Imperial City Brew House
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Sarnia, Ontario · Shopify shop · imperialcitybrew.com
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Imperial City Brew House brews premium craft beer in Sarnia, such as its Tropical Vibe IPA (6% ABV, with mango, coconut and vanilla) and a Chocolate Peanut Butter Porter, sold as singles, 6-packs and 24-packs of cans, through the LCBO and The Beer Store and at its large industrial-style taproom.
Imperial City Brew House'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 maker about US sales.Source: whitehouse.gov, Sep 8, 2026
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Made in Canada
Brewed at the brewery its founders built with local tradespeople: "Our team, alongside the skilled tradespeople of Sarnia, built what is now Imperial City Brew House at 1330 Exmouth St." The site calls it "your beer from here" and says ingredients are "sourced from local producers first."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"A full-bodied, hazy style beer with the character and taste of a juicy, tropical ice cream shake!" (Tropical Vibe IPA, 6%ABV; https://www.imperialcitybrew.com/collections/featured-collection/products/milkshake-ipa)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- imperialcitybrew.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Our team, alongside the skilled tradespeople of Sarnia, built what is now Imperial City Brew House at 1330 Exmouth St.
- imperialcitybrew.com · accessed 2026-09-29
1330 Exmouth Street Sarnia Ontario N7S 3X9 Canada
- imperialcitybrew.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Buy our premium craft beer & seltzers at many LCBO and Beer Store locations across Ontario, or visit our taproom at 1330 Exmouth Street in Sarnia for our full selection of cans to go.
- imperialcitybrew.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Started as a homebrewing passion for craft beer, we pour that passion into every drop of premium craft beer we produce.
- imperialcitybrew.com · accessed 2026-09-29
VITALS: 6%ABV 36 IBU
- imperialcitybrew.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Mike Barker, Craig Brodie and Kyle Blandford started brewing on a wood-fired, old world brewing system.
- 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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