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Rough Waters Brewing Company
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Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador · Squarespace shop · roughwatersbrewing.com
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A husband-and-wife brewery in Deer Lake that sells only through stores and bars, with no taproom: Good Intentions Irish Red, the award-winning Sou'Wester Berliner Weisse sour, Scenic Route pale ale, Ambassador German pilsner, Signaler porter and Scallywag IPA, with labels designed by Newfoundland artists.
Rough Waters' 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
"Rough Waters Brewing Company is a family-owned and operated craft brewery based in Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador," delivering "great beer brewed with care and delivered across the province."
On the tariff list
- HTS 2203.00.00 · Beer made from malt · 50% since Aug 22, 2026
"sou’Westersour 4.1%Our German-style Berliner Weisse is a multiple award–winning kettle sour, offering a bright citrus aroma and a perfectly balanced, refreshing tartness." (https://www.roughwatersbrewing.com/about)
Rates are the additional US duty under Section 338. About the tariffs
Sources
- roughwatersbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Rough Waters Brewing Company is a family-owned and operated craft brewery based in Deer Lake, Newfoundland and Labrador.
- roughwatersbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
We’re a small, award-winning craft brewery based in Newfoundland — proudly run by a husband-and-wife duo.
- roughwatersbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
As a distribution-only business, you won’t find a taproom here, just great beer brewed with care and delivered across the province.
- roughwatersbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Good Intentions Irish Red 5%Deep red in color, with a smooth malt backbone and sweet notes of caramel and dried fruit
- roughwatersbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Every can you buy or post you share genuinely keeps this two-person operation afloat
- roughwatersbrewing.com · accessed 2026-09-29
Your favourite independent Newfoundland brewery is now bringing you vodka seltzers at the NLC.
- 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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