Tag: #nscraftbeer

  • Waterfalls and Big Spruce – Trails to Ales in Cape Breton

    I teamed up with Expedia Canada to check out some great day hiking spots which also happened to be near some of the local craft breweries that are sprinkled across Nova Scotia. With the rugged coastline and killer views around Nova Scotia, exploring waterfalls within a day hike is one of those little pleasures as the…

  • Dutch Oven Camp Cooking – Pork Stew and Spruce Beer

    Dutch Oven Camp Cooking – Pork Stew and Spruce Beer

    Time to get busy and use our cast iron dutch oven and make us some pork stew and pair this with a craft beer. Let’s get to it! First, I’m using a standard beef stew and substituting it with cubed pork.

  • PEI Brewing – 8 Cord DIPA

    PEI Brewing – 8 Cord DIPA

    Trying out this 1st beer above 6.5% ABV in Prince Edward Island. PEI had this crazy rule that local breweries and distilleries could not make high alcohol beverages, but yet restaurants could IMPORT AS THEY PLEASED. So local PEI BREWING COMPANY released this Double IPA. 8.5% ABV before Christmas 2014 and is only available on the island…

  • Garrison Brewing + Beau’s Natural = Sweet Rye’d

    Garrison Brewing + Beau’s Natural = Sweet Rye’d

    Got my hands on the latest seasonal from Garrison with special collaboration with Beaus Natural from Ontario. Beaus came to this year’s Halifax Beer on the Pier and mixed up their Bog Myrtle with the complex brew that Garrison was preparing.

  • Garrison Brewing – Spruce Beer

    Garrison Brewing – Spruce Beer

    The First Batch Was lucky enough to get my hands on a bottle of Spruce Beer from Garrison. This was a small production run. The batch was in high demand and they sold out within two days. This video shows my experience. The spruce taste reminded me of when I had to go into the…

  • Boxing Rock – The Vicar’s Cross DIPA

    Boxing Rock – The Vicar’s Cross DIPA

    We are reviewing a fan favorite here in Nova Scotia – Boxing Rock’s The Vicar’s Cross – Double IPA. It’s pretty hard to find this in stores. We were at a recent food pairing event featuring Boxing Rock and it was the first time I witnessed people applauding when this beer came out. Coming in…

  • Garrison Brewing – St Peter’s Belgian Strong

    Garrison Brewing – St Peter’s Belgian Strong

    Here we are in the woods again, trying out the 2013 Garrison Brew-Off homebrewer competition. Peter Welton won the Belgian Strong Ale, and we see a production run a year later.

  • Propeller Brewing – Revolution RIS

    Propeller Brewing – Revolution RIS

    We take a look at one of the best beer produced by Propeller, and that is their Russian Imperial Stout. We used a Guinness in order to compare.

  • Garrison Brewing – Martello Stout vs Guiness

    Garrison Brewing – Martello Stout vs Guiness

    We grabbed a can of Guinness Stout and a local #nscraftbeer from Nova Scotia – Garrison Brewing Martello Stout and decided to compare them within the Stout guidelines.

  • Big Spruce – Tip of The Spear

    Big Spruce – Tip of The Spear

    It was Halifax Seaport Seafest weekend, and Jeremy from Big Spruce Brewery brought down 2 growlers of the “Tip of the Spear” Spruce Beer for us to try out.