Half Hitch Brewing Company
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Cochrane, Alberta · Wix shop · halfhitchbrewing.ca
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Cochrane's family-run craft brewery and restaurant, brewing a core lineup led by Papa Bear Prairie Ale (a 2018 Alberta Brewing Awards gold) alongside Farmer's Daughter Pale Ale, Fire N' Fury Red Ale and Shotgun Wedding Brown Ale, with rotating seasonals, growler fills and kegs.
Half Hitch Brewing Company'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. No US sales were found; the family describes getting "our beer into the hands of Albertans."Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
Brewed at the family's own brewery at 10 Griffin Industrial Point in Cochrane, Alberta, which they built themselves ("in June 2016, we cursed our first batch of beer"); Papa Bear uses "locally sourced barley, wheat, rye, & oats."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"PAPA BEAR PRAIRIE ALE Malt forward and crushable ... ABV: 5%" (https://www.halfhitchbrewing.ca/beer)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- halfhitchbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Half Hitch Brewing is a family-owned and operated brewery located in Cochrane, Alberta.
- halfhitchbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
10 Griffin Industrial Point #1 Cochrane, Alberta T4C 0A2
- halfhitchbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
But we made it through, and in June 2016, we cursed our first batch of beer.
- halfhitchbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
from brewing, packaging, selling and sampling, we were all hands on deck to get our beer into the hands of Albertans.
- halfhitchbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Malts: Features locally sourced barley, wheat, rye, & oats.
- halfhitchbrewing.ca · accessed 2026-09-29
Do you sell kegs to the public? We do!
- 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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