BREWERIES, CIDERIES, DISTILLERIES & WINERIES
Chill Street Craft Beer & Market 269 Hwy. 214, Elmsdale 902-259-2553 / chillstreetbrewing.com
Small-batch beer and cider produced on site with imported concentrated liquid wort. Cans and growlers. Open daily.
Church Brewing 329 Main St., Wolfville / 902-542-2337 churchbrewing.ca
Brewery and farm-to-table eatery within a former church. Serving an array of house and guest-made beers. Large patio. Open daily.
FirkinStein Brewing 673 King St., Bridgewater / 902-530-5400 firkinstein.ca
This section contains listings for properties from around Nova Scotia that are open to the public with a retail store or tasting room. The province is also home to producers that don’t host visitors; find their products at local bars, restaurants, and stores.
Gahan House Nova Centre 5239 Sackville St., Halifax / 902-444-3060 halifax.gahan.ca
Breton Brewing
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Uses reclaimed dairy tanks for its mash tun and kettle and filters water through slow sand filtering. Taproom offering growler and crowler fills, plus pints and guest taps.
Backstage Brewing 37 Bridge Ave., Stellarton facebook.com/BackstageBrewingCo
Petite taproom offering pints, growler fills. Occasional live music. Open Monday–Wednesday, noon–6pm; Thursday–Friday, noon–midnight; Saturday, 10am–midnight; Sunday, noon-5pm.
Big Spruce 64 Yankee Line Rd., Nyanza / 902-295-2537 / bigspruce.ca
2 Crows Brewing Company
Certified organic brewery and farm offering growlers, bottles, and cans to go. Taproom offers pints and flights, plus a food truck slinging burgers, hot sandwiches, and fries.
1932 Brunswick St., Halifax 902-422-0222 / 2crowsbrewing.com
Boxing Rock Brewing Company
Owned by a husband-wife team and their brewer friend. Modern brewing with a focus on quality. Seasonal brews.
Brewery: 8 Ohio Rd., Shelburne Legendary Taproom: 218 Water St., Shelburne 902-494-9233 / boxingrock.ca
Alexander Keith’s Nova Scotia Brewery
Award-winning beers. Ohio Road location offers brewery tours. Taproom serves light snacks and hosts axe throwing.
BREWERIES
1496 Lower Water St., Halifax / 902-455-1474 / keiths.ca
Tour the original brewery of Nova Scotia’s first brew master, who was also a three-time mayor of Halifax. All ages. Tours daily from June 1–Oct. 31, scheduled tours on weekends Nov. 1–May 31. Book tours during the week for large groups. Admission charged. Retail store open daily, year-round.
Breton Brewing 364 Keltic Dr., Sydney / 902-270-4677 / bretonbrewing.ca
Four flagship beers: Red Coat, Sons of Hector Brown Ale, Black Angus IPA and Stirling Hefeweizen. Tasting room, retail shop, brewery tours, events, live music.
Annapolis Brewing Company
Brightwood Brewery
302 George St., Annapolis Royal 902-286-2080 / annapolisbrewing.com
35 Portland St., Dartmouth 902-466-6006 / brightwoodbrewery.com
Cozy wood trimmed taproom offers a wide array of styles of house-made beer, plus favourites from other Nova Scotian breweries.
Laptop-friendly taproom offering snack, pints, and growler fills, plus guest taps from other local brews. Open daily.
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Features a large food menu and a variety of ales and lagers on tap, plus bottles, coolers, cider, and gluten-free options. Crowlers, growlers.
Garrison Brewing Brewery: 1149 Marginal Rd., Halifax / 902-453-5343 Oxford Taproom: 6414 Quinpool Rd., Halifax 902-431-0501 / garrisonbrewing.com
An exceptional range of premium, distinctive beers full of flavour. Keggers, growlers and “growlitos”, event space, and $2 beer tasters. Taproom and patio hopyard.
Good Robot Brewing Company 2736 Robie St., Halifax 902-446-1692 / goodrobotbrewing.ca
An ever-changing selection of beer, including gluten-reduced options. Frequent guest brewers. Tasting room, retail store, patio. Kitchen offers eclectic eats.
Half Cocked Brewing Company 1290 Hwy. 245, Antigonish 902-318-3317 / facebook.com/halfcockedbrewing
Small-batch brewery emphasizing local ingredients. Open Thursdays, 4pm–7pm.
Harbour Brewing Company 7955 Hwy. 7, Musquodoboit Harbour 902-410-8919 / facebook.com/craftharourbeer
Musquodoboit Harbour’s first and only brewery. Growler fills and seasonal patio.
Hell Bay Brewing 38 Legion St., Liverpool 902-356-3556 / hellbaybrewing.com
Unfiltered, small batch beer that harnesses the proper body and flavour for its style. Staple beers are English Ale and Dark Cream. Seasonal specialties.
