Drink Nova Scotia

Drink Nova Scotia

Tag: NS craft beer

  • Jan 15 – Sour Ales with the Wife

    With Ian being involved in a play, we look for different styles to try, and my wife extolls the virtues of Sour Beer. So she and I try the new Cranberry Sour from the newly rebranded Bay of Fundy Brewing, as well as the Mango Sour IPA from Tusket Falls. Not exactly a sour, but…

  • Jan 8 – An Exploration of Wheat

    Ross goes solo, trying some wheat beers, while Ian rehearses for an upcoming show. So there’s the Vineyard Ale, a collaboration with Domaine De Grand Pre winery and Garrison Brewing, also the Orange American Wheat Beer from Great Roads, and the Fool Moon Wheat Beer from North Brewing.

  • Jan 1 – Cask Aged Beers

    Ian and Ross are fortunate to have some barrel-aged beers to try, and settle on the recent Fisticuffs Biere-de-Garde from Boxing Rock, and we choose Sea Level’s Windward Imperial Stout as comparison, both small-batch barrel-aged beers.

  • Christmas 2024 – Part 2

    Ross is joined on boxing day, by Ian Smith of Tapestry Beer Bar, to try to remainder of their holiday finds, some of which are on tap at Tapestry Beer Bar. Ross drinks the “Tannen Bomb” from Hell Bay Brewing Co, the “Balsam Blue” from Saltbox Brewing, the “Cinnamon Bun” imperial stout from North Brewing,…

  • Christmas 2024 – Part 1

    Ross and Ian have a lot of Christmas beers to get through, but they settle, for this week, on Stillwell’s “Czech-Style” Amber Lager, Great Roads’ “Naughty or Nice” Double chocolate stout, “All Lit Up” from Garrison Brewing, and Breton Brewing’s “Milk N’ Cookies” stout.

  • Dec 11 – IPA night with Keir, David, and Ananda

    Ross is joined by David, Keir, and Ananda to drink some of the IPAs in the NSLC that we’ve yet to rate. With some difficulty in availability, we manage to discuss the Kilted IPA from New Scotland Brewing Co, and the First Cut IPA from Lunn’s Mill.

  • Dec 4 – “Pale Ale” is so nondescript

    Ian and Ross get through some “Pale Ales” they’ve been putting off, since it doesn’t sound very descriptive, but they manage to be pleasantly surprised. Comparing the “Hants Co Proud” from Hill Top Hops, the “Storm Surge” from Saltbox Brewing Co, and the “M*A*S*H Valley Pale Ale” from Annapolis Brewing Co.

  • Nov 27 – Strong IPAs

    Ian and Ross find a couple of stronger IPAs, 7.0% and up. The “Hop Storm” IPA from Hill Top Hops Brewhouse, and the “Frost Giant” Imperial IPA, the last can we have from the now closed Brightwood Brewery.

  • Nov 21 – Unseasonal Blueberries

    Ian and Ross get into a couple of blueberry ales, and lament the fact they should have drank several more as comparison. The “Blueberry Express” from Sober Island Brewing, and the “Blueberry Wheat” from Great Roads Brewing.

  • Nov 13 – Lonesome Cleanup

    Ross goes it alone to tidy up some of the beers that don’t really have comparative matches we’ve been waiting on. He get into the “Stone Fruit” Summer Ale from Propeller, the “Crustacean Elation” Ale from Saltbox, and the “Alakai” New England IPA from Heritage Brewing.