10 Best Breweries and Beer Places in Dartmouth

"Need to wet your whistle after exploring the Discovery Centre?. Head to Garrison Brewing Co. Across from the Seaport Farmer’s Market, Garrison has a flavor for every taste – and a lovely patio in the summer, too!"

"A grandaddy of the Halifax brewing scene, Garrison is down by the waterfront in an impressive warehouse space full of upturned beer barrels and scuffed wood. There's a huge range of brews: if you're not sure..."

"No sweat: head for the city's only craft cidery, with wares made from 100% Nova Scotia apples. Try a dry Pippin Russet, a super-tart Farmhouse Sour or a..."

"One of Halifax’s most popular craft brewers keeps its tap room open until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays, and 10pm the rest of the week. After enjoying, say, a flight of select Propeller brews, head downstairs to the Propeller Arcade, a funky basement crammed with pinball and arcade machines. Non-alcoholic drinks, including their all-natural sodas, are also available."

"Next stop is Propeller Brewing at 2015 Gottingen Street, about five minutes away from 2 Crows. Propeller is one of the oldest brewers, having opened here in 1997. Propeller has brought in a new head brewer to refresh the brand and added new beers on to their award winning lineup."

"In the first wave of Halifax microbreweries, Propeller is still leading the way with its consistently good beers: the core range includes a pilsner, a lager, a porter and several pale ales, with seasonals based..."

"Location: 1932 Brunswick St., 2crowsbrewing.comOpen since: February 2017The rundown: New to the scene, but holds one of the biggest of the small-scale microbrewing facilities in Halifax. The space is huge and completely open to the whole brewery, so you can sit, have a drink and watch the beer happen right in front of you, barrier free.What to order: The Pollyanna IPA is their #1, and it’s juicy and tropicalWhat they’re known for: They just released a Brett Porter that’s suppose to steal hearts.Beers on tap: 6 of their own, 4 to 6 rotating guest taps from breweries around the provinceGuided tours: The brewery is open-concept, but if a brewer is on site, they are always up for a tour."

"Now it’s time to work off some of that food and drink by a 10-minute walk and climbing one of many hills in the city to 1932 Brunswick Street, home to one of Nova Scotia’s best new breweries, 2 Crows Brewing. The brewery has been open for just over a year and has been named one of the top 50 new breweries in North America by BeerAdvocate. 2 Crows shook up the scene by brewing unique beers using foedres and wild yeast and all kinds of fruit."

"Last stop is at the tiny taproom at Tidehouse Brewing at 5187 Salter Street, about 10 minutes away from Stillwell Beergarden. Tidehouse has become noted for brewing experimental beers. The small bar is cozy and there’s always vinyl spinning and great conversation happening."

"One really cool food tour we did in Halifax was the Wines on the Water tour aboard Tall Ship Silva. We got to cruise along Halifax Harbour and up the Northwest Arm while enjoying a charcuterie board, grilled lobster tail and scallops, and various white and red wines from Nova Scotia. It was a really fun evening out accompanied by live music and it all ended with a dance party as we pulled back to port."

"The Quaker House is one of the oldest buildings in Dartmouth, and is associated with the Nantucket Quaker Whalers who lived in the city from 1785 to 1792. The house has been restored and furnished to reflect the history of the building. This is a living history museum, so there is always something to do when you visit it."

"William Ray was a Quaker and cooper, from Nantucket, who moved to Dartmouth in 1785. As a cooper her serviced the local whaling industry. His house is the oldest in Dartmouth and one of the oldest in Halifax, and it closely resembles Quaker houses in Nantucket."

"A 20-minute drive from Tangier, this outstanding example of how a community can work together to preserve its history re-creates a 1940s Eastern Shore village in a series of lovingly relocated and restored buildings, chock full of hands-on antiques, as if frozen in time. You'll find vintage cars, a farmstead with animals (great for kids), a schoolhouse, a church, a miner's hut, a blacksmith, shipbuilding shops and so much more. A must for history buffs of any kind. "

"If you stepped back in time at Sherbrooke Village the day before, you may want to take a stroll down Memory Lane Heritage Village. This attraction is somewhat similar to Sherbrooke, but celebrates an era about a hundred years later, the 1940s."

"They have nice people, inside because its a co-op, so you are dealing usually with someone who is very familiar with photography and…”more"

"One of the Halifax restaurants that made it to Canada’s Best 100 Restaurants is Field Guide!. Opened in late 2013, Field Guide serves always changing menus, written on a chalkboard, with big focus on local ingredients featuring Nova Scotia producers, farmers and beers. This small restaurant in the North End seats 35 – 12 of which are bar seating, in an open concept kitchen."

"At this hipster diner you order according to hunger level (from 'Sorta Hungry' starters to 'Still Hungry' desserts). It's a gimmick, but the food is first rate: fresh, surprising and modern, from cured salmon on... Top ChoiceCanadian in Halifax"