# Lazy Bear Brewing — Smiths Cove, Nova Scotia

> Lazy Bear Brewing in Smiths Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada scores 3.79 out of 5 — Fine, #19 in Nova Scotia. 52 beers tracked, mostly IPA.

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Lazy Bear Brewing is a brewery in Smiths Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada. We grade it Fine, with a score of 3.79 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #19 in Nova Scotia. Of the 52 beers we track, 24% are IPA and 18% Amber Ale.

## Rating

- Score: 3.79 out of 5
- Grade: Fine 🙂 — Make genuinely good beer, if not the pint you will still be talking about next year.
- Ranked: #19 in Nova Scotia · #371 in Canada · #6,521 worldwide
- Popularity: Barely rated
- Beers tracked: 52

## About

Lazy Bear Brewing produce's good quality beer and is ranked #15 in Nova Scotia. They are most well known for "Gut View Amber Ale", which is an English Pale Ale and "Lazy Lager", which is a Helles Lager. Their primary focus is brewing IPAs and Pale Ales.

## What they brew

- IPA — 24% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 18% of the beers we track
- Other — 15% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 12% of the beers we track
- Brown Ale — 12% of the beers we track
- Saison — 10% of the beers we track
- Stout / Porter — 9% of the beers we track

## Find them

- Address: 120 West Old Post Road, Smiths Cove, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Coordinates: 44.6070747, -65.7204055
- Website: http://www.lazybearbrewing.ca/

## Breweries nearby

- [Roof Hound Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/roof-hound-brewing-5485.md) — 3.67, Fine — Digby, Nova Scotia — 4.3 mi away
- [Annapolis Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/annapolis-brewing-company-17399.md) — 3.77, Fine — Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia — 14 mi away
- [Lunn's Mill Beer Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/lunns-mill-beer-co-8673.md) — 3.76, Fine — Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia — 33 mi away
- [Moosehead Breweries Limited](https://finding.beer/brewery/moosehead-breweries-limited-9392.md) — 2.79, Limited — Saint John, New Brunswick — 49 mi away
- [Big Tide Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/big-tide-brewing-co-9428.md) — 3.46, Poor — Saint John, New Brunswick — 49 mi away
- [Cask And Kettle Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/cask-and-kettle-brewing-company-20724.md) — 3.80, Fine — Saint John, New Brunswick — 49 mi away
- [Wasted Day Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/wasted-day-brewing-30127.md) — 3.65, Poor — Saint John, New Brunswick — 49 mi away
- [Long Bay Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/long-bay-brewery-8420.md) — 3.84, Fine — Rothesay, New Brunswick — 55 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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