Gold Winner Good Robot Brewing Co. Silver Winner Garrison Brewing Company Bronze Winner New Scotland Brewing Co. Josh Counsil credits Good Robot Brewing Co.’s latest win to a couple of important things that tie into its vision statement: “One thing is that beyond curating beer, we can curate quirky beer experiences and the other is […]
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Best Craft Brewery
Gold Winner Nine Locks Brewing Co. Silver Winner Garrison Brewing Company Bronze Winner Good Robot Brewing Co. “I think a lot of our focus has been good value for money: We’re not charging eight dollars a latte and we’ve always been committed to quality,” says Jim Dikaios of Java Blend’s gold win. The owner of […]
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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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Garrison Brewing announces The Oxford Taproom
Over a year after the closure of the iconic Oxford Theatre on Quinpool Road, Garrison Brewing Company has announced the landmark is coming back to life. This spring, the longtime brewer will debut a brand-new retail shop and neighbourhood local, The Oxford Taproom in the former Elegant Touch Beauty Salon (6418 Quinpool Road). “I’m a sucker […]
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Best Craft Brewery
Gold Winner Nine Locks Brewing Company Silver Winner Good Robot Brewing Co. Bronze Winner Garrison Brewing Co. Considering the sheer amount of new and exciting folks making moves on the local brewing scene, this category doesn’t get shuffled around this much. But this year, voters must have spent a lot of time lugging cans of […]
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Pint/Counterpint: 10 local beers to drink this summer
Stilly Pils Unfiltered Pilsner Stillwell Brewing Co. Available on draught only at HQ and/or the beergarden, this beer is a must-try when you see it on tap. Brewer Christopher P. Reynolds is constantly chasing the perfect pils and is well on his way to nailing it. Punched up with noble hops, there’s just the right […]
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In a sour mood? Here’s 7 superb beers you have to try
“People’s taste buds evolve and the trends evolve,” says Jeremy Taylor, head brewer and co-owner at 2 Crows Brewing. “A few years ago it was all about the super big IPAs that have a billion IBUs, and then in the past year or so it’s more on the juicy IPAs with less IBUs and people […]
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Wade through Nadah El Shazly’s marshland
Nadah El Shazly w/JOYFULTALK Saturday, March 31, 8:30pm Garrison Brewery, 1149 Marginal Road $20/pwyc When you have a debut album to release, how do you decide what direction to take? If you’re Cairo-based composer/singer Nadah El Shazly, the answer is simple: All of them. “Because it’s my first album, there are a lot of ideas […]
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Drink this: Garrison’s Pucker Up!
If you don’t have a date for Valentine’s Day, at least you can put your lips on a new can of beer. OK, maybe that sounds depressing—but in this context, it’s really not. Garrison Brewing is rolling out a canned release of Pucker Up! just in time for a Valentine treat. The bright-coloured tart and […]
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Best Craft Brewery
Gold Winner Good Robot Brewing Co. Silver Winner Nine Locks Brewery Bronze Winner Garrison Brewing Company “You don’t need to be pretentious to serve a quality product,” says Good Robot co-owner Josh Counsil. “We’ve always enforced with our robots to make people feel comfortable. Craft beer is still a relatively new phenomenon for a lot […]
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Beerfest is on a quest to help you try all the beer
Halifax Seaport BeerfestAugust 11-12 Cunard Centre, 961 Marginal Rd $45/$50, VIP $65 seaportbeerfest.com It’s almost time for the Halifax Seaport Beerfest, which festival co-founder Brian Titus calls “the biggest party.” “It’s such a unique offering where it’s almost 100 percent proper craft beer or specialty import,” says Titus, who is also the president of Garrison […]
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Can’t stop, won’t stop: a map of Nova Scotia’s breweries
HALIFAX 1. 2 Crows Brewing 1932 Brunswick Street 2. The Auction House 1726 Argyle Street 3. Gahan House 1877 Upper Water Street 4. Garrison Brewing Company 1149 Marginal Road 5. Good Robot Brewing Company 2736 Robie Street 6. Granite Brewery 6054 Stairs Street 7. North Brewing Company 2576 Agricola Street 8. Propeller Brewing Company 2015 […]
