Is there any surprise that this place has been named Best Beer Selection year after year? With over 60 beers on tap, ranging from local favourites like Garrison and Propeller, to sexy imports like Beck’s and Saigon Lager, even seasoned beer lovers can find something new. Grab a few friends, hit up one of the […]
Maxwell’s Plum
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Reigning men
For the next week, 5,000 sailors will spill into Halifax Harbour, just as the Queen makes her royal visit with Prince Philip. While you may not find them in the same place–no matter how high Elephant & Castle flies its Union Jack—it’d be in good taste to make a toast to Her Highness in a […]
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Best Beer Selection
No disrespect intended to the distinguished runners-up, but they’d need a landslide of votes to even come close to the kind of numbers Maxwell’s is pulling down. With 60 beers on tap and many more available in bottles, they’re the real King of Beers. Have you tried the gluten free La Messagere? How about Fruili […]
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Fruit flavoured beers: Brews with bite
Halifax Alehouse The Alehouse has plenty to choose from when it comes to pleasing your beer belly. But for those less enthusiastic about traditional flavours, the bar’s Pump House Blueberry Ale is sure to satisfy all tastes. It’s light, refreshing and flavourful—a yummy treat for anyone who prefers a fruitier drink. 1717 Brunswick Street, 423-6113 […]
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Hockey night in Halifax
Bubba Ray’s Sports Bar You have to raise your beer to this place: There’s a high-def TV in the men’s washroom. Thirty-one other TVs adorn the bar proper, with 20 digital boxes to go around. The kitchen’s open until 1am, so you can order up those wings well into overtime play. 5650 Spring Garden Road, […]
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Best Beer Selection
“My eyes have seen the glory of the pouring of the beer, Maxwell’s Plum has 60 types that’s why we love it here.” So goes the song, often booming out from speakers over Grafton and Sackville streets, in case you missed it. And the 60 are just the ones on tap, not counting the many […]
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Best Beer Selection
With 60 beers on tap and many more in bottles, you could go for some time and not have the same ale or lager twice, plus they’re continually getting a new selection in for customers to try. And what they discovered with the IIHF World Hockey Championships was that there is a thirst for the […]