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A small brewery in the heart of the South Shore Nova Scotia.

Happy Thanksgiving weekend! 🍂🍻Our Duke Street taproom is open regular hours today and tomorrow, Thanksgiving Monday!Whet...
10/11/2026

Happy Thanksgiving weekend! 🍂🍻

Our Duke Street taproom is open regular hours today and tomorrow, Thanksgiving Monday!

Whether you’re catching up with friends, taking a break from the kitchen, or grabbing a few b**rs for the dinner table, we’d love to see you.

We’re thankful for everyone who keeps our taps pouring. Cheers from all of us at Tanner & Co.!

🍺🥃 NEW RELEASE | BARREL AGED IPASome b**rs are born from tradition. Others come from asking, “What happens if we try th...
10/08/2026

🍺🥃 NEW RELEASE | BARREL AGED IPA

Some b**rs are born from tradition. Others come from asking, “What happens if we try this?”

Our latest Barrel Aged IPA definitely falls into the second category.

We started with an IPA featuring a rather unusual collection of hops: Krush, HBC 630, Sabro and Mackinac. Not exactly your everyday IPA recipe not not like previous vintages of this recipe.

Each brings something different to the glass. Krush delivers vibrant tropical and stone fruit character, HBC 630 contributes sweet cherry and berry notes, Sabro brings its unmistakable coconut and tropical character, while the lesser-known Mackinac adds another layer of fruity, aromatic complexity.

On its own, it was already a pretty interesting IPA.

But we weren’t finished.

We transferred the b**r into American oak rum barrels from Ironworks Distillery in Lunenburg, giving it time to develop an entirely new personality over a couple of months.

The interaction between hops, oak and the lingering character of rum makes for a fascinating experiment. American oak contributes vanilla, spice and woody complexity, while the rum barrels bring their own rich character to the mix.

Barrel aging an IPA isn’t exactly conventional. Hop-forward b**rs are generally celebrated for their freshness, while barrel aging is all about patience and allowing flavours to evolve.

Bringing those two worlds together was part of the challenge, and part of the fun.

This is a b**r that doesn’t fit neatly into any particular box, and we’re perfectly happy with that.

It’s another example of why we love brewing. There’s always something new to explore, another ingredient to experiment with and another opportunity to make something a little unexpected.

And we're now open!Neither wind, nor rain, nor a car leaving on the back of a tow truck could keep Joe from getting the ...
10/05/2026

And we're now open!

Neither wind, nor rain, nor a car leaving on the back of a tow truck could keep Joe from getting the Duke St taproom open today. 🍻

We opened a little late after Joe’s car decided it was taking the day off. Joe, however, did not. He trekked through the wind and rain to make it in and get the b**r flowing.

Some heroes wear capes. Ours could probably use a dry pair of socks and a lift home after his shift.

We’re open now! Come grab a b**r and give Joe a little appreciation for going the extra mile, somewhat more literally than he’d planned. 😂

Thanks for your patience, folks, and thanks, Joe!

Heads up folks, due to car issues the Duke St Taproom will be opening late today. We'll update as soon as we can open.T...
10/05/2026

Heads up folks, due to car issues the Duke St Taproom will be opening late today. We'll update as soon as we can open.
Thank you for your understanding.

🍺 BARREL AGED FREDERSDORFEREvery once in a while, we come across a b**r that sends us down a rabbit hole.Fredersdorfer w...
10/03/2026

🍺 BARREL AGED FREDERSDORFER

Every once in a while, we come across a b**r that sends us down a rabbit hole.

Fredersdorfer was one of those b**rs.

The starting point was an old German brewing text and a recipe dating back to 1831 for Fredersdorfer Bier, a strong wheat-based b**r from the Berlin area that eventually faded into history.

Naturally, we decided we should try brewing it.

That turned out to be a little more complicated than simply following an old recipe. First, we had to translate the original German and turn a nearly 200-year-old recipe into something we could actually brew today.

Then came the ingredients.

One of the most interesting was an unusually dark, roasted wheat malt, something that isn’t exactly sitting on the shelf at every malt supplier. Tracking it down, and figuring out what an 1830s German brewer actually intended, became part of bringing the b**r back to life.

The result was our first-ever batch of Fredersdorfer, a strong, malt-forward German wheat ale with layers of toasted bread, caramel, dark fruit and subtle roast.

But apparently resurrecting a nearly 200-year-old German b**r wasn’t quite enough for us.

So we filled Ironworks rum barrels with it and waited.

The barrels added oak, vanilla, molasses and warming rum character to the rich malt and wheat underneath, creating something unlike just about anything else we’ve brewed.

From an obscure 1831 German recipe, through translation, research and a hunt for the right malt, to our brewhouse in Chester Basin and finally into Nova Scotia rum barrels.

Nearly two centuries later, Fredersdorfer is back.

Available now

Our next chapter takes us down the shore to Liverpool! 🍻Peggy and I are excited to announce that we’ve acquired Hell Bay...
10/02/2026

Our next chapter takes us down the shore to Liverpool! 🍻

Peggy and I are excited to announce that we’ve acquired Hell Bay Brewing Co., welcoming another South Shore brewery into the Tanner & Co. Brewing family.

Since starting Tanner & Co. in Chester Basin in 2017, your support has helped us grow, open our Duke Street Taproom in Chester, and keep exploring new b**rs and ideas. We’re grateful to be taking this next step with you.

This move also has a personal connection for me. Having lived and worked in Liverpool for many years, it’s a community that has played an important part in my life. I’m looking forward to reconnecting with familiar faces and being part of the town’s day-to-day life again.

Hell Bay will remain Hell Bay, keeping its name, its Liverpool roots, and its own lineup of b**rs. We’ll be bringing Tanner & Co. b**rs to the Hell Bay taps alongside their favourites, investing in the brewery, and making improvements to the taproom over the coming months.

We want to offer our sincere thanks to Mark and Melanie for the years of hard work, dedication, and heart they’ve put into Hell Bay. They’ve built a proud local brand and a gathering place that means a great deal to its community. As one of Nova Scotia’s longest-standing craft breweries, Hell Bay has a history worth celebrating, and we’re grateful for the opportunity to carry it forward.

To Hell Bay’s staff, regulars, and customers, we look forward to getting to know you. And to everyone who has supported Tanner & Co. along the way, thank you for helping make this possible.

You now have another spot to visit along the South Shore. Stop by Hell Bay when you’re in Liverpool, come say hello, and join us for a pint!

Cheers,
Dan & Peggy

09/30/2026

It’s canning day at the brewery! First up is a fresh batch of Just Honey Mead. Find it today at the taproom and brewery.

Heads up: our taproom will close at 4:30 pm today so our team can join us at the Craft Draught Showdown dinner at The C...
09/23/2026

Heads up: our taproom will close at 4:30 pm today so our team can join us at the Craft Draught Showdown dinner at The Carleton in Halifax! 🍻

Thanks for understanding, and wish us luck as we go head-to-head with Annapolis Brewing!

Helles is back!Bright, clean, and beautifully balanced, our Helles L***r brings a soft, rounded malt character together ...
09/20/2026

Helles is back!

Bright, clean, and beautifully balanced, our Helles L***r brings a soft, rounded malt character together with gentle hop bitterness and a crisp, refreshing finish. At 5.2%, it’s an easy-drinking classic made for those days when you just want a really good l***r.

Available now at the brewery and Duke Street Taproom. 🍺

🍺 Festbier is back, and I’ll admit, this one’s my favourite b**rs we make. It’s a little bittersweet that we only brew i...
09/12/2026

🍺 Festbier is back, and I’ll admit, this one’s my favourite b**rs we make.

It’s a little bittersweet that we only brew it once a year, but I suppose that’s also part of what makes its return something to look forward to.

Our Festbier is all about malt. Vienna, Munich, Melanoidin and Pilsner malts give it layers of fresh bread, gentle sweetness and a touch of toast, with just enough hopping to keep everything balanced and crisp.

Rich without being heavy, smooth, malty and dangerously easy to drink. For me, it’s pretty much everything I want in a b**r.

It’s here for its annual appearance, so enjoy it while you can. This one always sells out fast🍂🍺

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50 Angus Hiltz Road
Chester, NS
B0J1K0

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+19029120998

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