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Two-Person Pub Crawl 2012

On a fateful Saturday afternoon, Maureen J and I took to the downtown core, determined to pack in as many pubs in a single day as we could. And I dare say we succeeded...

1. The Old Triangle Ale House

5136 Prince St
Halifax, NS B3J 1L4
(902) 492-4900

Category: Pubs

3/15/2011

The best thing about my twenties thus far is hands down the new social occasion of drinking with my parents. I know, I know...'who wants to drink with their parents?'...but screw you guys because I totally do. You can keep your pub crawls and wine…More »

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2. Pogue Fado Irish Public House

1581 Barrington St
Halifax, NS B3J 1Z7
(902) 429-6222

Category: Pubs

3/14/2011

I don't know if it's because the Pogue does what it does so well, or not so much that made it a less obvious choice when I went to review all the Irish joints in town for St. Patrick's Day week. I think it's the former though because it works as just…More »

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3. Foggy Goggle

1667 Argyle St
Halifax, NS B3J 2B5
(902) 444-1414

Categories: Canadian (New), Pubs

1/29/2011

The Goggle totally took me by surprise. For a pub that seems to have no idea what it is or what it's trying to do when you first experience it, after a few visits it all starts to make a tremendous amount of sense. The low-lit atmosphere, the…More »

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4. Maxwell's Plum English Pub

1600 Grafton St
Halifax, NS B3J 2C2
(902) 423-5090

Categories: Pubs, British

8/2/2011

Despite clicking the foreboding two-star rating that tends to make people nervous, let me be clear in saying that there are definite reasons to visit and love Maxwell's.

1) They really do have shit-tons of beer. Not only that, but they also have…More »

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5. The Loose Cannon Scottish Public House

1566 Argyle St
Halifax, NS B3J 2B3
(902) 407-8797

Category: Pubs

6/16/2011

I haven't quite fallen in love with The Loose Cannon yet but it checks off all the boxes for a nice pub hang-out: warm interior, decent service, and menu stocked with favourites for those nights of drinking.

I wouldn't exactly call it a Scotch bar per…More »

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6. Durty Nelly's

5221 Sackville St
Halifax, NS B3J
(902) 406-4670

Categories: Irish, Pubs

Update - 2/16/2012

You know how I always complain that there are so few places to go out for a proper night on the town (and subsequent regrettable morning on the floor) once you pass the 19-22 phase of your life? No? Then clearly you haven't dedicated enough of your…More »

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5/25/2011
Durty Nelly's has some serious cojonés.

First, they open up in one of the most cursed downtown bar… Read more »

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