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Bad Apple Brewing Company

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Irish Red Ale can label
Bad Apple Hard Cider
Hessenland Helles 473 ml can

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Zurich, Ontario · Shopify shop · badapplebrewingco.com

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A family brewery and cidery in a century barn on a Lake Huron orchard, making beers such as Hessenland Helles, Irish Red Ale, Apple Blossom Honey Brown and Bannockburn 1314 Scottish Ale, hard ciders from apples grown on site (traditional, strawberry, ginger pear), and wines including a Marechal Foch red and a peach apple wine, in 473 ml cans and 750 ml bottles.

Can no longer ship to the US since Sep 29, 2026HTS 2203.00.00Beer made from malt50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2204.21.50Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), of an alcoholic strength by volume not over 14%, in containers not over 2 liters50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2206.00.15Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling50% since Aug 22, 2026HTS 2206.00.90Fermented beverages (other than grape wine, beer, cider, prune wine, sake, vermouth or other effervescent wines)50% since Aug 22, 2026
Bad Apple's packaged beer (HTS 2203.00.00, "Beer made from malt"), cider (HTS 2206.00.15, "Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling"), grape wine (HTS 2204.21.50) and apple-based fruit wine (HTS 2206.00.90) can no longer ship to the US: the US import ban on listed Canadian alcohol took effect September 29, 2026, after a 50% Section 338 duty that applied from August 22, 2026. We found no public statement from Bad Apple about US sales; it ships within Ontario.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026

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Made in Canada

Brewed and fermented at "73463 Bluewater Hwy., Zurich, On, N0M 2T0" in the barn that houses its brewhouse; its ciders are "Made from apples grown on-site" and its red uses "Huron County grown Marechal Foch grapes."

On the tariff list

  • HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    "Irish Red Ale Tall Can" and "Buy 24 of any beer, cider, or seltzer variety from our collection ... 10¢ per can deposit included." (https://badapplebrewingco.com/, https://badapplebrewingco.com/collections/beer/products/hard-cider-473ml-tall-can)

  • HTS 2204.21.50 · Wine other than Tokay (not carbonated), of an alcoholic strength by volume not over 14%, in containers not over 2 liters · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    "Marechal Foch- Dry Red Wine ... 750ml bottle Made with Huron County grown Marechal Foch grapes. ... ABV 11.5%" (https://badapplebrewingco.com/products/marechal-foch-dry-red-wine)

  • HTS 2206.00.15 · Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    "Bad Apple Hard Cider ... Traditional Hard Cider. Made from apples grown on-site. ... ABV 5.5%" (https://badapplebrewingco.com/collections/beer/products/hard-cider-473ml-tall-can)

  • HTS 2206.00.90 · Fermented beverages (other than grape wine, beer, cider, prune wine, sake, vermouth or other effervescent wines) · 50% since Aug 22, 2026

    "Peaches & Cream White Wine ... Made with apples grown on site, and peach puree ... ABV 11.5% 750ml Bottle" (https://badapplebrewingco.com/products/peaches-cream)

Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs

Sources

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    Drive down our country lane and join us in the barn where you will find our brewhouse, brewery store, taproom and Hayloft event space.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    We are located on a small orchard where we grow fresh produce that we use in some of our beer, hard seltzer, cider and fruit wine recipes.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    73463 Bluewater Hwy., Zurich, On, N0M 2T0

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    Bad Apple Brewing Company is owned and run by the Ingram family.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    This new brewhouse provided the ability to brew 15 hectolitre batches- still considered small batch, craft beer but greatly increasing the brewhouse output.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    This has allowed us to grow our product line to include ciders and wine.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    Traditional Hard Cider. Made from apples grown on-site.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    10¢ per can deposit included.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    750ml bottle Made with Huron County grown Marechal Foch grapes.

  • badapplebrewingco.com · accessed 2026-09-29

    Made with apples grown on site, and peach puree creating dazzling aromatics.

  • whitehouse.gov · accessed 2026-09-29

    certain alcoholic beverages that are products of Canada, as set forth in the Annex to this proclamation, are excluded from importation into the United States, effective with respect to goods imported on or after 12:01 a.m. eastern time on September 29, 2026.

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