Vancouver Island Brewery – Dough Head Gingerbread Ale Review Vancouver Island Brewery has released the Dough Head Gingerbread Ale as a winter seasonal. The Beer is a transparent amber-brown colour that resembles that of a gingerbread cookie. The head is about a finger thick and settles with a small amount of residue clinging to the…
Big River Brewing Co. – Old Curly Stout Review The Big River Brewing Co. recently launched their new line of beers under brewmaster Michael Stewart. One of the highlights in this line of beers was the stout. Tasting it at the launch event I remember a reasonably light and drinkable stout with notes of chocolate…
Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Black Christmas C.D.A. Review In light of the recent turmoil about a certain word that starts with a “C” and ends in “ascadia” The Black Christmas Ale is simply followed by the unassuming letters “C.D.A.”, This Christmas ale is dark, nearly black in colour and pours with a mid-level, evenly…
Phillips Brewing Co. – Eric Jourdan Ing of the Carboy Northwest Amber Ale Review This Amber ale smells of an IPA. Strong citrus, northwest hop takes over the aroma through a thick and full head. the colour is a crisp and clear, amber brown. Besides the colour, there is nothing amber about this beer. The…
Phillips Brewing Co. – Puzzler Belgian Black IPA (2012) Review The Puzzler is a collaboration of east and west. The Phillips Brewing Co and the Great Lakes Brewery teamed up to create something special. This beer is a black hole sucking in the light. The black colour is topped with a thick and brown coloured…
Fernie Brewing Co. – Ol’ Willy Wit Belgian White Ale Review The Fernie Brewing Co’s Ol’ Willy Wit is a Belgian White Ale that pours with two fingers of fairly dense head. The slightly opaque colour is a golden-straw hue that gives off an aroma of wheat, coriander and a citrus back. The taste starts off…
Tree Brewing Co. – Vertical Winter Ale Review Tree Brewing has a Winter Ale on the shelves for this fall build-up into the holiday season. This beer comes with a couple of fingers of head and pours an amber brown. The smell wafts off the head with a smooth vanilla spice with notes of clove….
Townsite Brewing Inc. – Tin Hat IPA Review The Tin Hat IPA is an amber brown colour that pours with a full 2 1/2 fingers of head. The head disperses with a thick residue clinging to the glass. The aroma is pure with Northwest style hop and little of anything else. The taste of this…
Tin Whistle Brewing Co. – Scorpion Double IPA Review The Tin Whistle Scorpion Double IPA has a strong citrus hop flavour upon the amber-brown, thick-headed body. The flavour is strong. With a bit of imperial style creaminess this beer is well hopped, fairly strong-ale like and has a backing of malt and touches of citrus….
Granville Island Brewing – Lions Winter Ale Review Granville Island Brewing has been making a winter ale for some time now and the Lions Winter Ale is as iconic as the skyline of the Lions themselves here in Vancouver. This beer comes into the glass with a finger of head in the form of a…
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