Black Swan Brewing Co.
Stratford, Ontario · Online shop · blackswanbrewing.ca
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A downtown Stratford brewery and taproom with a core range of Road Trip golden ale, an English pale ale, Wild Child fruited sour, a West Coast IPA and a porter, plus experimental Playground Series beers; its IPA has been sold at the LCBO in 355 ml cans.
Black Swan Brewing's packaged beer (HTS 2203.00.00, "Beer made from malt") 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 the brewery about US sales.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
"Proudly brewed in the heart of Stratford" at "144 Downie Street, Stratford, ON".
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"India Pale Ale ∙ 6.5%" "West Coast Style" (https://www.blackswanbrewing.ca/menu); sold as "Black Swan Brewing IPA", "355 ml can" (https://www.lcbo.com/en/black-swan-brewing-ipa-21521)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- blackswanbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Proudly brewed in the heart of Stratford, our beers have quickly garnered a strong and passionate fan base.
- blackswanbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Founded in 2014 by educators-turned-brewers Bruce Pepper & Ryan Stokes
- blackswanbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
distributing kegged beer to Ontario restaurants and bars
- blackswanbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
144 Downie Street, Stratford, ON
- blackswanbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
India Pale Ale ∙ 6.5%
- lcbo.com · accessed 2026-09-29
355 ml can
- 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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