The Highest Tides on Earth

Annapolis Valley & the Fundy Shore

Nova Scotia, Canada

Breweries

Towns

Tally's take

The character

Farm country between two mountains, growing apples and barley on some of the oldest cultivated land in Canada. The breweries here sit beside cideries and wineries and borrow from both, and the tide out on the Cornwallis River moves further twice a day than most places manage in a year.

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The breweries

6 in this scene

Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia, Canada

Lunn's Mill Beer Company

A farm brewery in the Annapolis Valley running ten rotating taps and collaborating with the cideries next door — the Valley grows apples and barley, and Lunn's Mill uses both.

IndependentCharming Molly Blonde Ale · 5.2%

Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada

Annapolis Brewing Company

Checked 2026-08-08: Tourism Nova Scotia confirms active brewery at 302 St George Street, Annapolis Royal and explicitly names current beers.

Ownership unknownCeasefire IPA

Port Williams, Nova Scotia, Canada

Bay of Fundy Brewing Co.

A deck over the Cornwallis River, watching the highest tides on earth come and go twice a day. Renamed from Wayfarers' Ale Society — much of the internet still files it under the old name.

IndependentTidal Pale Ale

Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

Paddy's Brewpub & Rosie's Restaurant

Official site describes Paddy's as a pioneering Nova Scotia craft brewery, established 1995; Wolfville venue welcoming guests since 2001.

Ownership unknownPaddy's Irish Stout · 5.0%

Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada

Schoolhouse Brewery

Official 2026 site confirms active Windsor brewery at 40 Water St and current core beer storefront.

Ownership unknownChequers Porter

Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada

The Church Brewing Company

Official site/store provides a current beer catalogue.

Ownership unknown902 East Coast IPA

Counts here are the length of this list, not an estimate. For why a brewery you know might be missing — closures, shared roofs, contract brands, ownership exclusions — see how we count.