Breweries in Nova Scotia, Canada
Updated: September 22, 2021
Contributors: Guy Drouin, Ralph Wells, Diane Crawford, Chris Thomas, Greg Nash, Mike Ferguson, Wayne, Craig, Douglas Anweiler, Peter Epp, Qian Zhang, Richard Sweet, acbbchris, Andrew Cooper, Atlantic Canada Beer Blogger, bear.pair, BrewNoser, Buck Sterling, Chris, chris__28, Conrad Karsen, Jeff Saunders, Jim Duffy, John Allen, Joseph Kociniak, Karen Hipson, Kevin Brighton, Luciano Radelich, Maggie O'Liari, Marc Marino, Mario Kornmesser, Randy Lawrence, Scott Reich, Steve Richards, Todd Beal
Amherst | |
Trider's Craft Beer 46 Anson Ave #3 Amherst NS B4H 4R2 Telephone: +1 902-614-8983 Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday 1-7pm, Thursday-Friday 1-9pm, Saturday noon-8pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Annapolis Royal | |
Annapolis Brewing Company 302 St George Street Annapolis Royal NS B0S-1A0 Telephone: +1 902-223-7708 Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 3-8pm, Friday noon-11pm, Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday noon-6pm [Map] [Update] |
Antigonish | |
Candid Brewing 88 College Street Antigonish NS B2G 1X7 Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday noon-9:00pm, Thursday-Saturday noon-11:00pm, Sunday 3:00pm-9:00pm. [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Ashdale | |
Meander River Farm & Brewery 906 Woodville Road Ashdale NS B0N 2A0 Telephone: +1 902-757-3484 Brewer: Alan Bailey [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Bedford | |
Off Track Brewing Ltd. 275 Rocky Lake Drive - Unit#3 Bedford NS Telephone: +1 902-835-9292 Hours: Thursday noon-8pm, Friday-Saturday noon-10pm, Sunday noon-6pm [Map] [Update] |
Berwick | |
Smokehouse Nano Brewery 170 Cottage Street Berwick NS B0P 1E0 Telephone: +1 902-680-5243 Hours: Thursday 4:00pm-8:00pm, Saturday noon-4:00pm, or by appointment. Brewer: Gerald Peters, Tim Peters [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Bridgewater | |
FirkinStein Brewing 673 King Street Bridgewater NS B4V-3T3 Telephone: +1 902-530-5400 Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11am-9pm, Friday-Saturday 11am-11pm, Sunday noon-6pm [Map] [Update] |
Chester Basin | |
Tanner & Company Brewing Ltd 50 Angus Hiltz Road Chester Basin NS B0J 1K0 Hours: Thursday-Friday 2-6pm, Saturday-Sunday noon-6pm. Or call for appointment [Map] [Update] |
Cole Harbour | |
Hardisty Brewing Colby Village Cole Harbour NS Brewer: Charlene Robichaud [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Coxheath | |
Breton Brewing Company 364 Keltic Drive Coxheath NS B1R 1V7 Telephone: +1 902-270-4677 Hours: Sunday: Noon-5:00pm, Monday: Closed, Tuesday-Wednesday: Noon-8:00pm, Thursday-Friday: Noon-10:00pm, Saturday: 10:00am-8:00pm Brewer: Andrew Morrow, Bryan MacDonald [Map] [Update] |
Dartmouth | |
Maritime Beer Company — Closed in 2013 (Sleeman Breweries Ltd.) 612 Windmill Road Dartmouth NS B3B 1B5 [Map] [Update] | |
Nine Locks Brewing Company 219 Waverley Rd Mic Mac Place Dartmouth NS B2X 2C3 Telephone: +1 902-434-4471 Hours: Open Daily 10:00am-9:00pm Brewer: Jake Saunders [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
North Brewing Company 62 Ochterloney Street Dartmouth NS Telephone: +1 902-444-7765 Hours: Sunday-Tuesday noon-6pm, Wednesday-Thursday noon-7pm, Friday-Saturday noon-9pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Propeller Brewing Company — Dartmouth 617 Windmill Road Dartmouth NS B3B 1B6 Telephone: +1 902-422-7767 Hours: Sunday-Friday noon-8pm, Saturday 10am-8pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Spindrift Brewing Company 21 Frazee Avenue Dartmouth NS B3B-1Z4 Telephone: +1 902-703-7438 Hours: Tuesday-Thursday 11am-5pm, Friday 11am-6pm, Saturday noon-4pm [Map] [Update] |
Digby | |
Roof Hound Brewing Company 2580 Ridge Road Digby NS B0V 1A0 Telephone: +1 902-245-8121 Hours: Wednesday-Saturday noon-6pm [Map] [Update] |
Elmsdale | |
Good Robot Brewing Company — Elmsdale — Planned 14 Industrial Way Elmsdale NS [Map] [Update] |
Falmouth | |
Schoolhouse Brewery 63 Castle Frederick Road Falmouth NS B0P 1L0 Telephone: +1 902-798-3305 Brewer: Cameron Hartley [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Greenwich | |
Delta Force Brewing Greenwich NS [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Guysborough | |
Chedabucto Bay Brewery The Rare Bird Pub 80 Main Street Guysborough NS B0H 1N0 Telephone: +1 902-533-2128 Hours: Open mid-May to mid-October. [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Dreamer's Brewpub — Closed 80 Main Street Guysborough NS B0H 1N0 [Map] [Update] | |
Rare Bird Brewery 75 Ferry Road Guysborough NS B0H-1N0 Telephone: +1 902-533-2128 Hours: Open daily 11:00am-5:00pm (June 18-October 1)(October 2-June 17) by appt. only [Map] [Update] |
Halifax | |
2 Crows Brewing Company 1932 Brunswick Street Halifax NS B3J-2G7 Telephone: +1 902-422-0222 Hours: Sunday-Wednesday noon-10pm, Thursday-Saturday noon-midnight Brewer: Jeremy Taylor [Map] [Update] | |
Alexander Keith's Nova Scotia Brewery (Labatt) 1496 Lower Water Street Halifax NS Telephone: +1 902-455-1474 Brewer: Graham Kendall [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Garrison Brewing Company 1149 Marginal Road Halifax NS B3H 4P7 Telephone: +1 902-453-5343 Hours: Monday-Sunday 10:00am-6:00pm. Brewer: Daniel Girard [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Good Robot Brewing Company — Halifax 2736 Robie Street Halifax NS B3K 4P2 Telephone: +1 902-446-1692 Hours: Monday-Thursday 2-9pm, Friday noon-10pm, Saturday 10am-10pm, Sunday 10am-8pm Brewer: Doug Kehoe [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Granite Brewery — Closed in 2020 6054 Stairs Street Halifax NS B3K 2E5 [Map] [Update] | |
Hart & Thistle Gastropub and Brewery — Closed in 2014 Historic Properties 1869 Upper Water Street Halifax NS B3J 1S9 [Map] [Update] | |
John Shippey's Brewing Company — Closed in 2005 1869 Upper Water Street Harbourside Market Halifax NS B3J 1S9 [Map] [Update] | |
North Brewing Company 2576 Agricola Street Halifax NS B3K 4C6 Telephone: +1 902-444-7765 Hours: Wednesday-Thursday noon-7:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-9:00pm, Sunday noon-6:00pm. [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Oland Brewery (Anheuser-Busch InBev) 3055 Agricola Street Halifax NS B3K 4G2 Telephone: +1 902-453-1867 Brewer: Labatt (Halifax) [Map] [Update] | |
Propeller Brewing Company The John Allen Brewing Company Limited 2015 Gottingen Street Halifax NS B3K 3B1 Telephone: +1 902-468-1026 Hours: Monday-Tuesday 10:00am-8:00pm, Wednesday-Saturday 10:00am-10:00pm, Sunday noon-10:00pm Brewer: John Allen [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Propeller Brewing Company — The Keep 6128 Quinpool Road Halifax NS Telephone: +1 902-405-0105 Hours: Open daily noon-8:00pm. [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Rockbottom Bar & Brewery 5686 Spring Garden Road Halifax NS B3J 1H3 Telephone: +1 902-423-6766 [Map] [Update] | |
Rogue's Roost Ale House & Micro-brewery — Closed 5435 Spring Garden Road Halifax NS B3J 1G1 [Map] [Update] | |
The Gahan House Halifax Waterfont 1869 Upper Water Street Halifax NS B3J 1S9 Telephone: +1 902-444-3060 Hours: Sunday-Tuesday 11:00am-11:00pm, Wednesday-Saturday 11:00am-midnight. [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Tidehouse Brewing Company — Closed in 2021 2-5187 Salter Street Halifax NS B3J-1E6 [Map] [Update] | |
Unfiltered Brewing 6041 North Street Halifax NS B3K 1P1 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday noon-8pm, Sunday noon-6pm Brewer: Greg Nash [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Hortonville | |
Horton Ridge Malt & Grain 2504 Ridge Road Hortonville NS B4P-2R3 Telephone: +1 902-697-3535 [Map] [Update] |
Kentville | |
Paddy's Pub and Brewery 42 Aberdeen Street Kentville NS B4N 2N1 Telephone: +1 902-678-3199 Hours: Sunday-Wednesday 11:00am-11:00pm, Thursday 11:00am-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-1:00am. Brewer: Wayne Shankel [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Lawrencetown | |
Lunn's Mill Beer Company 515 Carleton Road Lawrencetown NS B0S-1M0 Telephone: +1 902-584-2217 Hours: Wednesday-Saturday noon-10pm, Sunday noon-5pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Liverpool | |
Hell Bay Brewing Company 38 Legion Street Liverpool NS B0T 1K0 Telephone: +1 902-356-3556 Hours: Saturday-Sunday 1:00pm-5:00pm. Brewer: Mark Baillie [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Lower Sackville | |
Ol' Biddy's Brew House 111 Cobequid Road Unit 1-3 Lower Sackville NS Telephone: +1 902-865-5379 Hours: Thursday noon-6:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-8:00pm, Sunday noon-6:00pm. Brewer: Keith Forbes [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Lunenburg | |
Lightship Brewing 93 Tannery Road Lunenburg NS B0J 2C0 Telephone: +1 902-634-9639 Hours: Wednesday-Saturday 11:00am-9:00pm, Sunday 11:00am-6:00pm. [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Shipwright Brewing Company 82 Montague Street Lunenburg NS Telephone: +1 902-634-3300 Hours: Sunday-Thursday noon-9pm, Friday-Saturday noon-10pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Yardarm Brewery Limited — Closed Lunenburg NS [Map] [Update] |
Mahone Bay | |
Saltbox Brewery 363 Main Street Mahone Bay NS B0J 2E0 Telephone: +1 902-624-0653 Hours: January 1-June 16 Sunday-Tuesday 1-7pm, Wednesday-Saturday noon-10pm; June 17-December 31 Monday-Saturday 10am-10pm, Sunday noon-6pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
North Grant | |
Half Cocked Brewing 1290 Highway 245 North Grant NS B2G 2L1 Telephone: +1 902-735-2090 Hours: Wednesday-Friday 4:00pm-7:00pm, Saturday-Sunday noon-7:00pm. [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Nyanza | |
Big Spruce Brewing 64 Yankee Line Road Nyanza NS B0E 3N0 Telephone: +1 902-295-2537 Hours: Tuesday-Wednesday 8:00am-4:30pm, Thursday 3:00pm-6:00pm, Friday 3:00pm-7:00pm, Saturday 1:00pm-4:00pm. Brewer: Jerery White [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Pictou | |
New Scotland Brewing — Closed in 2000 102 Front Street Pictou NS B0K 1H0 [Map] [Update] | |
Uncle Leo's Brewery 2623 Highway 376 Pictou NS B0K 1H0 Telephone: +1 902-382-2739 Hours: Wednesday-Thursday 2:00pm-6:00pm, Friday-Saturday 2:00pm-7:00pm, Sunday 2:00pm-6:00pm. Brewer: Karl Whiffen [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Port Williams | |
Sea Level Brewing Company The Port Pub 980 Terrys Creek Road Port Williams NS B0P 1T0 Telephone: +1 902-542-5544 Hours: Sunday-Thursday 11:00am-11:00pm, Friday-Saturday 11:00am-midnight. Brewer: Randy Lawrence [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Wayfarers' Ale Society Brewery 1116 Kars Street PO Box 149 Port Williams NS B0P 1T0 Telephone: +1 902-542-7462 Hours: Monday-Wednesday noon-7pm, Thursday-Saturday noon-10pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Sheet Harbour | |
Sober Island Brewing Company 22478 Nova Scotia Trunk 7 Sheet Harbour NS Telephone: +1 902-719-9463 [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Sheffield Mills | |
Millstone Harvest Brewhouse Sea Level Brewing 9146 NS-221 Sheffield Mills NS B0P 1H0 Telephone: +1 902-582-2337 Hours: Sunday-Thursday 1:00pm-6:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-7:00pm. Brewer: Randy Lawrence [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Shelburne | |
Boxing Rock Brewing Company 78 Ohio Road PO Box 1515 Shelburne NS B0T 1W0 Telephone: +1 902-494-9233 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday Noon-6pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Smith's Cove | |
Lazy Bear Brewing 120 West Old Post Road Smith's Cove NS B0S 1S0 Telephone: +1 902-440-0880 Hours: Thursday 5-8pm or Call for an appointment Brewer: Erin Norman [Map] [Update] |
Somerset | |
Bad Apple Brewhouse 515 Parker Condon Road Somerset NS B0P 1E0 Telephone: +1 902-679-8986 Hours: Monday-Thursday 3:00pm-8:00pm, Friday-Sunday 1:00pm-10:00pm. Brewer: Jeff Saunders [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Stellarton | |
Backstage Brewing 37 Bridge Avenue Stellarton NS B0K-1S0 Telephone: +1 902-755-9371 Hours: Wednesday noon-6pm, Thursday-Friday noon-midnight, Saturday 11am-midnight, Sunday noon-5pm [Map] [Update] |
Stellerton | |
Painted Boat Beer Co. Nova Scotia Spirit Company 230 Foord Street Stellerton NS B0K 0A2 [Map] [Update] |
Tatamagouche | |
Tatamagouche Brewing Company 235 Main Street Tatamagouche NS B0K 1V0 Telephone: +1 802-657-4000 Hours: Daily: 10:00am-6:00pm Brewer: Matt Kenny [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Truro | |
Keltic Brewing Company — Closed in 2007 Mugsy McCeol's Pub & Grillhouse 25 Treaty Trail Exit 13A, Highway 102 Truro NS B2N 5A9 [Map] [Update] | |
The Nook and Cranny 627 Prince Street Truro NS B2N 1G2 Telephone: +1 902-895-0779 Hours: Monday 11am-10pm, Tuesday-Wednesday 11am-11pm, Thursday 11am-midnight, Friday-Saturday 11am-12:30am, Sunday 11am-9pm [Map] [Update] |
Tusket | |
Tusket Falls Brewing Company 20 Slocomb Crescent Tusket NS BoW-3M0 Telephone: +1 902-648-3340 Hours: Monday-Wednesday noon-10pm, Thursday-Saturday noon-midnight, Sunday noon-6pm [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Westville | |
Heather Motel and Brewpub — Closed in 1998 130 Foord Street Westville NS B0K 1S0 [Map] [Update] |
Windsor | |
Schoolhouse Brewery 40 Water Street Windsor NS Telephone: +1 902-472-4677 Hours: Tuesday-Friday noon-8pm Brewer: Leigh Davison [Map] [Update] |
Wolfville | |
Paddy's Pub and Brewery Rosie's Restaurant 460 Main Street Wolfville NS B4P 1E2 Telephone: +1 902-542-0059 Hours: Open daily 11:00am-midnight Brewer: Wayne Shankel [Contact] [Map] [Update] |
Yarmouth | |
Heritage Brewing 250 Main Street Yarmouth NS B5A 1S6 Telephone: +1 902-881-2777 Hours: Monday-Wednesday 4:00pm-10:00pm, Thursday noon-10:00pm, Friday-Saturday noon-midnight, Sunday noon-10:00pm. [Contact] [Map] [Update] | |
Rudder's Seafood Restaurant & Brew Pub 96 Water Street Yarmouth NS B5A 4P9 Telephone: +1 902-742-7311 Hours: Open daily at 11:00am. Brewer: Mike Ferguson [Contact] [Map] [Update] |