Month: March 2014

  • Bridge Brewing Co. – All Out Stout

    Bridge Brewing Co. – All Out Stout Review North Vancouver’s Bridge Brewing is bottling more of their beers and the latest to be released is the All Out Stout. This beer has a label adorned with an artists rendition of the local mountains and is a tribute to Bridge Brewing’s back yard. The All Out…

  • Steamworks and Brassneck Breweries Brewmasters Collaboration Beer Dinner

    Conrad Gmoser and Caolan Vaughan Come Together in Brewing Excellence! The Steamworks Brewpub has been a defining factor in the molding of BC Craft Beer into what it is today. Started back in 1995 Steamworks made the brilliant move of hiring Conrad Gmoser as their brewer’s assistant. Shortly after this point the original brewmaster left…

  • Dirftwood Brewing Co. – Bird Of Prey Flanders Red (2014)

    Dirftwood Brewing Co. – Bird Of Prey Flanders Red (2014) Review Driftwood Brewing Company has been leading the charge on sour-styled beers in recent years and become quite well known for the new-to-BC styles. The Bird of Prey is a Flanders Red Style Sour Ale which pours an amber colour topped with a single finger…

  • Dead Frog Brewery – 2014 Commander Imperial Stout

    Dead Frog Brewery – 2014 Commander Imperial Stout Review The 2014 Dead Frog Commander Imperial Stout has been reformulated to be more drinkable without aging but to still have the opportunity of improvement through cellaring over the coming years. This big and bold imperial stout pours into the glass a deep black colour topped with…

  • Steamworks Brewing Co. – Imperial Red Ale

    Steamworks Brewing Co. – Imperial Red Ale Review Steamworks has been on the slow and steady route when it comes to beer releases from their new, expanded brewery. With this limited release mentality we can be sure that only the best will make it to the shelves of craft retailers. This imperial red is a…

  • Phillips Brewing Co. – Twisted Oak Stillage Rauch

    Phillips Brewing Co. – Twisted Oak Stillage Barrel Reserve Rauchbier Review Next in line from Phillips Brewing Company’s Twisted Oak Stillage line is the Barrel Aged Rauch. This is a Rauchbier style ale aged in whiskey barrels until perfection was achieved, then it was bottled for your drinking pleasure. This beer pours a deep chestnut…

  • Bomber Brewing – Extra Special Bitter (ESB)

    Bomber Brewing – Extra Special Bitter (ESB) Review In East Vancouver’s Bomber Brewing’s initial and standard offering comes the ESB, an Extra special bitter ringing in at a modest 5.2%. This beer pours a copper colour topped with two fingers of dense and lacing head. This ESB has a nice maltiness to the aroma alongside…

  • Tree Brewing Co. – Serendipity No. 8 Whiskey Barrel Aged Beer

    In procession  following the lucky number seven is the Serendipity number 8, a Whiskey Barrel Aged Beer from Tree Brewing of Kelowna BC. Aged from more than 100 days in Whiskey and Port barrels number 8 represents a unique flavour profile for this annual release. This big ale pours from the bomber bottle a dark…

  • Hoyne Brewing Co. – Helios Dortmunder Golden Lager

    Hoyne Brewing Co. – Helios Dortmunder Golden Lager Review Hoyne Brewing Company’s Sean Hoyne does not just release a beer. A product on the retail floor or on tap is the result of countless hours of brewing excellence. With that in mind the release of the new Helios Dortmunder Golden Lager comes with great excitement…

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