstream Clear just opened its new storefront and distillery in Stewiacke, pouring out its flavourful vodka and rum by the landmark Mastodon Ridge. “The key was making it convenient for people to get our product,” says Riley Giffen, who started the business with his parents. The distillery’s original location, which opened in 2015, was “about […]
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12 beers to crush this summer
Spindrift Killick, session lager (4.7%, 16 IBU) The BrewCast-proclaimed “Beer of the Summer” is crisp and clean, but packs in tons of flavour. Look for notes of grain, lemon and honey on this as you reach for the next one. 21 Frazee Avenue, Dartmouth, private liquor stores and NSLC 902 BrewCast x 2 Crows In […]