# Saltbox Brewing Company — Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia
> Saltbox Brewing Company in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada scores 3.45 out of 5 — Poor, #44 in Nova Scotia. 88 beers tracked, mostly Pale Ale.
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Saltbox Brewing Company is a brewery in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada. We grade it Poor, with a score of 3.45 out of 5 on the beer it brews — #44 in Nova Scotia. Of the 88 beers we track, 41% are Pale Ale and 14% Amber Ale.
## Rating
- Score: 3.45 out of 5
- Grade: Poor 😐 — Not bad beer so much as unremarkable beer.
- Ranked: #44 in Nova Scotia · #940 in Canada · #12,889 worldwide
- Popularity: Modestly rated
- Beers tracked: 88
## About
The Saltbox house is identified by its sloping gable roof that gives it the asymmetrical shape of a lidded wooden box used to store salt during Loyalist times. In those days, most brewing and drinking was done in the home. Some say the lower roof line jutting out from the main part of the house was an addition to allow owners to incorporate a small brew room onto their living quarters.
The resurgence of craft brewing marks a renaissance of the kind of local brewing that took place before the Industrial Revolution – when making beer was a standard household chore as integral as baking bread.
Incorporating the iconic Maritime architecture of the saltbox house into our logo is our nod to the notion that quality, small-batch beer brewing started in the home.
At Salt Box Brewing Company, we celebrate the development of the skills and artistry required to create fresh, full-flavoured beer for consumption by the local community. Our motto: “think social, and drink local”.
“Traditional craftsmanship is perhaps the most tangible manifestation of intangible cultural heritage”
~ UNESCO
## What they brew
- Pale Ale — 41% of the beers we track
- Amber Ale — 14% of the beers we track
- IPA — 13% of the beers we track
- Other — 10% of the beers we track
- Wheat Beer — 9% of the beers we track
- Cider — 8% of the beers we track
- Pale Lager — 5% of the beers we track
## Find them
- Address: 363 Main Street, Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada
- Coordinates: 44.4506929, -64.3886365
- Website: http://www.saltboxbrewingcompany.ca/
## Breweries nearby
- [Lightship Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/lightship-brewing-company-25443.md) — 3.63, Poor — Lunenburg, Nova Scotia — 6.4 mi away
- [Shipwright Brewing Company](https://finding.beer/brewery/shipwright-brewing-company-17263.md) — 3.78, Fine — Lunenburg, Nova Scotia — 6.4 mi away
- [King Street Beer Co](https://finding.beer/brewery/king-street-beer-co-21014.md) — 3.35, Poor — Bridgewater, Nova Scotia — 8.2 mi away
- [Tanner & Co. Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/tanner-co-brewing-8699.md) — 3.83, Fine — Chester Basin, Nova Scotia — 9.5 mi away
- [Hell Bay Brewing Co.](https://finding.beer/brewery/hell-bay-brewing-co-9492.md) — 3.44, Poor — Liverpool, Nova Scotia — 33 mi away
- [Bent Nail Brewery](https://finding.beer/brewery/bent-nail-brewery-20937.md) — 3.50, Poor — Windsor, Nova Scotia — 36 mi away
- [Brig & Barq Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/brig-barq-brewing-33960.md) — 2.95, Limited — Windsor, Nova Scotia — 39 mi away
- [Serpent Brewing](https://finding.beer/brewery/serpent-brewing-34245.md) — 3.68, Fine — Halifax, Nova Scotia — 40 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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