Category Archives: Beer, Wine & Spirits

Nova Scotia has no shortage of delicious drinks – from our light, bright, white wines and award winning traditional method sparklings, to our booming craft beer industry, to apertifs and liquers, there is something for every taste and season!

Big Spruce Brewery – Nyanza, NS

May 6, 2013 The Local Traveler

I was not much of a beer drinker before we started The Local Traveler NS. I liked wine, I liked mojitos and I liked margaritas, but I didn't really get the appeal of beer. But then, I had never really tried craft beer before. With craft beer, each brew has its own distinct characteristics, you…Read More

Pump House Brewery – Moncton, NB

December 28, 2012 The Local Traveler

Pump House (pumphousebrewery.ca, @phbrewery) has been Moncton, New Brunswick’s much-loved brew pub since 1999. Located just off Esplanade in downtown Moncton, it’s the kind of place you want to go to hang out with a group of friends in a comfortable setting with good food and good beer. Pump House offers everything you could want in…Read More

Picaroons Tasting Party – Our Picks from #RisknPickaroons

Picaroons Beer Bottles Full Lineup New Brunswick Beer Craft Ale

December 17, 2012 The Local Traveler

We were introduced to Fredericton’s Picaroons Brewery (@Picaroons picaroonspub.com) at this year’s Seaport Beerfest. Their seasonal Melonhead was a great, refreshing summer beer, good enough to pique our curiosity as to how the rest of their brews measured up. In October I found myself in Moncton with an opportunity to check out the famed Tide & Boar…Read More

Tide & Boar Gastro Pub – Moncton, NB

Boar Poutine Fries, Gravy, Boar Tide and Boar Restaurant

December 14, 2012 The Local Traveler

I have heard a lot about the famed boar poutine at the Tide & Boar Gastro Pub (@TideandBoar) in Moncton. Yeah, you heard me. Boar. Poutine. That’s French fries covered with cheese curds, gravy and braised boar. If you’re like me, you probably don’t need to read the rest of this post. You just want…Read More

Craft Beer Tour – Annapolis Valley

November 6, 2012 The Local Traveler

It probably isn’t a surprise that we are craft beer fans, especially Nova Scotian craft beer. We’re also big fans of the Annapolis Valley and the Port Pub. So when Halifax photographer, beer aficionado and tweeter Andrew @monochromegod offered to join us on one of our tours to help us with our photos, we thought what…Read More

Wine Passport – Annapolis Valley

September 6, 2012 The Local Traveler

What started with our Walking Winery Tour in June for our honeymoon soon turned into a visit to every winery in the province. The Wine Passport is a handy little booklet that acts as your tour guide to most (not all) of the wineries in our province. This week, we successfully completed the passport by…Read More

Nova Scotia Craft Beer: Rockbottom Brew Pub

New Years Eve Events Halifax Nova Scotia

August 9, 2012 The Local Traveler

I make a habit of checking out restaurants that A. brew their own beer and B. offer sampler trays of said craft beer. What the big beer brands have in marketing, microbreweries often make up for in devotion to well-crafted, flavourful beer. I had it on good authority from several people on Twitter that Greg…Read More

The Wolfville Walking Winery Tour

June 10, 2012 The Local Traveler

After our wedding, we had Thursday and Friday to get in a mini-Honeymoon. We packed the car with what we would need for a potential camping trip around Guysborough and were as far as Fall River when we found out the Rare Bird Pub isn’t open for the season yet and a B&B we were…Read More

Benjamin Bridge Winery – Wolfville, NS

June 9, 2012 The Local Traveler

Nova Scotian wines were one of the first wines I can recall sampling. It was at a wedding when I was quite a few years younger, and my parents allowed me a small sip from their glass for a toast. For the next few years, I hated Nova Scotian wines. That is, until one fine…Read More

Paddy’s Pub – Wolfville, NS

August 2, 2011 The Local Traveler

While in Wolfville, we stopped in for a bite to eat at Paddy’s Pub (@paddysbrew). Located a stones throw from Acadia university, Paddy’s is a pub in the truest sense. Local brew, relaxed atmosphere, chill music and great classic pub fare. My sister, a former Acadia student, and soon to be Dal Pharmacy student, guided…Read More