# Half Cocked Brewing — North Grant, Nova Scotia

> Half Cocked Brewing in North Grant, Nova Scotia, Canada scores 3.81 out of 5 — Fine, #13 in Nova Scotia. 44 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Half Cocked Brewing is a brewery in North Grant, Nova Scotia, Canada. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.81 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #13 in Nova Scotia. Of the 44 beers we track, 52% are IPA and 15% Pale Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.81 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #13 in Nova Scotia · #326 in Canada · #5,917 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 44

## About

Located in North Grant, Nova Scotia, Half Cocked Brewing Company was built on our family's former chicken farm! Just a short drive from the heart of Antigonish and the Sunrise Trail, we offer a large taproom and outdoor tasting space with an ever evolving beer line-up.

## What they brew

- IPA — 52% of the beers we track
- Pale Ale — 15% of the beers we track
- Sour / Other — 12% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track
- Other — 5% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 4% of the beers we track
- Saison — 3% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 1290 Highway 245, North Grant, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Coordinates: 45.668108, -62.0328533

## Breweries nearby

- [Candid Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/candid-brewing-23415.md) — 3.75, Fine — Antigonish, Nova Scotia — 3.7 mi away
- [9zero2 Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/9zero2-brewing-company-19700.md) — 3.27, Poor — Arisaig, Nova Scotia — 9 mi away
- [Painted Boat Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/painted-boat-beer-co-21012.md) — 3.01, Limited — New Glasgow, Nova Scotia — 30 mi away
- [Backstage Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/backstage-brewing-company-12735.md) — 3.58, Poor — Stellarton, Nova Scotia — 31 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 — 32 mi away
- [Copper Bottom Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/copper-bottom-brewing-8446.md) — 3.89, Fine — Montague, Île-du-Prince-Édouard — 45 mi away
- [Bogside Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/bogside-brewing-17265.md) — 3.80, Fine — Montague, Prince Edward Island — 45 mi away
- [Route 19 Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/route-19-brewing-18646.md) — 3.67, Fine — Inverness, Nova Scotia — 53 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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