Garrison Brewing Releases Two Seasonal Favourite

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(Halifax, NS) - Garrison Brewing released two of its well known beers.
First off Hopyard will be returning for a limited time. Available now at the brewery and will follow shortly after at the NSLC. Crafted at the Halifax Seaport but brewed with juicy West Coast hops, this bi-coastal American Pale Ale boasts citrusy and floral aromas and a crisp dry finish.
They also launched their 2018 Cellar Series Barrel-aged Spruce Beer on Friday. Their beloved Spruce Beer, brewed with local spruce and fir tips as well as Crosby's blackstrap molasses hibernated in Ironworks Distillery rum barrels with an amazingly complex and boozy result. 

Garrison Brewing Releases Three Beers

(Halifax, NS) - Garrison Brewing released three beers over the week end. First off, they are releasing their 2017 version of Spruce Beer. Made with local spruce and fir tips are harvested from Meander River Farms to re-create this historic east coast beer. The evergreen mix adds bold aroma and crisp bitterness while Blackstrap molasses creates a sweet, dark complexity. This year rather than releasing it in the NSLC they will have more limited of a distribution. They will be selling it at their retail store as well as at Liquid Assets in the airport. There will eventually also be some distribution to Newfoundland and Labrador. 
Secondly, they have been sitting on Bourbon barrels filled with last year very popular Imperial Chocolate Stout, Wintervention, for 11 months now are finally releasing the finished product The result is a deliciously complex brew with flavours of bourbon, cacao, cherry, vanilla and coffee. Perfect for the cellar or gifting to the beer lover in your life. 
Lastly, they have Leroy Imperial Brown. This beer was a collaboration with Sawdust City Brewing and is finally bottled, labelled, and ready to go. It boasts a smooth aroma and flavour of molasses bread and milk chocolate with a subtle molasses and dark chocolate finish. 

Uncle Leo's Brewery Releases Barrel Aged Smoke'n Oakum

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(Lyons Brook, NS) - Uncle Leo's Brewery released their first ever barrel aged beer, Smoke'n Oakum. It is a tribute to the Phantom Ship of the Northumberland Strait. Smoked Porter was aged in a Glenora Whiskey barrel resulting in beautiful flavours from the whiskey and the oak. On sale at the Brewery and select private stores, the 200 L produced of the 9.2% ABV ale will disappear fast.