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Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by Rcmaccallum » Thu May 19, 2016 10:00 am

Heading to Halifax this weekend from PEI and was wondering if anybody can recommend a particular liquor store that has the best/expanded beer selection. Looking to pickup some different varieties for sampling.

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Re: Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by GAM » Thu May 19, 2016 10:56 am

Rockhead and Bishops cellar for starters. Go on the NSLC web site and do a locate on the beer you want to make it easier on yourself.

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Post by KB1138 » Thu May 19, 2016 3:56 pm

Or just hit up as many of the breweries as you can
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Re: Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by Buccaneer » Fri May 20, 2016 7:50 am

I like Bishop's the best, but it's in a horrible location. Rockhead is my next favourite.

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Re: Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by chalmers » Fri May 20, 2016 5:40 pm

Third/fourth for Bishop's Cellar. Can usually find a parking spot in that lot, and they've got a growler station and nice US and Quebec beers, in addition to the better NS stuff. That and Bayers Lake NSLC (or maybe The Port, haven't been there yet), will net you most packaged stuff in the province, and hit up the breweries for interesting growler-only options. Always more fun to drink at the breweries anyway, right?

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Re: Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by Rcmaccallum » Fri May 27, 2016 1:40 pm

Thanks for the suggestions. I managed to get to both Rocked and Bishops Cellar. Was able to pick out a good selection of beers that are not available here on the Island.

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Post by GAM » Fri May 27, 2016 2:39 pm

BC has a location on Strawberry Hill. I have never been but It may be worth a look.

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Post by GDoucet » Fri May 27, 2016 2:53 pm

BC as in Bishop's Cellar? Where are they located? I haven't been down that street in years.

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Post by LiverDance » Fri May 27, 2016 2:56 pm

GAM wrote:BC has a location on Strawberry Hill. I have never been but It may be worth a look.

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I believe that's just their warehouse
"Twenty years ago — a time, by the way, that hops such as Simcoe and Citra were already being developed, but weren’t about to find immediate popularity — there wasn’t a brewer on earth who would have gone to the annual Hop Growers of American convention and said, “I’m going to have a beer that we make 4,000 barrels of, one time a year. It flies off the shelf at damn near $20 a six-pack, and you know what it smells like? It smells like your cat ate your weed and then pissed in the Christmas tree.” - Bell’s Brewery Director of Operations John Mallet on the scent of their popular Hopslam.

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Re: Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by GAM » Fri May 27, 2016 4:19 pm

Could be my son (GAM's son) did his WSET there.
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Re: Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by chalmers » Fri May 27, 2016 5:14 pm

LD is correct, no store there.

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Re: Best Halifax Beer Store

Post by BobbyOK » Tue May 31, 2016 11:53 am

chalmers wrote:or maybe The Port, haven't been there yet)
Nope. Nothing special there whatsoever. Not a beer destination. At least not yet.

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