Half Cocked Brewing Co.
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North Grant, Nova Scotia · Own site · halfcockedbrewing.com
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Small-batch beers from a barn on a former family chicken farm in North Grant, Nova Scotia, with cans such as Barbed Wire Kolsch-style ale, Billie oat pale ale, Field Day weizen, Good Stuff fruited sour, Perfectly Unclear NEIPA, The Darkest One American stout and Thunder Crunch IPA.
Half Cocked 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 from August 22, 2026. We found no public statement from Half Cocked Brewing about US sales.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
Brewed at "1290 NS-245,North Grant, NS": "Located in North Grant, Nova Scotia, Half Cocked Brewing was built on our family's former chicken farm."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"India pale ale ‐ 6.5% Thunder Crunch Dry, Resinous, Bitter" and "Can inventory is subject to availability." (https://www.halfcockedbrewing.com/)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- halfcockedbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Located in North Grant, Nova Scotia, Half Cocked Brewing was built on our family's former chicken farm.
- halfcockedbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
From tart and fruity to dark and brooding, we brew small batches with big personality. Can inventory is subject to availability.
- halfcockedbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We're a small crew and we like it that way.
- halfcockedbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
1290 NS-245,North Grant, NS,B2G 2L1
- 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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