July 13th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Propeller Brewing has just released a new summer seasonal, Propeller Kristall Weizen:
This summer seasonal is a filtered Weissbier. Don Harms (brewmaster at Propeller) explains “The banana and phenolic (clove) characteristics are more subtle in this filtered version, than in its unfiltered counterpart Propeller Hefeweizen.” The style is common in Europe, many producers include both Hefe (unfiltered) and Kristall (filtered) Weizens in their repertoires.
Kristall Weizen is available now in 500 ml bottles at the brewery, and will be on shelves at 28 NSLC locations in coming days.
Categories:Beer Releases· Nova Scotia· Seasonal Beers
May 25th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Garrison Brewing has brought back a seasonal beer from last summer, Hopyard Pale Ale, as a permanent addition to their line-up. Brewed using Nugget, Amarillo and Cascade hops, it’s described as follows:
Deep golden, medium bodied & nicely bitter, Hopyard Pale is exceptional in the West Coast style. Generous hopping in the boil & further dry-hopping produce a fruity/floral aroma & refreshingly bitter finish.
Also out now from Garrison is a brand new summer seasonal, Blackberry Wheat, which replaces the now retired Blueberry Wheat. It has the following tasting notes:
Light amber in colour and crisp in body, Blackberry Wheat Ale perfectly balances refreshment with natural fruit flavouring.
Both beers are available now at the brewery and various NSLC outlets.
Categories:Beer Releases· Nova Scotia· Seasonal Beers
May 14th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Today sees the launch of the latest hop-heavy creation of brewmaster Greg Nash at the Hart & Thistle Brewpub in Halifax.
Dubbed Hop Ness Monster, the beer is described by Nash as follows:
At 11% ABV with calculated theoretical IBUs of 533 the Monster is NOT to be messed with. Pummeled with 11 lbs/bbl of hops there’s little doubt ‘Messie’ is the hoppiest beer to ever have been brewed in this country. Brewed with hop pellets as well as whole hops throughout each stage of the brewing process the beer is a testament to just how wonderful these glorious flowers can be – it’s been mash-hopped, 1st wort-hopped, hop-bursted and dry-hopped (again and again) with more hops stuffed in there wherever I could fit them. Hell I ate a hop cone when I brewed it just for shits and giggles.
Hop Ness Monster will be tapped today at 5:00 PM.
Categories:Beer Releases· Brewpub News· Nova Scotia
April 19th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – The Hart & Thistle Brewpub will be tapping the latest edition in brewmaster Greg Nash’s SMaSH (Single Malt and Single Hop) beer series inTuesday, April 20th at 5:00 PM.
Double Citra SMaSH is a 7.5% double IPA brewed with all Citra hops and Canadian Pale Ale malt. According to Nash, it’s “mash-hopped, 1st-wort-hopped and dry-hopped with massive amounts of the new Citra cultivar”, resulting in a calculated bitterness of 131 IBU.
Following in mid-May will be Hop Mess Monster, described as “a Triple IPA, the likes of which this country has never seen [...] clocking in at a deliciously insane 533 calculated IBU’s and 11.0% ABV”.
Categories:Beer Releases· Brewpub News· Nova Scotia
April 15th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Tory Burtch has reported on his Great Canadian Pubs & Beer blog that the first Halifax Microbrewery Festival & Conference, planned to take place in Halifax this coming October, has been cancelled.
As originally announced last November, the event was intended to “bring together craft breweries, home brewers, industry experts, and beer lovers” from across Canada for a combination consumer tasting festival and industry professional conference.
The reason for the cancellation is unknown to CBN at this time.
Categories:Beer Events· Nova Scotia
April 8th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Propeller Brewing has announced plans to increase their brewing capacity, in part to allow them to promote last summer’s popular seasonal beer, Propeller Hefeweizen, to a year-round product.
A new 6000 litre fermenter, as well as a new keg washing system, are expected to arrive this week. Over the past three years the brewery has added 6 fermenters totaling 27000 liters, as well as upgraded packaging equipment.
Propeller Hefeweizen will be available in six-packs at the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation (NSLC) on May 1.
Categories:Beer Releases· Brewery News· Nova Scotia
April 3rd, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – This past Thursday, Garrison Brewing held an event to reveal the winners of their Ultimate Brew-Off 2010 contest of homebrewers. The names of the winners were announced in a tweet during the event:
1st place: Scott Tilford
2nd place: Brian Harvey
3rd place: Steve Trickett
runner-up: John Garland
The styles of the beers submitted by the winners have not yet been announced online.
The event also served as a launch for Harvey’s Bitter, a new beer brewed using the recipe that Brian Harvey used to win the 2009 competition. It’s described as “mild in maltiness and hop aroma, this highly sessionable beer delivers on taste and character.”
Categories:Beer Awards· Beer Releases· Homebrewing· Nova Scotia
March 11th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – This week’s issue of Halifax arts and culture paper The Coast is a special beer-themed edition, featuring several articles about beer and related topics including:
The Coast is distributed for free at many locations in and around Halifax.
Categories:Beer in the Media· Nova Scotia
February 8th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Details have been announced for the second annual edition of the Garrison Brewing Ultimate Brew-Off homebrewing competition.
Entrants will produce a 5 gallon/20 litre batch of this year’s chosen style – Belgian-Style Witbier – and submit it for judging & prizes. The grand prize includes a day with Garrison’s award-winning brewmaster Daniel Girard brewing a full batch of the winning recipe to be released in bottles as a limited edition seasonal, and there are also prizes from contest sponsor Noble Grape.
The registration deadline for entries is February 28th, with samples due for judging by March 15th. For more details, see the Ultimate Brew-Off website.
Categories:Brewery News· Homebrewing· Nova Scotia
January 25th, 2010
HALIFAX, NS – Garrison Brewing have announced that the newest addition to their line-up of rotating seasonals will be Garrison Black IPA.
Inspired by similar beers that have become popular in San Diego and other American craft beer hotbeds, Black IPA will be a blended beer (presumably a combination of their Imperial IPA and Martello Stout, although this has not been confirmed) that has been dry-hopped and conditioned for a further 2 weeks. The resulting brew is 6.2%, and will be bottled and released for sale on January 29th.
Garrison will also be bringing back two popular seasonals, Ol’ Fog Burner Barley Wine and Sugar Moon Maple, for another year. Originally released last April, the new batches will be available on February 17th and March 15th respectively.
Categories:Beer Releases· Nova Scotia· Seasonal Beers
