Plus it's ridiculously strong at eight percent. Why? The double IPA came out February 29, the somewhat absurd Leap Day, and its cloudy mixture of Citra, Azacca and Australian Vic Secret hops makes it look like an impossibly bitter hop soup. 'Ridiculous' is a word 2 Crows uses to describe Bedlam Bridge. Big Spruce calls it a 'slow-sipping fireside stunner.' Aged for more than a year in barrels that used to hold peach brandy, Just Peachy! is an antidote to the cold spring/winter nights we're doomed to endure before summer arrives. The Baddeck brewery goes big with an 11 percent barley wine. Schoolhouse says it is 'our most approachable and sessionable beer yet.'

You'd expect a pilsner to be crisp without much hoppy bitterness, and Recess doesn't break from tradition. Either way, this session ale is not heavy. Or maybe it's the light at the end of the tunnel that is winter. Its Sea Ice is a double IPA that's 'proudly brewed in Cape Breton,' and at nine percent ABV it might just knock you out cold.Ī kölsch-easy-drinking German style-coming in at four percent ABV, Sea Level's latest can is literally a light beer released at a time of year when dark brews dominate.

Church calls Eight Bells a 'hybrid' Belgo pale ale, rocking 'aromas of lychee and gooseberry with light pine and white pepper.'Īnother new brewery, Inverness's Route 19 doesn't lack confidence.

The newest beer from Wolfville's newest brewery is rooted in old competition: Apparently Belgian brewers invented Belgian pale ale in the mid-1900s to fight the increasing popularity of pilsners across Europe. When in doubt or desperation, check with the individual brewery/cidery. Note: Unless otherwise indicated, these beers and ciders-which are presented in no particular order-should be available at NSLC and/or private liquor stores around Halifax until supplies run out.

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