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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Where we work: Wrought Iron Brewing Company
WHO THEY ARE Angus Campbell, Josh Counsil and Doug Kehoe—longtime BFFs and the trio behind the up-and-coming Wrought Iron Brewing Company—met studying engineering at Queen’s. They were dormmates, housemates and long-distance, post-grad buds before finally deciding the best way to get the gang back together was to go into business. “I think we all complement […]
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A tale of two cities
Gahan House 1869 Upper Water Street, 902-444-3060 Sun-Tue 11am-11pm Wed-Sat 11am-midnight The Gahan House has been in Charlottetown for over 10 years. It’s been in Halifax for over 10 weeks. So why not compare the two? Let me get this out of the way: I find the beer at the Gahan House pretty samey, hoppy […]
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Brewers and dreamers: inside Garrison Brewing
The lap of luxury that Garrison Brewery Company now calls home, or part of its home, wasn’t always as pristine as it is these days. The massive space at 1096 Marginal Road, with its 40-foot ceilings, was once used to repair trains, and hadn’t been touched (or tidied) in decades. Like, there was a five-foot-deep […]
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Kellye Robertson
Assistant brewmaster Garrison Brewing Company, 1149 Marginal Road “At the end of the day being able to create something that you put in a glass and see someone really enjoy—it’s a pretty gratifying thing,” says Kellye Robertson, who, while still studying brewmaster and brewery management in Niagara, won Garrison’s Ultimate Brew-Off in 2013 and landed […]
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Tis the seasonal brew
The leaves are crunchy, the air is musty and your proclivity for hibernation is now socially acceptable. As the days darken, so does the beer. But it also gets spicier, stronger and full-bodied. A few weeks from now, you won’t need an excuse to stay inside, but this year’s local brew harvest sure helps. Propeller […]
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Rogues Roost joins PEI’s Murphy family
Sixteen years ago, Doug Johnson had the great idea to open a pub that’d only serve only house-made beer on tap, his brainchild Rogues Roost (5435 Spring Garden Road) has been a downtown drinking fixture ever since. Today, Rogues officially became part of Charlottetown’s Murphy Hospitality Group—an extended family of two breweries and 12 restaurants, […]
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Gahan House hits Historic Properties
It’s not really surprising that prime real estate like 1869 Upper Water Street (the former Hart & Thistle Gastropub) didn’t stay dormant for long. Last week PEI household name, Gahan House, announced that it was branching out off the island and bringing its craft beers and pub eats to the Halifax waterfront this fall. “We’re […]
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Ladies’ Beer League turns one
Last June, Tracy Phillippi, a marketing coordinator at Garrison Brewing Company, decided to approach a few female craft beer lovers/makers with an idea: to promote women’s involvement and interest in craft brewing. That was the beginning of the Ladies Beer League, and one of its founding members was Pam Crouse, now chairman of the board […]
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Rogues Roost’s sweet 15
One of the first things Doug Johnson did when he first decided he wanted to get into brewing beer back in 1998 was put an ad in the Globe & Mail. He was looking for the perfect brewmaster. With a stainless steel set up (built by PEI’s own brewery builders DME International) and new recruit […]
