Bench Brewing Company
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Lincoln, Ontario · Online shop · benchbrewing.com
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Bench Brewing makes beer, cider and wine in Niagara's Benchlands: Lincoln County Lager, Balls Falls Session IPA, Short Hills Hazy IPA, Ripple Effect Pale Ale, Mountainview Stout and Old School light lager in 473 mL cans, barrel-aged beers, and the Niagara Cider range (N°1 Dry Apple, Rose Gold and more) from its own orchard; it also owns Karbon Brewing and the Ace Hill and Liberty Village brands.
Bench Brewing's packaged beer (HTS 2203.00.00, "Beer made from malt") and packaged Niagara Cider (HTS 2206.00.15, "Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling") 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 from August 22, 2026. We have not found a public source on whether Bench sold in the US.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
Everything is made at "Bench Brewing Company 3991 King St, Lincoln, ON, L3J 1E7", a brewery "built in a refurbished school house in Beamsville, Ontario" with "a 3-acre hop yard on the site of the brewery". Niagara Cider's "cider production moved into the Bench facility" in 2023, using apples from "our 12-acre home orchard".
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"Lincoln County Lager is a bright and crisp German Helles style lager." ... "ABV: 4.4%" sold as "Lincoln County Lager - 24 x 473mL" (https://www.benchbrewing.com/shop/60114-bc-linl-lincoln-county-lager-24-x-473ml-24946)
- HTS 2206.00.15 · Cider, fermented, whether still or sparkling · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"N°1 DRY APPLE CIDER Enticing notes of tropical fruit with an underlying bouquet of honeysuckle. Balanced minerality with alluring stone fruit & fresh apple flavours. APPLE CIDER 6% ACL./VOLUME" (https://www.benchbrewing.com/niagara-cider)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Bench Brewing Company is an independent craft beverage company proudly located in the beautiful Niagara Benchlands wine region of Niagara and the Town of Lincoln.
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
crafting great tasting, approachable beer, cider and wine that reflects our local terroir
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Bench has a 3-acre hop yard on the site of the brewery.
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Bench Brewing Company 3991 King St, Lincoln, ON, L3J 1E7
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
The name is a nod to our brewery which was built in a refurbished school house in Beamsville, Ontario.
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Lincoln County Lager - 24 x 473mL
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
In April 2023, Niagara Cider founded by Matt Dixon and Rich Houghton became part of the Bench family and its cider production moved into the Bench facility in the heart of Niagara.
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We are proud to grow our very own apples at our 12-acre home orchard with the love and attention needed to make great quality, artisanal cider.
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Bench Brewing Company is proud to announce its acquisition of Karbon Brewing Company.
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
BENCH BREWING COMPANY ACQUIRES ACE HILL AND LIBERTY VILLAGE BRANDS FROM ACE BEVERAGE GROUP
- 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.
- benchbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-30
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