About
We are two chemical engineers who fell in love with Shelburne, Nova Scotia – the place, the people and the lifestyle. We quickly discovered that our career options here were limited. So…in 2012 we founded a craft brewery and made our own jobs, and a few others too.

We create craft beer experiences – we like to think we meet each of our customers where they are at on their craft beer journey. We do this by focusing on quality and consistency (like the well-trained engineers we are) and by crafting our products with purpose and intention. We brew a wide variety of styles and we believe we have a beer for everyone, even those of you who think you don’t like beer. We design beers to challenge your assumptions, and to honour traditional styles. We love what we do and where we live, and we love helping people like you find a local beer that you will love.

We were not always beer geeks – we have been on our own journey with craft beer. We started brewing in lobster pots in the backyard and fermenting in carboys in the living room (which occasionally meant yeast clumps on the ceiling)…and when we started drinking beer at least one of us mixed it with Clamato juice.
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RennyDoig (5686) reviewed
Beacon from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
1 month ago
6.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at the Halifax taproom. Pours a clear amber-gold with a white head. Dry bready malts and dry grass on the nose. Flavour has a bready, biscuit malt base, dry grassy hops, decent carbonation. Solid body. Seems well constructed with nice malts and good hopping.
Tried from Draft at Boxing Rock Brewing Co. - Halifax on 19 Aug 2026 at 20:36
cmacklin (5365) reviewed
IPA from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
3 months ago
6.9/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 6 Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy gold orange with a small, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves thick, sticky curtains of soapy lace. Aroma of bready caramel malt, orange, apricot and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready caramel malt, grapefruit, mango, pineapple, pine resin and spicy hops in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Solid.
Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 29 Jun 2026 at 03:04
cmacklin (5365) reviewed
Fusion from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
3 months ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a clear amber gold with a medium, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Mild aroma of pale malt, orange, mango, lager yeast and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of pale malt, grapefruit, mango, peach, lager yeast and pine resin in a crisp, dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily to watery texture and average carbonation. Clean, refreshing and easy to drink.
Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 25 Jun 2026 at 04:47
cmacklin (5365) reviewed
The Vicar's Cross from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
3 months ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a hazy copper with a medium, foamy, short lived, beige head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Aroma of bready caramel malt, grapefruit and floral hops. Sweet flavour of bready caramel malt, grapefruit peel, orange and pine resin in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and soft carbonation. This is a well crafted old skool IPA.
Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 22 Jun 2026 at 04:17
cmacklin (5365) reviewed
Wild Axe from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
3 months ago
6.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
473ml can. Pours a clear gold yellow with a small, foamy, short lived, white head that leaves spotty lacing. Mild aroma of grainy pale malt, yeast and herbal hops. Sweet flavour of grainy pale malt, bergamot, yeast and grassy hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light to medium body with an oily texture and average to soft carbonation. A little too sweet and malty for the style, but s'ok, I guess.
Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 17 Jun 2026 at 04:05
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Patricius from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
4 months ago
8.5/10
Tried from Can on 02 Jun 2026 at 22:58
RennyDoig (5686) reviewed
Perfect Pint from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
9 months ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
473mL can. Pours clear light brown with a beige head. Dry bready malts and bread crusts on the nose. Flavour is very bready, pretty dry, nice bread crust character. Solid pub ale, great malts.
Tried from Can on 07 Jan 2026 at 01:19
RennyDoig (5686) reviewed
Shag Harbour UFO Invasion from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
9 months ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
473mL can. Pours clear blonde with a small white head. Biscuit malts and some faint dry grass on the nose. Flavour has light cracker malts, some dry grass, a bit selterzy. Solidly meh.
Tried from Can on 27 Dec 2025 at 22:36
RennyDoig (5686) reviewed
Drop Your Anchor from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
9 months ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
On tap at Battery Park. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Toasted brown bread, nuts, and dusty espresso on the nose. Flavour has dry bread crusts, crunchy nuts, dusty espresso beans. Great, dry brown ale.
Tried from Draft at Battery Park Beer Bar on 21 Dec 2025 at 02:09
RennyDoig (5686) reviewed
Aldeia from Boxing Rock Brewing Company
9 months ago
2.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 3 Overall 2.5
473mL can. Pours clear gold with almost no head. Smells like an Olands; pissy wort. Flavour is not much better with loads of unfermented wort and harsh herbal grass. What happened here? I know Boxing Rock can do better than this.
Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2025 at 21:41