Latest reviews from Halifax
| 66 /100 1222 BARRINGTON STREET “Visited on a spring afternoon. The burger was average at best, and there are only few changing taps for those wanting to visit often. Service however good and I like the old building.“ |
| 86 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “Visited multiple times. 12 taps, 1-3 casks, bottles, wines and cider. Really good burger and fries, haven't tested more in the menu. Best taproom I have tried in the city.“ |
| 72 /100 1615 GRAFTON ST “Located at 5239 Sackville Street, Halifax, this is a big commercial venue with hosted booth, table and bar seating. Service suits the style of the venue. On the day of my visit there were 15 craft beer taps (plus a hard Root Beer tap) - 11 core and four seasonal. Available are four "Flight Tours" offering set selections of four their range of beers in each "Tour" for about $13. Flights customised to your own taste are also available. A limited range of take-away cans can be purchased. A good venue to get a number of single-brewery PEI brews.“ |
| 72 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “Nice modern bar with 4 brews from Stillwell and 8 or so other local beers. Theydo 5 oz servings, so in reality it is flexible flights.“ |
| 84 /100 1932 BRUNSWICK STREET “Nice place with good view to the brewery. They had 12 taps with their own brews and about 15 or so more in the fridge, so about 25-30 of their beers available here. They did flights of 4 and staff was friendly and allowed me to get all 12 beers for the price of 8 with two of the flights being half full. Beers were good quality and reasonably priced.“ |
| 66 /100 1615 GRAFTON ST “Very popular place for food and beer. I was there a Monday night and I had to wait for a table to become ready. Beers are average but it is nice to get some Prince Edwards Island ticks. Food was good and they had cans to sell as well as flights of four that you could mix yourself.“ |
| 80 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “Great place near the station. They did a flight of all 13 beers on tap called “barrel end” and it was served on the end of a barrel. Quite cheap at only 27 CAD. They had many more cans in their fridge as well. I assume that if I would visit a year after, there would be 10+ new beers on the flight since it included a lot of seasonals.“ |
| 78 /100 2015 GOTTINGEN ST “Visited on a Monday night. They had 12 taps of their own beers and a fridge with more cans. Waiter allowed me samples of all for just the price of one fight of four. Awesome service!“ |
| 78 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “About 10 taps plus available bottles. Didn’t try food. Beers really nice for lower alcohol brews!“ |
| 82 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “Best of the Stillwell bars. If you’re short on time, prioritize this one. 12 taps, good bottle list, 5 oz pours. Decent food (reminds me of The Magnet in Vancouver).“ |
| 72 /100 2015 GOTTINGEN ST “12 taps, some takeout options. Flights of 4. Nearby many other breweries and bars. Worth putting this on the list of stops for a walk around to beer tick. Old school arcade downstairs where they sometimes host pro wrestling shows.“ |
| 76 /100 1932 BRUNSWICK STREET “12 taps, flights of 4. Tons of cans and a few bottles in the fridge. Definitely worth a stop.“ |
| 72 /100 5576 CORNWALLIS ST “6 ciders on tap, 2 guest beers. Small pours available. Good tacos. Apparently good coffee too. Worth dropping in quickly while walking between brewery stops in the area.“ |
| 76 /100 2534 AGRICOLA ST “10 draught taps, 2 side pull taps, 6 cask-conditioned taps, and an okay selection of bottles/cans.
Good atmosphere, great music on Tuesday nights. Unfortunately, no small pours or flights. You have to goto the bar to get a drink and bring it back to your seat and it can get busy so you may have to wait for a beer if the bar seats are taken.
Near a number of other breweries so worth popping in to see what they have on and grabbing a pint of something.“ |
| 82 /100 1518 DRESDEN ROW “Small place that looks like an old house, a stone's throw from the Citadel and other touristy locations. Small serving counter, two small rooms of restaurant tables and a background with umbrella picnic tables. Five regular ciders and five seasonals on offer, plus sparkling wines made by them, plus cocktails. Flights of four on offer. Ciders were mostly on the dry side, and the handful of flavored ciders were very apple forward, which I liked a lot. All were tasty. Had a really nice chat with the owner who happily described their process of fermenting 100% apples that they press in house, no juice concentrates. Everything is made elsewhere, so this is essentially a taproom, not a production facility. Food is pizza or baked brie. Solid stop.“ |
| 78 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “This is the mothership. In a very touristy area, so you may have to pay for parking; I walked from my Airbnb. Took advantage of their early Sunday opening to be the first customer on a Sunday around 11 am. Brewhouse is in the center of the building and you can sit at a counter and watch the brewers at work, except on the weekend of course. Nice sidewalk tables of various kinds where you can watch the tourists and their cars come and go; sadly no view of the port. 17 house beers and two ciders on tap, flights of 5, 10 or 13 - seemed like randomly generated numbers, or whatever the flight board builder wanted to make. Beers were very safe, nothing overly flavorful, all were just OK. No food. Plenty of kids and dogs.“ |
| 86 /100 1932 BRUNSWICK STREET “This place has a coolship! I didn't know that until the brewer at Tusket Falls told me. Sleek modern taproom, beautiful bar and a few restaurant tables plus an intimate connection with the brewery. Covid sidewalk deck that looks (hopefully) permanent. Beers were very tasty and creative, probably the best I've had on or near the coast. Flights of four are possible. Food is limited to mediocre pretzels. A top brewery for sure“ |
| 74 /100 2220 GOTTINGEN ST “On a bust street, sidewalk tables in partial shade. Small bar as well, and that's where I chose to site since the brewer was serving and I was the only person in the taproom. A dozen taps, two were empty. Beers were mostly kettle sours and IPAs plus a pils, all tasty enough. Brewer had good advice on what to try and what to skip around town.
Good stop.“ |
| 78 /100 2736, ROBIE STREET “Stopped in for brunch on a Saturday morning. I love places where you can drink tasty beer at 10 AM. This place has a dark interior with a long bar and some huge leather clad couchseat-like barstools. Outside was a serving garage (both food and beer ordering) with scattered tables, mostly in shade. Servers were mostly interesting and attentive. Beers were creative, light in body, easy drinking. Solid stop.“ |
| 72 /100 6128 QUINPOOL RD “On the main drag, storefront type place but with a long bar. Coolers up front for beer to go, plus swag. At least a dozen beers on tap, all pretty safe and light bodied, but no flaws. Flights of four. Staff knew the beers well. No food. Fermenters present, all empty when I visited, no visible brewhouse. OK stop if you're nearby.“ |
| 62 /100 NSLC - Halifax / Quinpool Rd (Beer Store) 6169 QUINPOOL ROAD “This is the nearest beer store to my Airbnb. Sadly the beers are 90% AB INBev. What few craft beers they have on on a single shelf to the left as you enter the cooler room. Nova Scotia only, plus Gahan House (they must have a brewery in every province). Reasonable prices.“ |
| 70 /100 1615 GRAFTON ST “Graham House has actually relocated to Grafton Street, it is now located inside the Nova Centre. It is quite spacious, good food and a nice selection of their own products. I have been there a few times, the only complaint is that the air conditioning is too cold. I have not tried the patio as there was major construction going on just outside
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| 82 /100 Bishop’s Cellar (Beer Store) 1477 LOWER WATER STREET “A friendly wine shop that also stocks 30+ beers from NS, NB, PEI, ONT & QC. As well as a few US, Belgium / Holland etc.
Great location on waterfront & weekend opening hours, Fri & Sat till midnight.“ |
| 54 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “A good place to spend an hour or so with reasonable beers. A selection of 10+ taps with 650ml bottles to take home.“ |
| 22 /100 1496 LOWER WATER STREET “A Labatt owned establishment which is a fairly un busy tourist trap on a Saturday July Afternoon. Patio was a reasonable place to try a uninspiring Alexander Keith's IPA. Brewery tours are now $26 with plenty of Gullibles takers.“ |
| 92 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “A busy bar on a Friday afternoon with a great range of locally brewed beers on 12 taps plus there own made bottles to drink in or take away. Service was good.“ |
| 64 /100 The Wooden Monkey (Restaurant) 1707 GRAFTON ST “From a beer point of view rather disappointing. It's got crafts, but more the can crushers of lagers, ales, stouts none of which pulled in a RB score over mid 60. The food is ok. Striving for something interest, but doesn't quite get there. Better than the East Sides up the hill, but rather worst than the Stubborn Goat a couple of blocks over. Go there.“ |
| 78 /100 Stubborn Goat Gastropub (Bar) 1579 GRAFTON STREET “Located thanks to RB. A solid pub with 16 local crafts and a few psudeo-craft macros (Toronto repped by Millstreet, le sigh) and a decent lunch menu. Worth the walk up the hill.“ |
| 56 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “Garrison brews some decent beers and the brewery is well situated on the waterfront near Pier 21. Until July 1st 2018 they can only serve flights.“ |
| 88 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “Right downtown, Stillwell doesn't look like much during the day but gets seriously hopping at night and seems to be a haunt for Halifax's beer geeks. Lots of great brewing going on in the city and this place pays homage to all of them, rotating kegs and casks frequently it seems. Selection is great with tonnes of local stuff and a few international things like Mikkellers just to shake it up a little. I got so caught up in the drinking I forgot about the food. In terms of beer geek places this one's up there for sure.“ |
| 82 /100 1222 BARRINGTON STREET “Set in an old historic house downtown I sat in the basement which had a very chill classic pub vibe but not seedy. Food was really nice and well made, and they did selected flights which were laid out in their menu. This place seems a little more high end than your usual beer tasting venue but that makes it all the more special, really enjoyed the place. Several locals on tap and a few seasonals to try along with some more easily accessible brews from around the region.“ |
| 66 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “from outside this looked like full size brewpub/brewery a bit like Mill St. in Toronto. sadly this is only a brewery tap room. You can choose around 10 brews as samples or buy beer in bottles to go. You wont be able to eat here and docks beside close very early so come prepared.“ |
| 70 /100 Bishop’s Cellar (Beer Store) 1477 LOWER WATER STREET “Small place by docks in new large condo building. I was surprised to see rare Germans beers. They were not cheap but still bought few. Local beers were there but expected more selection. The service was honest and very friendly.“ |
| 64 /100 1496 LOWER WATER STREET “Well, I really do like what they did with this place. Very nice, large hall, mix of modern with old. They do offer brewery tours, later you can have taster with special tickets at Red Stag. Service was neutral. Beers were what you would expect from AK.“ |
| 72 /100 6041 NORTH STREET “Small place, with average feel. Big bonus was that service was attentive and friendly. Their beers were spot on. Best so far I tried in NB. They provide big tasters which is great when you have 4 barley wines on tap and outside is 30C.“ |
| 70 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “Neat place. I went in packing for bottles to take back to a friend’s place I was staying at, got two mixed 6-packs, a 650 ml bottle and a growler. Good selection, help was okay on explaining what was out there but not willing to go beyond, although they were plenty busy with folks stopping by to drink there.“ |
| 80 /100 2736, ROBIE STREET “Visited on August 7, 2017, in late afternoon and evening. Funky looking brewery and neighborhood pub, with this rebellious robot look. A nice size patio, with fake grass for dogs. There are two entries for the tap room with a mezzanine, plus another one for the store. A small tap selection, mostly their own with a couple of invites and their own are mostly seasonals. What I had with quite interesting. If I Am mistaken, they only have food on the weekends and two different restaurant service them. Service was great, maybe the best on my trip in NS. Being not far from North End, Propeller and Unfiltered, you got yourself a good craft beer crawl!“ |
| 70 /100 1149 MARGINAL ROAD “Visited on August 7, 2017, in the afternoon. Located next to the Halifax Farmers Market and a short walk from Pier 21, the building that they are in was part of the sea port complex. The place is a tap room with indoor and outdoor seating, they also have a retail shop but no food on site, there is some restaurants in the Market across the street. Quite a large place, archetypical microbrewery look; fake grunge rebel try to look different fell. Most people were here to try samples, I only went there to buy beer, not much space available to sit down and drink (it was a big weekend). It’s a decent place, more touristy.“ |
| 84 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “Visited on August 6, 2017, in the evening. Located in the old Wright Building, a short walk from the Grand Parade in downtown Halifax. Dark garage rock look, with a bit of hypster, a true grungy 21st century beer bar. It’s a order at the bar type place, they do give you a number when you order food, despite that the staff are friendly and knowledgeable. The beer selection is mostly from Atlantic Canada, but that day was Trou du Diable Tap Takeover and I’m a guy from the same province than that brewery, but at least there was one from TDD that I did not try. Food selection is quite interesting, not big portions. The Halifax beer place!“ |
| 52 /100 Bishop’s Cellar (Beer Store) 1477 LOWER WATER STREET “4 dozen choices on beer. good Omtario connections. picked up a quebec beer sold out in quebec haunts. nice area.not cheap.“ |
| 74 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “mixed review. reputation and self promotion as the go-to bar in Atlantic Canada. My favourite was Tide & Boar. one service knew his beer the other did not know styles at all. good but not great number of taps. moderate size. ok bottle menu.extra point for always carrying a cask.“ |
| 70 /100 6041 NORTH STREET “lunch counter and some tables with 8 offerings on. everything very fresh. suddenly got very busy and only the one server. must stop as one of the nest canadian brewers.“ |
| 56 /100 Victory Arms Pub (Bar) 1515 SOUTH PARK STREET “A nice ambiance, it has an old world feel, decent food and service. The selection could be better but it’s not bad. If you want a drink in the hotel it’s not a bad option.“ |
| 78 /100 1932 BRUNSWICK STREET “A nice selection of some innovative brews. Not for the faint of hops.“ |
| 72 /100 1932 BRUNSWICK STREET “Cool open industrial spot with a great wooden contrast in the tap room. Service was awesome each time I was in, snacky food from the Asian place across the street was really well done.“ |
| 90 /100 Stillwell Beer Bar (Bar) 1672 BARRINGTON STREET “Great selection, great staff, you can get beer here you won’t find anywhere else in Halifax. Decent food to.“ |
| 54 /100 Agricola Street Brasserie (Restaurant) 2540 AGRICOLA STREET “A great place for dinner with a small but interesting selection of beer.“ |
| 68 /100 2015 GOTTINGEN ST “A nice spot with a front section to buy beer and swag and a back room for tasting. The beer is good and it is worth a stop.“ |
| 76 /100 Durty Nelly’s Irish Pub (Bar) 1646 BARRINGTON ST “Decent food and good service they could offer more flights and a better selection of NS craft beer. They are heavily weighted to Molson Coors products with almost no local beer I hadn’t had before.“ |
| 70 /100 1496 LOWER WATER STREET “Stopped in while on a cruise. Great service, limited selection, and decent prices. Nothing too exciting as far as beer goes. I visited the tavern and did not take the tour. Tour seemed a bit pricey. Worth a quick visit.“ |
