Tanner & Co. Brewing

Microbrewery in Chester Basin, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Tanner & Co. - The Taproom

Contact
50 Hiltz Rd, Chester Basin, B0J 1K0, Canada
Description
Welcome to Tanner & Co Brewing, where we are Traditionally Different.

From the spark of curiosity in a beer tasting class to the mastery of culinary arts, our founder's journey is a testament to passion meeting craft. At Tanner & Co Brewing, we blend our deep-rooted love for traditional beer styles with a culinary twist, offering unique brews that pay homage to our heritage while exciting the palate.

Our brews, from the classic to the creative, are crafted to delight every taste. Driven by 17 years of experience and a dedication to quality, we invite you to discover beer that transcends the ordinary.

Join us in our commitment to brew beers that are not just tasted, but experienced.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2025 at 22:44


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tried from Can on 11 Nov 2025 at 22:04


6.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Dark amber, but it's bright. No head. The aroma has...I guess it's a lot of rum. I swear it smells like a boozy cider. Whacked-out weird ferment kind of thing. On the palate, it's thin, somewhat headsy, but watery. And wild, some odd bugs in there. I don't really get a lot of rye here. Ok, this is entirely original, though I'm not sure it works. It's just different, like they're looking for something that works. Unfortunately, they didn't find it this time.

Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2025 at 02:31


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Poured from 355mL can (thanks CaptainMurphy). Clear amber with minimal dissipating off white head. Mild rum and wood glue with tart acetic apple character. Weird, not totally hating it, but not going back for seconds.

Tried from Can on 15 Oct 2025 at 02:30


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

473mL can from their stall at the Hubbards Market. Pours clear gold with a minimal white head. Nose is very light, some dry grass and biscuit malts. Flavour is crisp and grassy with faintly herbal notes and biscuit malts. It's pleasant enough, but not the best of Tanner's lagers.

Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2025 at 18:01


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

473mL can. Pours hazy pale blonde with some white carbonation. Apple skins, light sugars, and some slighly musty yeast on the nose. Flavour is quite dry and mineralic with some juicy apples and skins. Champagne-like effervescence and yeast expression. Nice, clean dry cider.

Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2025 at 15:50


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

500mL bottle. Pours hazy deep gold with a white head. Musty nose, lots of grape skins, some funky wild yeast. Flavour has funky wild yeast, musty grape skins, and a yeast character that comes off kind of Belgian. Definitely more on the juicy side of grape saisons, rather than dry and musty, but still very well done.

Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2025 at 00:48


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

473mL can. Pours hazy amber with an off-white head. Dry caramel, toasted bread, some crusts, a bit of dry grass on the nose. Flavour has dry caramel, toasted bready malts. Pretty decent Irish red, the malts are nicely done.

Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2025 at 23:38


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

473mL can. Pours hazy blonde with a white head. Grainy malts and spicy Belgian yeast on the nose. Flavour has grainy malts, herbal, and a light, spicy Belgian yeast character. Tastes a bit strained. Not as good as I remember, but still pretty decent. And nice to see an NS brewery with a saison in their regular rotation.

Tried from Can on 13 Aug 2025 at 00:38


5
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

473mL can bought at their Hubbards market stall. Pours murky mahagony with a light pink head. Dark juicy berries and some sweet honey on the nose. Flavour has lots of dark berries. Almost exclusively that, the honey is undetectable. Tastes more like a dry berry soda than a mead. Nothing wrong with it per se, but hard to rate it well as a mead.

Tried from Can on 11 Aug 2025 at 15:19