The team behind Niche Brewing, Fredericton’s newest brewery, are not what you’d imagine belonging to a modern species of craft brewers. They don’t possess any of the stereotypical qualities: no big shappy oil-dapped beards framing a couple of round-spectacled faces and topped with dock worker tuques. It is not only the first wave of Shawn Meek and Rob Coomb’s beers that are flying in the face of what people might now come to expect when they think of “craft beer,” it is how little they care about what’s trendy and how much they care about what’s tasty. Continue reading Niche Brewing Aims To Fill The Gaps In New Brunswick’s Craft Beer Market
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Bulwark Cider: Nova Scotia Cider Hits UK As First In A Series Of Export Markets
Muwin Estate Wines’ Bulwark Cider might be homegrown in Nova Scotia but it’s about to go worldwide this March. The cider is headed to London, U.K. as the first leg of its international journey, taking advantage of an increasing demand for Canadian products. The cider will be pioneering a new category in the U.K.: super-premium cider. Continue reading Bulwark Cider: Nova Scotia Cider Hits UK As First In A Series Of Export Markets
Foghorn Brewing: Ever Wonder What New Brunswick Tastes Like?
The Craft Beer industry in New Brunswick hasn’t shown any signs of slowing down. It continues to grow, with more breweries popping up, and existing breweries expanding regularly. We keep lists of them, we know. So what happens when you get them twenty-four different breweries together for one big collaborative brew? We’re going to find out on February 16th at Foghorn Brewery in Rothesay. Continue reading Foghorn Brewing: Ever Wonder What New Brunswick Tastes Like?
East Coast Christmas Gift Guide 2017: For The Foodies In Your Life
The best part of any holiday is the food (and drinks). We all have foodies in our lives—or maybe we’re the foodies ourselves—who would love to get a taste of something special over the holidays. Here’s a list of just some of the wonderful food and drink items our region has to offer. Continue reading East Coast Christmas Gift Guide 2017: For The Foodies In Your Life
East Coast Crafted: New Book Documents Atlantic Canadian Craft Breweries, Immediately Becomes Outdated
They say you can never step into the same river twice. Capturing the current state of craft brewing in Atlantic Canada is much the same. The ever-increasing flood of new and developing breweries across the four Atlantic provinces is hard to track. That’s why when beer enthusiasts Whitney Moran and Christopher Reynolds set out to compile their definitive guide, ‘East Coast Crafted,’ they knew it could only ever be a snapshot. It just happens to be a glorious one at an exciting time in the industry. Continue reading East Coast Crafted: New Book Documents Atlantic Canadian Craft Breweries, Immediately Becomes Outdated