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Root Beer Tasting Party

February 11, 2019/in Activities /by ValleyFamilyFun

How to Host a Root Beer Tasting Party After hearing all about my various wine tasting parties, the boys wanted to have one of their own kid-friendly tasting parties, so we settled on root beer! With my friends, we have hosted red wines from around the world And, we went in search of […]

Eating out with Friends and Family at Maritime Express Cider in Kentville

February 7, 2019/in Restaurant /by ValleyFamilyFun

Eating out with Friends and Family at Maritime Express Cider in Kentville Our aim is to eat our way around the Annapolis Valley, sharing great places to eat out with your friends and family including the Maritime Express Cider Company in Kentville! In the fall of 2018, the former Cornwallis Inn in Kentville was magically […]

Root Beer Tasting Party

February 11, 2019/in Activities /by ValleyFamilyFun

Eating out with Friends and Family at Maritime Express Cider in Kentville

February 7, 2019/in Restaurant /by ValleyFamilyFun

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Root Beer Tasting Party

February 11, 2019/in Activities /by ValleyFamilyFun

How to Host a Root Beer Tasting Party

After hearing all about my various wine tasting parties, the boys wanted to have one of their own kid-friendly tasting parties, so we settled on root beer!

With my friends, we have hosted red wines from around the world

And, we went in search of our favourite Tidal Bay white wine!

So, using these same guidelines, we hosted a family-friendly tasting party of our own. This time, we focused on root beer.

We started by gathering as many brands of root beer we could find and ended up with A&W, Big 8 (no name), Mug and a home-made version with our Soda Stream.

Every participant was given a testing sheet.

DOWNLOAD your FREE root beer testing sheet here

I had cups prepared ahead of time, each with a different sticker on them.

I poured one type of root bear into each of the cups, and took them in for our participants to try one at a time.

On they chart, they wrote the sticker type and then gave each root beer a rating out of 5.

At the end, I revealed which brand was which sticker, and we discovered which root beers were our favourites!

I’ll let you do the experiment yourself so you can make your own judgements!

Next time, we’ll do it again but with cola products!

Eating out with Friends and Family at Maritime Express Cider in Kentville

February 7, 2019/in Restaurant /by ValleyFamilyFun

Eating out with Friends and Family at Maritime Express Cider in Kentville

Our aim is to eat our way around the Annapolis Valley, sharing great places to eat out with your friends and family including the Maritime Express Cider Company in Kentville!

In the fall of 2018, the former Cornwallis Inn in Kentville was magically transformed into the Maritime Express Cider Co.

Here’s what the Maritime Express Cider website says:

The taproom offers a place to purchase a large selection of our growlers and bottles, while also providing a place to sit down and grab a pint. Take time to appreciate that the building was once known as one of Canada’s most architecturally beautiful hotels. In a rush? grab a bottle or growler of our cider to go. For the craft beer lovers, we also have a rotating selection of our favorite craft beer from around the province and beyond.

I’ve had quite a lot of their cider, and have liked everything I have tried, and plan on going back right away to refill our growler.

There’s lots to choose from.

However, this visit wasn’t about checking out the cider, it was actually about trying out their new sandwich menu!

Menu items change monthly to keep things interesting, but their famous Mixed Board is our constant.

View Menu Here

I tried the Chicken mole sandwich with the most incredible raspberry mayo!

And my friend had the Vietnamese Banh Mi sandwich.

Both were absolutely delicious, and the prices are great! My goal is to make my way through the list.

Children are allowed in the cidery, and lots of families have come down to relax in the stone room, and have been known to grab one of the board games off the shelf.

For those not drinking alcohol, there is kombucha on tap as well as pop, juice and coffee.

There are lots of events happening at the cidery from live music to trivia nights, so make sure you follow their Facebook page to stay on top of what is going on.

Hours and Location

Maritime Express is open most days from 11am-10pm.

Hours listed here

Maritime Express is located in the former Cornwallis Inn, now Main Street Station, on Main Street, Kentville. You can enter the cidery through the grand staircase at the front of the building, or through the side entrance.

If you are looking for a great cozy place to eat out with your family or friends with a glass of cider, or a quick bite during work, definitely stop to check out the Maritime Express Cider Co’s new sandwich menu! Go back often to see the new features!

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How to Host a Root Beer Tasting Party

Next time, we’ll do it again but with cola products!

Eating out with Friends and Family at Maritime Express Cider in Kentville

Hours and Location

If you are looking for a great cozy place to eat out with your family or friends with a glass of cider, or a quick bite during work, definitely stop to check out the Maritime Express Cider Co’s new sandwich menu! Go back often to see the new features!

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