Anyone who’s lived in Halifax for more than five minutes knows how hard it is to keep a secret here. But since 2011, the north end’s beloved Propeller Brewing Co. has been quietly concocting something special: a series of Lambics. The first, a traditional Framboise, launches this weekend. Created through the ancient process of spontaneous […]
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Best Craft Brewery
Gold Winner Garrison Brewing Company and Cold Beer Store Silver Winner Propeller Brewing Company Bronze Winner North Brewing Company Local leader in creative and seasonal beers, everybody can find a flavour to love at Garrison—last year alone it released over 20 styles. A perennial favourite is the raspberry wheat ale, but don’t discount quirkier varieties […]
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Best Craft Brewery
Gold Winner Garrison Brewing Company Silver Winner Propeller Brewing Company Bronze Winner Bridge Brewing Company Garrison has hopped its way over Propeller, taking first place this year. Brewmaster Daniel Girard credits the victory to the synergy of the staff at Garrison. “All members of the staff contribute to our success,” he says, adding that he […]
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Craft club
The post-holiday season can be one of frigid temperatures, resolution rejection and those pesky winter blues. Luckily, a surefire Band-Aid solution can be found in our friend, beer. And just in time, there are big things a-brewing in the Halifax micro scene. For a city with an already stellar lineup, the continued growth of Halifax’s […]
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Trick or wheat
Fall is my favourite time of year for many reasons: the crisp, autumn air, the urge—without the necessity—to hibernate, pumpkin-flavoured everything and beer. As far as I’m concerned, the encroaching darkness of this spooky season should be reflected in your pint glass as well. You may well know that Halifax is blessed with a bevy […]
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Best Microbrewery
Gold Winner Propeller Brewery Silver Winner Garrison Brewing Company Bronze Winner Rogue’s Roost Propeller offers a line of beer brewed using all-natural ingredients as well as a few seasonal favourites like pumpkin ale for Halloween and a Russian Revolution stout for winter. The microbrewery is famous around town for its growlers, a badass 1.9 litre […]
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Brewery tours de force
There are five large-scale breweries operating in Halifax—one brewery for every 77,000 people—producing brews ranging from mass-market lager to niche-market barley wine. There is something for everyone. Three local breweries welcome the public inside for tasting’s and, in two cases, education about brewing. Here’s all you need to know to choose the right tour for […]
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What’s brewing for fall
You can feel it in the air: after a short summer, all of a sudden fall is upon us. The leaves are turning, pumpkins ripening and the hop fields are ready to be harvested. Summer makes for a busy patio season, when crisp and cold are the main attributes people look for in their beer […]
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Best Microbrewery
Propeller Brewery has come out with quite a few new things since winning Best Microbrewery last year (and the year before that…and the year before that). Earlier this year, Propeller released its One Hit Wonder line of beers (with an adorable little handle to boot) and in January, the Revolution Russian Imperial Stout was made […]
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Propeller Brewery tours amp up
I’m always looking for an excuse to plug Propeller Brewery (2011 Gottingen Street, 422-7767), and when the Twitterverse alerted me to the Brewery’s new eight-tap dispensing capabilities for brewery tours, well… I’ve gone on several of the tours, and they’re well worth the $15 price. No hassle here; just come in, sit down and drink […]
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Hot beers
Do you remember when “lite” beer was trendy? Actually, as someone who ignored that trend, I totally don’t. But I am keen on some of the current beer fads. What’s hot changes when you talk to a mainstream beer drinker versus a craft beer fanatic. The big breweries have been pushing “white” beers and fruit-flavoured […]
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Best Microbrewery
Last we heard, propeller was growing at a rate of 20 percent a year and is the best selling microbrewery in Nova Scotia. Makes you wonder when they cease being a microbrewery and just become a brewery, don’t it? We haven’t the space to get into semantics, we’re just going to congratulate the Gottingen Street […]