When it’s grill-and-chill season, some people like to spice things up. Here’s a roundup of tasty local hot sauces.

Southern Beauty
Crowley’s Deep South Pit BBQ doesn’t just fire up low-and-slow smoked briskets, pork, and ribs. This Berwick-based company also produces its signature sauce, the Peach Habanero Hot Sauce. Perfect on pizza, chicken, fish—and grilled cheese.
$10.99 for 150 mL

The All-Rounder
Cornwall’s Ten-78 has concocted a most versatile potion. The Jalapeno Dill Hot Sauce is great on wings, delicious in a Caesar cocktail, and can also hit the right note on salmon.
$10 for 148 mL

Krazy Hot Stuff
Lunenberg’s “king of pickled products” produces Krazy Dan’s Hot Sauce. On the palate, it starts with slow burn and builds to a back-of-the-throat tickle. Pairs well with eggs benny, steak, and pretty much anything that needs a little oomph.
$6.99 for 355 mL

Not Like the Others
So, this Honey Extra Hot Sauce from Ben’s BS isn’t technically a hot sauce. But it is a sauce. And it is hot. Plus, we like Ben from Winchester. His Kansas City-style sauce is sweet, smoky, and made for your sticky ribs.
$9.99 for 354 mL