Axe Throwing Experience

Visit our legendary taproom for our Beer School experience and we will create a fun, engaging, craft beer experience tailored just for you. Whether you are new to the world of craft beer or a seasoned beer connoisseur, there is always something new to learn. Experience a facilitated tasting experience of 6 of our unique beers, learning about style characteristics, ingredients, the brewing process and more. Let us show you the way to the perfect food and beer pairings through a fun, guided tour of our charcuterie board (included in the experience). Delight your senses with an exploration of malts and hops, and learn the ins and outs of the brewing process. We will discuss tips for smelling, tasting, and experiencing beer and if you are up for it, we can finish with a super fun blind beer tasting! This is a class that you never hope gets cancelled and is okay if the teacher talks a bit longer (and gives you more beer!). This is a private experience hosted in our taproom. The price listed includes a guided experience for 2 people and includes beer and food. If you have additional people in your party they can join in as well (max 10 people total), for $30/per person (we will take payment on the day). Cancellation with more than 24 hours notice is permitted and you will receive a refund less a $5 processing fee. Cancellation with less than 24 hours notice will incur a $25 fee for a refund, or you can choose to receive store credit for the full amount. Call (902) 875-2282 or email taproom@boxingrock.ca to book your spot!

Step back-in-time with your very own guide at the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and learn the stories of Black Loyalists who arrived at Birchtown Bay in 1783. Then, savour a craft beer tasting flight at nearby Boxing Rock Brewing Co. including their Back to Birchtown – a Change is Brewing collaboration brew.

With your very own guide at the Black Loyalist Heritage Centre, learn the stories of some 3,000 Black Loyalists who arrived on the shores of Birchtown in 1783 from the American Revolution. Hear the struggles they overcame to earn freedom with the British and survive in their new home. After your guided tour, step outside the centre to explore the Black Loyalist Heritage Site including a one-room schoolhouse and church from the 1800s, the Black Loyalist Heritage Walking Trail featuring a replica “pit house”, the Black Burial grounds, and the National Historic Site monument site on the edge of Birchtown Bay.

In the late-18th century, Birchtown was the largest free Black community in British North America. It was the centre of the Black Loyalist experience in Canada and represented a turning point in the history of persons of African descent in Canada. On display at the Centre is the Book of Negroes, containing the names of the Black Loyalists who won their freedom by taking up arms for the British.

Then, head to Boxing Rock Brewing for a craft beer tasting flight featuring Back to Birchtown, a modern take on an old stock ale, inspired by the beers which would have been brewed in the days of Black Loyalists. Back to Birchtown is in collaboration with Change is Brewing, a BIPOC collective working to create special brews that celebrate create awareness of the culturally diverse history of Nova Scotia