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Saltbox Brewing Company

Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada

ActiveIndependentMicrobrewery
Founded
2016
Archive ID
TB-S5HB9M2K
Last checked
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#NovaScotia#Independent

Who owns this brewery?

Independent

Independent ownership is recorded. No parent company is held in the archive.

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From the record

Summary

Ingested from the Nova Scotia compendium (August 2026), Lunenburg County. Address, coordinates and independence as published there; not independently Official site current; multiple hospitality locations/related brands should not be counted as separate brewery entities without separate brewing proof.

A summary written during research. The sourced facts are in the sections below.

Tally’s Take

On the main street of a town famous for three churches in a row, brewing beer and cider for a coastline that fills with tourists every July and empties every October.

Ownership & corporate history

  1. Controlled by Mahone Bay Brewing Company Ltd.Date unknown

    Partly settledCurrent evidence supports this, but the record is not fully resolved.

    What the sources say

    Town of Mahone Bay identifies Mahone Bay Brewing Company Ltd. as owners/operators of Saltbox Brewery.

Ownership history is kept as dated events, so a change of owner never overwrites the one before it.

Where it brewed

  1. 363 Main St, Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0

    UNKNOWN

    Operated by Saltbox Brewing Company

Where it is

44.44910, -64.38420

Supplied by the research pass; method not recorded

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The People

Behind the beer

Andrew Tanner
CBANS PRESIDENT / SALTBOX AFFILIATION

CBANS 2026 team page lists Andrew Tanner as President and associates him with Saltbox Brewing.

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The Beer Library

Beers

Freestone Kölsch

Year-Round

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Anchors Away

Year-Round

Nova Scotia verified workbook. CURRENT. First-party Saltbox product catalogue record. Beer name/style preserved; availability status retained as previously captured, with barrel-aged item left Current/unknown. Audit: Rechecked against first-party product catalogue evidence; no guessed ABV/IBU.

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Bay to Bay IPA

Year-Round

IPA

Nova Scotia verified workbook. CURRENT. First-party Saltbox product catalogue record. Beer name/style preserved; availability status retained as previously captured, with barrel-aged item left Current/unknown. Audit: Rechecked against first-party product catalogue evidence; no guessed ABV/IBU.

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Biff's Pilsner

Year-Round

Pilsner

Nova Scotia verified workbook. CURRENT. First-party Saltbox product catalogue record. Beer name/style preserved; availability status retained as previously captured, with barrel-aged item left Current/unknown. Audit: Rechecked against first-party product catalogue evidence; no guessed ABV/IBU.

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Captain Artemas Barrel Aged Stout

Year-Round

Barrel-aged Stout

Nova Scotia verified workbook. Current/unknown. First-party Saltbox product catalogue record. Beer name/style preserved; availability status retained as previously captured, with barrel-aged item left Current/unknown. Audit: Rechecked against first-party product catalogue evidence; no guessed ABV/IBU.

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Dory Racer NEIPA

Year-Round

New England IPA

Nova Scotia verified workbook. CURRENT. First-party Saltbox product catalogue record. Beer name/style preserved; availability status retained as previously captured, with barrel-aged item left Current/unknown. Audit: Rechecked against first-party product catalogue evidence; no guessed ABV/IBU.

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Dynamite Trail Hefeweizen

Year-Round

Hefeweizen

Nova Scotia verified workbook. CURRENT. First-party Saltbox product catalogue record. Beer name/style preserved; availability status retained as previously captured, with barrel-aged item left Current/unknown. Audit: Rechecked against first-party product catalogue evidence; no guessed ABV/IBU.

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Essential IPA

Year-Round

IPA

Nova Scotia verified workbook. CURRENT. First-party Saltbox product catalogue record. Beer name/style preserved; availability status retained as previously captured, with barrel-aged item left Current/unknown. Audit: Rechecked against first-party product catalogue evidence; no guessed ABV/IBU.

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Travel Guide

Plan a visit

Address363 Main St, Mahone Bay, NS B0J 2E0
Dog-friendlyPatio
Amenities
  • Taproom
  • Patio
  • Retail
  • Cider division
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On the record

Awards

  • 2024

    BRONZE — Dry Stout — Old Foundry Stout

    Canadian Brewing Awards

Only awards we could attribute to a named body and year appear here. An empty section means unresearched, not unawarded.

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Straight answers

Common questions about Saltbox Brewing Company

Who owns Saltbox Brewing Company?
Saltbox Brewing Company is independently owned — there is no parent company above it on record. It is based in Mahone Bay, Canada.
Is Saltbox Brewing Company independent?
Yes. Saltbox Brewing Company is recorded as independent, with no parent company. Independence is recorded as the brewery states it; where a stake is a minority holding or joint venture, this archive leaves it unmapped rather than calling it ownership.
When was Saltbox Brewing Company founded?
Saltbox Brewing Company was founded in 2016 in Mahone Bay, Canada.
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