# Big Spruce Brewing — Baddeck, Nova Scotia

> Big Spruce Brewing in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada scores 3.89 out of 5 — Fine, #4 in Nova Scotia. 289 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Big Spruce Brewing is a brewery in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.89 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #4 in Nova Scotia. Of the 289 beers we track, 40% are IPA and 20% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.89 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #4 in Nova Scotia · #170 in Canada · #3,731 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 289

## About

Big Spruce Brewing produce's decent quality beer and is ranked #4 in Nova Scotia. They are most well known for "Cereal Killer", which is an Oatmeal Stout and "Kitchen Party", which is an English Pale Ale. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 40% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 20% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 18% of the beers we track
- Other — 8% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 5% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 4% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 64 Yankee Line Road, Baddeck, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Coordinates: 46.08564, -60.9094321
- Website: https://bigspruce.ca/

## Breweries nearby

- [Route 19 Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/route-19-brewing-18646.md) — 3.67, Fine — Inverness, Nova Scotia — 21 mi away
- [Breton Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/breton-brewing-company-9569.md) — 3.84, Fine — Sydney, Nova Scotia — 33 mi away
- [Authentic Seacoast Brewing Company (Rare Bird Craft Beer)](https://finding.beer/brewery/authentic-seacoast-brewing-company-rare-bird-craft-beer-5415.md) — 2.88, Limited — Guysborough, Nova Scotia — 55 mi away
- [Candid Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/candid-brewing-23415.md) — 3.75, Fine — Antigonish, Nova Scotia — 61 mi away
- [Half Cocked Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/half-cocked-brewing-8884.md) — 3.81, Fine — North Grant, Nova Scotia — 61 mi away
- [9zero2 Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/9zero2-brewing-company-19700.md) — 3.27, Poor — Arisaig, Nova Scotia — 65 mi away
- [À l'abri de la Tempête](https://finding.beer/brewery/a-labri-de-la-tempete-6692.md) — 4.15, Great — L'Étang-du-Nord, Québec — 100 mi away
- [Sober Island Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/sober-island-brewing-5652.md) — 3.01, Limited — Sheet Harbour, Nova Scotia — 114 mi away

## Rankings this brewery appears in

- [Best breweries in Nova Scotia](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada/nova-scotia.md)
- [Best breweries in Canada](https://finding.beer/breweries/canada.md)

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