The Loyalist
Saltbox Brewing Company in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Traditional Beer - Old Ale Regular|
Score
6.63
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The Loyalist "Old English Ale"
At the end of American Revolutionary War, British subjects who remained loyal to the Crown had to return to England or find a different British colony to welcome them. In 1783, over 35,000 of these "Loyalists" fled to Nova Scotia, almost doubling the province's population, and we assume, their thirst for British beer.
We wanted to make a beer that was loyal to those who long for a taste of the British homeland. Ours is brewed in the tradition of a Yorkshire bitter, using classic English Fuggel hops and Nottingham ale yeast that augments the flavours of biscuit and grass with a dry, spicy finish.
At the end of American Revolutionary War, British subjects who remained loyal to the Crown had to return to England or find a different British colony to welcome them. In 1783, over 35,000 of these "Loyalists" fled to Nova Scotia, almost doubling the province's population, and we assume, their thirst for British beer.
We wanted to make a beer that was loyal to those who long for a taste of the British homeland. Ours is brewed in the tradition of a Yorkshire bitter, using classic English Fuggel hops and Nottingham ale yeast that augments the flavours of biscuit and grass with a dry, spicy finish.
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6.8/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
On tap at Your Father's Moustache. Pours clear amber with a white head. Toasted multigrain on the nose. Flavour has more of the same toasted multigrain bread along with dry caramel and a gentle spicing. Not bad, I think the malts are done pretty well.
Tried
from Draft
at
Your Father's Moustache
on 19 Dec 2025
at 18:17
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
I was able to try this beer on tap at Henry House in Halifax a few days ago with friends and family. The appearance was a shiny dark amber-brown body with a steady cover of taupe foam. I tasted toast, malt, a hint of red licorice and spice. Not bad, not great in the style.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Sep 2024
at 19:00
6/10
Tried
on 27 Jun 2019
at 18:49