Gold Winner Lindsay Jones, The Middle Spoon Desserterie & Bar Silver Winner Shane Beehan, Lot Six Bar & Restaurant Bronze Winner Nicki Brown, Good Robot Brewing Co. After a year of slinging creative cocktails on the drink competition scene, Lindsay Jones knows a thing or two about what it takes to win over a panel […]
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Best Beer Selection
Gold Winner Stillwell Beer Bar Silver Winner Battery Park Beerbar & Eatery Bronze Winner Good Robot Brewing Co. It’s been nearly five years since this Barrington Street beer bar opened its doors and wowed beer nerds and curious drinkers alike with their wide array of options. And co-owner Chris Reynolds says thanks to that maturity, […]
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Best Brew Pub
Gold Winner Good Robot Brewing Co. Silver Winner Chain Yard Cider Bronze Winner Battery Park Beerbar & Eatery In the last year, Good Robot’s beer has become more accessible outside its location on Robie Street—craft-lovers can find cans of a few Good Robot fixtures at other storefronts. But folks continue to flock to Good Robot […]
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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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Best Bar
Gold Winner Good Robot Brewing Co. Silver Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub Bronze Winner Stillwell Beer Bar Good Robot Brewing Co. has shot up from last year’s bronze to take gold in this category. “It’s obviously humbling,” says co-owner Josh Counsil. “We never set out to be the best bar in Halifax.” With movie […]
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Limestone Group pours up a taste of the islands
Want to win a trip to the Caribbean? Well, hopefully, a contest comes along soon. Until then, you can get a taste of the islands in the breezy brews being crafted by up-and-coming small-batch beer producers Limestone Group. Founded in Halifax by Bahamian students Giovanni Johnson, O’Neil Miller and Damian McCartney, Limestone Group began as […]
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Fab beers to sip in the spring sun
1. Mojito Kettle Sour Roof Hound Brewing Co. (4.3% ABV, 17 IBU) Available now “We have made it before, but it has been reinvented with a new souring technique and a warm fermenting Norwegian yeast strain that creates citrus characters,” Roof Hound owner Les Barr explains via email. This beer is kettle soured, dry-hopped […]
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Sloshing the Tea Time
Romeo & Juliet: a drink-along February 12, 8pm (Feb 10, 11 and 13 sold out) Good Robot Brewing Company 2736 Robie Street, $7-$17 tickethalifax.com How many clowns can you fit in a bar? The Tea Time Creation Co. is going to find out this weekend at Good Robot. The troupe of four performers—James MacLean, Gina […]
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The growth of Kaia Kater
Kaia Kater w/Meaghan Blanchard, Camille Delean, Leanne Hoffman Friday, January 19 The Carleton, 1685 Argyle Street, 7:30pm $15 adv/$25 door w/Rose Cousins Good Robot Brewing Co., 2736 Robie Street Saturday, January 20, 7-8pm Sold Out When Kaia Kater plays a pair of shows at In the Dead of Winter this weekend, one will be next […]
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Best Bar
Gold Winner The Lower Deck, Halifax Silver Winner Durty Nelly’s Authentic Irish Pub Bronze Winner Good Robot Brewing Company A three-floor bar? What more could ale-chuggin’ Haligonians want? Some east coast music, dancing and good eats, that’s what. Luckily, the waterfront’s Lower Deck has it all. The first floor is home to the pub, where […]
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Best Comedy Night
Gold Winner Yuk Yuk’s Silver Winner Just Vorlafs, Good Robot Brewing Company Bronze Winner Comedy Hour, Bearly’s House of Blues & Ribs No joke: After three straight years of winning gold, Halifax is still yukking it up at Yuk Yuk’s. This Toronto-based comedy club has outlets across the country, and the Halifax location is a […]
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Best Brew Pub
Gold Winner Good Robot Brewing Company Silver Winner Battery Park Beer Bar & Eatery Bronze Winner Gahan House Good Robot Brewing Company is where some great beer is made and poured (see Best Craft Brewery), but it’s also a great spot to hang out. “Our followers love Just Vorlafs comedy show,” says co-owner Josh Counsil, […]
