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Kakeru Dry Hopped Equinox Sour – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

From Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks in Richmond comes the latest in their sour series the “Kakeru Dry Hopped Equinox Sour”.  The beer pours an orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of...

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Dark Tart Farmhouse Ale – Trading Post Brewing

From Trading Post Brewing in Langley comes their “Dark Tart Farmhouse Ale” a beer that is a blend of half a batch of and dark saison and a half batch of unhopped saison with brett and lacto.  The beer...

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Gillian 2016 Release – Goose Island Beer Company

From Goose Island Beer Company out of Chicago Illinois comes their “Gillian” a Belgian Style Farmhouse Ale from the 2016 Release.  The beer pours a cloudy yellow gold colour with a white head much like...

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Mad Bruin (Sour Brown Ale) Cellared 4 years – Driftwood Brewing

From Driftwood Brewing out of Victoria BC comes their “Mad Bruin Sour Brown Ale” the second release in their Birds of Pray series.  I have cellared this bottle for just over 4 years.  This beer was...

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Brett & Barley Cab-Sav Barrel Aged Strong Ale – Bomber Brewing

From Bomber Brewing in East Vancouver comes their “Brett & Barley Cab-Sav Barrel Aged Strong Ale”.  The beer pours a deep reddish brown colour with a brown head.  The aroma consists of big...

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Lamb of God Sour Stout – Green Leaf Brewing Co

From North Vancouver’s Green Leaf Brewing Co at Lonsdale Quay comes their “Lamb Of God Sour Stout” a barrel aged sour stout.  I think this bottle was of the 2016 Vintage but I am not sure.  The beer...

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Maraca Passionfruit Black IPA – Andina Brewing Company

Andina Brewing Company in Vancouver is now open. My favourite of their launch lineup was their “Maraca Passionfruit Black IPA”. The beer poured a deep brown with a brown head. The aroma consists of...

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Wild Brett Wasp Sour – Field House Brewing (Brassneck)

From Field House Brewing in Abbotsford in collaboration with Brassneck in Vancouver comes their “Wild Brett Wasp Sour”.  This beer has one of the weirder ingredients in it as the yeast used comes from...

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Tiny Little Tart Golden Sour – Hearthstone Brewery

From Hearthstone Brewery in North Vancouver comes their “Tiny Little Tart Golden Sour”.  The beer pours a golden colour with an off white head.  The aroma consists of mild tartness, tropical fruits and...

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Cool Hand Cuke (Cucumber Sour) 2017 Edition – Hearthstone Brewery

From Hearthstone Brewery in North Vancouver in collaboration with West Coast Canning comes their “Cool Hand Cuke” a cucumber sour ale originally made for CanCity canned beer festival in Vancouver and...

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2012 Whiteout Port Barrel Aged Barleywine – Burnside Brewing

From Portland Oregon’s Burnside Brewing comes their “2012 Whiteout Port Barrel Aged Barleywine” a blended barleywine with a portion of 2012 whiteout aged in port barrels then blended with some young...

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Dandy Hobo – Saltspring Island Ales

Limited Release Coming from Salt Spring Island’s Saltspring Island Ales (Gulf Island Brewery) comes the “Dandy Hobo” a light golden rye ale that was brewed with fennel, cumin and caraway.  This limited...

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Be Still – The Ale Apothecary

Located in Bend Oregon is a brewery that plays it just a little different.  This brewery is called “The Ale Apothecary” and its motto is “Vintage-batch, barrel by barrel.  Cottage instead of factory....

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Traditional Belgian Wit (Cask) – Bridge Brewing Company

From North Vancouver’s Bridge Brewing Company comes their latest weekly cask the “Traditional Belgian Wit”.  The beer pours a cloudy yellow colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of wheat,...

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Kellerweis Hefeweizen – Sierra Nevada Brewing Company

From Sierra Nevada Brewing Company out of Chico California comes their “Kellerweis Hefeweizen”.  The beer pours a cloudy golden colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of yeast, wheat, citrus,...

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Bourbonic Plague (2011 Project) – Cascade Brewing

From Portland Oregon’s Cascade Brewing comes their “Bourbonic Plague (2011 Project)” a North West Sour Ale (porter) consumed in late 2014.  The beer pours a cloudy deep brown with a very small tan...

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Nectarous Dry Hopped Sour – Four Winds Brewing Company

Extremely limited release From Four Winds Brewing in Delta BC comes their “Nectarous Dry Hopped Sour”.  This beer falls withing the Eurus Series beers that come in 750ml bottles with a cork and cage....

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Minhas Creek Craft Brewing Company – Chocolate Bunny Chocolate Stout

Happy Easter. I do not know much about the Minhas Creek Craft Brewing Company of … either Regina, Saskatchewan or Winnipeg, Manitoba but they put out a Bunny Beer Sampler Pack for Easter and I couldn’t...

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Hopping Mad Cider – Central City Brewers & Distillers

From Central City Brewers & Distillers in Surrey BC comes their first foray into Ciders with their “Hopping Mad Cider” a cider that has been dry hopped.  The cider pours a light yellow colour with...

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Sunni Dee – Big River Brewing Company

From Richmond BC’s Big River Brewing Company located inside the Zone Bowling Centre comes their “Sunni Dee” originally planned as a variant of Acid Trip Soured Wheat Ale but renamed.  The beer pours a...

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Apricotopus (Apricot Sour Saison) – Parallel 49 Brewing

From East Vancouver’s Parallel 49 Brewing comes their latest beer in their “Apricotopus (Apricot Sour Saison)”.  The beer pours a yellow colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of mild tartness,...

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Black Metal (Farmhouse Imperial Stout) – Jester King Brewery

I have heard rumors of Jester King Brewery out of Texas but had never had one of their beers until now.  My first brew of theirs was the “Black Metal (Farmhouse Imperial Stout)” a Sour Imperial Stout...

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Rhubarb Wit – Big Rock Urban Brewery

From Big Rock Urban Brewery in Vancouver comes their seasonal the “Rhubarb Wit”.  The beer pours a cloudy golden orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of wheat, orange, citrus rind,...

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Apricot Sour – Red Collar Brewing

Red Collar Brewing in Kamloops has ventured into an area of brewing their brewmaster David has never gone.  Worried about infecting a brewery with wild yeasts a problem that can be very real with sour...

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Obnoxious Little Persona – Strange Fellows Brewing

From Strange Fellows Brewing Company in East Vancouver comes their “Obnoxious Little Persona” a Strawberry Berliner Weisse.  The beer pours a pink grapefruit juice pink with a white head.  The aroma...

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Amber the Tart – Strange Fellows Brewing

From Strange Fellows Brewing Company in East Vancouver comes their “Amber the Tart” a baby Oud Bruin as brewmaster Iain Hill calls it.  The beer pours a deep amber colour with almost no head.  The...

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Happy New Beer Barrel Aged Sour – Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub

From Spinnakers Gastro Brewpub in Victoria BC comes the “Happy New Beer Barrel Aged Sour”. The beer pours a golden yellow colour with an off white head. The aroma consists of citrus, tartness and a...

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Cantus Fermus – Main Street Brewing

From Main Street Brewing in Vancouver comes their “Cantus Fermus” a beer that uses the dregs from the bottle of a Cantillon.  The beer pours a orangy colour with an off white head.  The aroma consists...

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Tortuga (Wild Ale Aged in Rum Barrels) – Steel & Oak Brewing

From New Westminster’s Steel & Oak Brewing comes their “Tortuga” a Wild Ale Aged in Rum Barrels. The beer pours a cloudy brown colour with a tan head. The aroma consists of tartness, dark fruits,...

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Sour 1 (Sour Brown Barrel Aged Sour Ale) – Central City Brewers & Distillers

From Central City Brewers & Distillers (Red Racer Brewing) in Surrey comes their first ever sour beer “Sour 1 (Sour Brown Barrel Aged Sour Ale)”.  This beer has been aged for two years in both...

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Hikari Imperial Dry-Hopped Sourweisse – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks (Powell...

Brewed in Richmond at Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks in collaboration with Powell Street Craft Brewery comes their “Hikari Imperial Dry-Hopped Sourweisse”.  The beer pours a golden yellow with a...

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Rare Flemish Stout 2015 – Wild Rose Brewery

From Calgary Alberta’s Wild Rose Brewery comes their “Rare Flemish Stout 2015” a beer aged in wine barrels for 6 months. The beer pours a black colour with a brown head. The aroma consists of tartness,...

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Uber Berliner Style Weiss – Nickel Brook

From Burlington, Ontario’s Nickel Brook brewed by Better Bitters Brewing Co. comes their “Uber Berliner Style Weiss”. The beer pours a golden colour with a white head. The aroma consists of tart lemon,...

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Kiwami Plum Sour – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

From Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks in Richmond comes their “Kiwami Plum Sour” a small batch ale.  The beer pours a cloudy copper colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of plum, tartness and...

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Reynard Oud Bruin – Strange Fellows Brewing

From Strange Fellows Brewing in Vancouver comes their latest barrel aged beer “Reynard Oud Bruin”. The beer pours a brown colour with a tan head. The aroma consists of cherry, dark fruits, vanilla,...

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Tropical Tart Ale – Steamworks Brewing

From Steamworks Brewing in Burnaby BC comes their latest release the “Tropical Tart Ale”.  The beer pours a cloudy orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of passion fruit, pomegranate and...

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Cool Hand Cuke (Cucumber Sour) – Hearthstone Brewery

From Hearthstone Brewery in North Vancouver in collaboration with West Coast Canning comes their “Cool Hand Cuke” a cucumber sour ale made for the new CanCity canned beer festival in Vancouver.  The...

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Wyld Peach Berliner Weisse – Hearthstone Brewery

From Hearthstone Brewery in North Vancouver comes their “Wyld Peach Berliner Weisse”.  Hearthstone has now expanded beyond their Raspberry version of the Wyld. The beer pours a very light yellow colour...

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Wyld Lychee Berliner Weisse – Hearthstone Brewery

From Hearthstone Brewery in North Vancouver comes their “Wyld Lychee Berliner Weisse”.  Hearthstone has now expanded beyond their Raspberry version of the Wyld.  The beer pours a golden colour with a...

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Sour 2 (Kriek Sour) – Central City Brewers & Distillers

From Central City Brewers & Distillers (Red Racer Brewing) in Surrey comes their second beer in their new sour program “Sour 2 (Kriek Sour)”.  This beer has been aged for two years in both French...

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Pride Beer Berliner Weiss – Ridge Brewing Company

From Ridge Brewing Company in Maple Ridge comes their “Pride Beer Berliner Weiss”.  A portion of the profits from this beer go to a local LGBTQ group.  The beer pours a golden colour with a white head....

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Fellowship Little Red One – Strange Fellows Brewing

From Strange Fellows Brewing in Vancouver comes their second beer in their fellowship club the “Fellowship Little Red One”.  These beers are only available to people that bought into the club and was...

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Kriek (Cherry Sour) – Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers

From North Vancouver’s Deep Cove Brewers and Distillers comes their “Kriek (Cherry Sour)” a barrel aged sour ale.  The beer pours a light pink colour with a very small head.  The aroma consists of...

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REI Boysenberry Sour – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks

From Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks in Richmond comes their “REI Boysenberry Sour”. The beer pours a deep very cloudy red colour with a light read head. The aroma consists of boysenberry, more fruits...

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Storm 18 Year Old Lambic (Cellared 1+ more years) – Storm Brewing

From Storm Brewing in Vancouver comes their “Storm 18 Year Old Lambic” a beer released originally in 1997.  James found more bottles he had lost and released them on Feb 2015.  I aged the bottle until...

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Tempus Corvi 2017 – Moon Under Water Brewing

From Victoria BC’s Moon Under Water Brewing comes their “Tempus Corvi 2017″ a mixed fermentation saison.  The beer pours an orange colour with a white head and tons of sediment.  The aroma consists of...

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Beach Lemon Mandarin Radler – Strathcona Beer Company

From Strathcona Beer Company in Vancouver comes their “Beach Lemon Mandarin Radler”.  The beer pours a murky orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of lemons, mandarin oranges, juice...

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Kizuna Pineapple Sour – Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks (Britannia Brewing Company)

From Fuggles & Warlock Craftworks in collaboration with Britannia Brewing Company both from Richmond comes their “Kizuna Pineapple Sour”.  The beer pours a cloudy yellow colour with a white head....

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The Jungle Bird Tropical Dark Sour – Dandy Brewing Company

From the Dandy Brewing Company in Calgary Alberta comes their “The Jungle Bird Tropical Dark Sour”.  The beer pours a deep brown colour with a brown head.  The aroma consists of big tropical fruits,...

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Juicy Tropical Hopped Sour – Old Yale Brewing

From Chilliwack’s Old Yale Brewing comes their “Juicy Tropical Hopped Sour”.  The beer pours an orange colour with a white head.  The aroma consists of tropical fruits, semi sweet notes and tartness....

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