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Must try beers: International Stout Day 2019

Faux holiday or not, it’s always a good time to raise a stout

By Kim Hart Macneill 6 November 2019 Share this story


Must-try beers: Oktoberfest edition

A bevy of beverages to try this weekend

By Kim Hart Macneill 2 October 2019 Share this story

New beer for spring

Full House marks the end of Nova Scotia Craft Beer Week 2019

By Kim Hart Macneill 7 May 2019 Share this story

The ultimate Nova Scotian craft-beer six pack

The essential collection of locally made brews e asked Halifax Magazine readers what breweries they’d put in their ultimate Nova Scotian craft beer six pack and hundreds of you weighed in through our web poll. Based on your answers, we present the ultimate Nova Scotian six pack. (But this isn’t a popularity contest; we considered […]

By Kim Hart Macneill 29 April 2019 Share this story

Must-try beers: 5 tasters from the Craft Beer Cottage Party

Offering a hint of summer in Halifax’s most unpleasant season, the Savour Food & Wine Festival‘s Craft Beer Cottage Party always draws a crowd. On Saturday, March 3, amid live music, beer-friendly snacks, and games, ticket holders sampled from 35 breweries and cideries from across Nova Scotia, plus a few from New Brunswick and P.E.I. Missed […]

By Kim Hart Macneill 9 March 2018 Share this story

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