Moon Under Water Brewery – Copper Kettle Sour Review Victoria’s Moon Under Water Brewery has released a beer called the Copper Kettle Sour. Intricately labelled, this beer pours from the label sealed bomber bottle a colour of gold and has a finger or so of lightly lacing head. The beer has a distinct tartness to…
Hoyne Brewing Co. – Carte Blanche White IPA Review Hoyne Brewing doesn’t release a ton of new seasonals but when they do it is something to keep an eye out for. The Carte Blanche is a White IPA. As part of the “Young Lions” series of beers where Sean Hoyne’s younger brewers have been given…
Love Shack Libations – Rachel Pale Ale (RPA) Review Love Shack Libations is a little known brewery in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island. As a glorified home-brew setup this beer doesn’t make it outside of the small brewery and tasting room. If you manage to swing by the brewery in their limited operating hours one of…
4 Mile Brewing Co. – East Coast IPA Review 4 Mile Brewing has jumped into the new-age IPA world with an East Coast styled IPA. Simply called the East Coast IPA this beer is part of the Experimental Series of limited release beers. From a bomber bottle this beer pours a very hazy yellow-gold colour…
Lighthouse Brewing Co. – 150 Heritage Ale Review In lighthouse Brewing’s Explorer Series the 150 Heritage Ale was brewed to commemorate Canada’s 150th birthday. Lighthouse has chosen to focus this beer around the fact that Canada has the longest coastline of any country and relies on the lighthouse to keep ships safe. Also, taking a…
Driftwood Brewery – 2017 Belle Royal Kriek Review The 2017 version of the Belle Royal sees a label update to go with this renowned liquid. Driftwood has aligned the look with their updated branding and with it comes a slight shift in the flavour. The beer pours dark and cherry-like in colour with a finger…
Longwood Brewery – Beetnik Root Stout Review Sometimes brewers have ideas that seem rather peculiar but still somehow end up working out. This appears to be one such beer. Brewed using real beets, the Beetnik is an offshoot of the popular Stoutnik brand that Longwood also brews. These aren’t just any beets either, along with…
Phillips Brewing Co. – Benefit Brew Saints Rescue Imperial Pilsner Review Phillips Brewing Company has brought back their Benefit Brew and This year it is the Saints Rescue Imperial Pilsner. Benefiting the S.A.I.N.T.S Rescue Foundation this beer comes in 650ml bottles and is a high 7.0% alcohol. In the glass this beer appears golden-straw like…
Driftwood Brewery – 2016 Venatrix Framboise Review Driftwood has upped their sour game with a Framboise, raspberry sour ale called the Venatrix. This Belgian-Style brew pours from the bomber bottle a colour of amber red and has one finger of head which quickly settles without a trace. The aroma is tart with a yeasty-raspberry character…
Lighthouse Brewing – Joe Leary’s Just Here For The Beer Imperial IPA Review Joe Leary is no stranger to BC craft beer with his weekly radio segment on TSN 1410 called Just Here For The Beer. Working with Victoria’s Lighthouse Brewing they have brewed an Imperial IPA. This beer pours from the bomber bottle as…
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