09/30/2026
Introducing Barrataria Black! 🍺
Our new 4.2% Dry Irish Stout is officially here, on tap and in cans at Timber Ship.
And the name comes from a little piece of Miramichi history that many people may not know.
Barrataria was once a name used for Middle Island.
In 1827, A.D. Shirreff established a fishing operation on the island and called it Barrataria. Historical accounts connect the name to the fictional Isle of Barataria in Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote.
Twenty years later, that same small island in the Miramichi River would become part of one of the most significant chapters in our area’s Irish history.
During the Irish migration of 1847, Middle Island was used as a quarantine station for immigrants fleeing the Great Famine. Hundreds arrived aboard the Looshtauk, many suffering from disease after the Atlantic crossing. Some continued on to build new lives in New Brunswick; for others, Middle Island became their final resting place.
Barrataria is a name that largely disappeared from everyday use, but its place in Miramichi history remains.
Nearly 200 years after Shirreff used the name, we’re bringing it back in our own small way.
Barrataria Black is a traditional Dry Irish Stout…dark and roasty, with notes of coffee and roasted malt and a clean, dry finish.
Barrataria Black.
An old Miramichi name, poured again.
Now on tap and available in cans at Timber Ship Brewing.
