Month: September 2013

  • Nelson Brewing Co. – Hop Good Organic Session IPA

    Nelson Brewing Co. – Hop Good Organic Session IPA Review New from the Nelson Brewing Company is the Hop Good Organic Session IPA. At 5.2% this is on the light side of the IPA scale but comes with some high expectations. The beer pours an amber colour with three fingers of head that leaves a…

  • Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Snap, Crackle, Hop Imperial Rice IPA

    Parallel 49 Brewing Co. – Snap, Crackle, Hop Imperial Rice IPA Review Parallel 49 Brewing has been stepping out of it’s already beer-curious shell with some unique and very interesting beer concoctions. The latest is the Snap, Crackle, Hop Imperial Rice IPA brewed with rice and New Zealand Motueka Hops. This beer pours a cloudy…

  • Hell’s Gate Brewing Co. – Premium Lager

    Hell’s Gate Brewing Co. – Premium Lager Review The Hell’s Gate Premium Lager is another affordable beer from a BC based Brewery. At less than $10 per 6-pack this is competitive with the mass produced beer but has some local flavour attached. Pouring from the can a crisp, golden colour – two fingers of head…

  • Longwood Brewery – The Big One IPA

    Longwood Brewery – The Big One IPA Review In The Longwood Brewery’s new line of canned beers comes the fear of all BC Residents – The Big One but in the form of an India Pale Ale. This tall can opens with a pop and pours into the glass erupting with copious amounts of head….

  • Longwood Brewery – Berried Alive Raspberry Ale

    Longwood Brewery – Berried Alive Raspberry Ale Review Compared to many Raspberry Ales the Berried Alive from The Longwood Brewery looks relatively normal. Pouring a crisp amber colour this ale has a single finger of head that has decent lacing that grasps the glass. While the appearance is of a typical amber ale the aroma…

  • Black Loon Brewing – Bushman Lager

    Black Loon Brewing – Bushman Lager Review The Bushman Lager is pegged as the beer for ‘deep in the bush’ and with a can adorned with Canadian plaid and a deer’s rack that even Red Green would be proud of this beer is playing to the heartstrings of a specific segment of the BC beer…

  • Phillips Brewing Co. – Crookeder Tooth Barrel Age Pumpkin Ale

    Phillips Brewing Co. – Crookeder Tooth Barrel Age Pumpkin Ale Review The Phillips Brewing Company has upped their pumpkin game this year with the addition of a barrel aged option. The Crookeder tooth Pumpkin Ale is barrel aged for an extra kick of flavour. This upped-anti ale pours with three fingers of head above a…

  • Longwood Brewery – Steam Punk Dunkel

    Longwood Brewery – Steam Punk Dunkel Review The Longwood Brewery has recently started canning their beers in tall 568ml cans and one of the early beers to be released in this format is the Steam Punk Dunkel. This Dunkel is a dark chestnut brown colour that pours with two fingers of lacing head. The beer…

  • Tin Whistle Brewing Co. – Centennial Blonde Ale

    Tin Whistle Brewing Co. – Centennial Blonde Ale Review The Centennial Blonde is a slightly hazy ale that is golden in colour. The beer is crested with half a finger of head that settles quickly and cleanly. Compared to most blonde ales this one smells strongly of honey sweetness. A toasted malt is paired with…

  • R&B Brewing Company – Birra Fresca Cucumber Mint IPA

    R&B Brewing Company – Birra Fresca Cucumber Mint IPA Review The R&B Brewing Company has brewed up the Birra Fresca, a Cucumber Mint IPA. This beer sounds weird; cucumber does not necessarily seem to go with a hoppy beer but with an open mind and a thirsty stomach it is important to give everything a…

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