Niche Brewing Opens This Week in Fredericton, NB

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(Fredericton, NB) - Announced back in September Niche Brewing have cleared the new brewery legal hurdles will have regular beer releases coming in the new year. That being said they just kegged their first beer, which was the second brewed on their 2 BBL system. Single Origin is a Coffee Sweet Stout is 5% ABV that is described as "a dark beer brewed with lactose powder to give it a lingering sweetness to balance the roast and chocolate character. After primary fermentation, we added freshly-roasted coffee from Jonnie Java Roasters in downtown Fredericton, to really boost the coffee aroma and flavour in the beer."
They hope to be delivering kegs over the next few days, and will post via social media on where you can find them on tap. Niche asks if you’re eating or drinking out to ask if they are on tap, and maybe even requested it if it wasn’t, you’d be doing them a favour to get the word around about a new business.
They will have two other beers ready to package shortly.

North Brewing Releases 2017 Saison de Pinot

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(Halifax, NS) - North Brewing is releasing its collaboration with Benjamin Bridge for a second year. They are releasing Saison de Pinot 2017 edition on Thursday December 28th. This year’s version was made with Pinot Meunier must from the vineyards of Benjamin Bridge in the Annapolis Valley. North says the tasting notes are "honeydew, strawberries, tart orange, rose hips and a light funk". 
The bottles will be available at both North Brewing retail locations and on tap at Battery Park Beer Bar. 

Tusket Falls Brewing Opens for Business

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Falls Brewing

(Tusket, NS) – Tusket Falls Brewing opened its doors on the week end . The owners of Nova Scotia's latest craft brewery are Melanie Sweeney and Jeff Raynard, who returned to the area after working a decade in Alberta. 
They received help on their first brews from Ryan Moncrieff, head brewer at Ribstone Creek Brewing,  and Aaron Hogarth, owner of Hogarth Malting. The brewing duties for the 20 BBL brewing system will fall upon Jeff and his sister Brandy Landry. 
Tusket Falls Brewing is located at 20 Slocomb Crescent in Tusket, about 15 minutes outside Yarmouth off highway 103. It features a taproom, retail space and will have 2 decks in the summer. 

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The beers currently available include Crack of the Rock Golden Ale 4.8% ABV, Twice Barrel Shotgun Oatmeal Stout 5.5% ABV, Hanging Oak Red IPA 6.3% ABV and Smoked Kiack Smoked Ale 5.6% ABV. 
Look for one of their cans to hit the NSLC in February and another one in the April timeframe.