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delivery -

Unfortunately our shop is not immune to the increased rising costs across the entire brewing industry. Our free local delivery service that we have been operating for the past number of years will be subject to some small changes going forward. Effective May 8th, 2023 all local delivery orders of less than $49.99 will be subject to a $5 delivery fee. All orders over the minimum threshold will continue to be eligible for free local delivery in the Greater Saint John region. For our customers from away, The Community Brew Shop will continue to offer fast & accurate nation wide...

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ale, altbier, competition, german, lager -

If you follow us on social media channels and are wondering about the 2 styles that you can brew for the Atlantic Home Brew Competition from Gahan - here is some more information. We recently posted some very basic recipes for the two styles, but want to remind people that there is some creative input allowed with these two styles, and you can still meet the Reinheitsgebot qualifications...or not! We won’t judge! For the competition, there are no strict parameters, so maybe you want to brew with adjuncts, use other bittering ingredients, spices, use processed sugar if you are really...

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Escarpment, Escarpment Labs, yeast -

With the cold weather upon us we have seen a substantial uptick in sales. Looks like you're all getting your Christmas brews in 😉. We have recently restocked a number of our most popular Escarpment Labs yeast strains like Foggy London Ale & Krispy - but it was time to bring in some new offerings as well!   Starting as a yeast blend based on captured wild isolates by Milk the Funk homebrewers around the U.S., Mud King is a blend of over 30 different wild isolates including a few captures from natural wines and French ciders developed in-part by...

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beer, collaboration, craft beer, fresh hop, hoppy, hops, IPA, limited release, picaroons, west coast -

Fresh from our Elgin, New Brunswick hop yard comes our latest creation available in a limited volume, on tap only at Picaroon's General Store for a limited time. For this brew we chose to brew a West Coast style IPA using ONLY fresh hops. 

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all grain, beer, beer kit, craft beer, heritage, historical, homebrew, homebrewing, irish, irish red, partridge island, red, roasted barley -

Like bringing a banana in a boat on a fishing trip, or opening an umbrella indoors one of the most superstitious beer styles seems to be Irish Red.

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