Craft Beer Review – New Belgium Shapshot Wheat Beer

New Belgium – Shapshot Wheat Beer: Is a wheat craft beer brewed at a strength of 5% abv with 13 IBUs that has Lacto added to some of the wort which is blended into another fermented regular wort in order to give this wheat beer a sour tang flavour (as per their website). Needless to say, the description…

Craft Beer Review – Lagunitas Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale

Lagunitas – Little Sumpin Sumpin Ale: This California brewed filtered summer pale wheat ale was created at a strength of 7.5% abv with 64 IBU’s and was enjoyed from a bottle that I poured into a beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: As shown in the photo, the colour is golden yellow with 2 fingers of foam on…

BC Craft Beer Review – Vancouver Island Brewery Black Betty Blackberry Saison

VIB – Black Betty Blackberry Saison: Is a blackberry saison brewed in Victoria, BC at a strength of 5.5% abv and was enjoyed at home from a can in a snifter glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a clear golden copper with a bit of foam and lots of tiny bubbles in the glass. The aroma is pretty…

BC Craft Beer Review – Tree Brewing Mellow Moon Pineapple Hefeweizen

Tree Brewing – Mellow Moon Pineapple Hefeweizen: Is a pineapple wheat beer brewed in Kelowna, BC at a strength of 5% abv and was enjoyed at home from a bottle poured in to a beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a cloudy yellow with 2 fingers of foam and just a few hard to see bubbles. The aroma…

BC Craft Beer Review – Russell Brewing Nectar of the Gods Wheat Wine Ale 2013 edition

Russell Brewing – Nectar of the Gods Wheat Wine Ale: Is a local Surrey brewed Wheat Wine at a mega strength of 10% abv that was aged in Whisky barrels and was enjoyed at home in a snifter glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a cloudy orange copper with 1 finger of white foam and some small sporadic bubbles. The aroma…

Commercial Beer Review – Shock Top Raspberry White

Shock Top – Raspberry White: Is a Belgian Wheat Fruit Beer that is brewed in Canada by Labatt (shudder) at a strength of 5.2% and was enjoyed at home in a 22 oz beer glass during lunch. This is the Canadian brewed version, not sure if that makes it better, but see below for more. Aroma…

BC Craft Beer Review – Russell Brewing White Rabbit Hoppy Hefeweizen

Russell Brewing – White Rabbit Hoppy Hefeweizen: Is a local Surrey brewed Hefeweizen at a strength of 6% abv that was enjoyed at home in a 22 oz beer glass. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a super cloudy and hazy golden amber with 2 fingers of foam, lots of visible bubbles and the usual wheat beer yeast gunk. The aroma…

BC Craft Beer Review – Parallel 49 Banana Hammock Summer Hefeweizen

Parallel 49 – Banana Hammock Summer Hefeweizen: Is a local Vancouver brewed Hefeweizen at 6% abv and 8 IBU’s with a hilarious name, logo and was enjoyed well in a hammock on the porch. Aroma and Appearance: It pours a typical cloudy wheat beer, however with very little head but lots of small bubbles. The aroma is banana, clove and…

Craft Beer Review – Phillips Schottleweizen

Phillips – Schottleweizen: This oddly named dunkleweizen wheat beer is brewed in Victoria, BC at a strength of 7.5% and was enjoyed in a 22 oz beer glass to help turn down the evening as the sun went down. Aroma and Appearance: Pours a dark amber-brown with 2 fingers of foam and loads of small bubbles in the…

Craft Beer Review – Moon Under Water “This is Hefeweizen”

Moon Under Water – This is Hefeweizen: This wheat beer is brewed in Victoria, BC at a strength of 5.5% and was enjoyed in a new 22oz beer glass on a hot spring evening. Aroma and Appearance: Pours a hazy light copper colour with lots of foam, good head retention and lots of tiny bubbles rising from the bottom…

Craft Beer Review – Central City Red Racer Belgian Wheat Ale

Central City Red Racer Belgian Wheat Ale: This wheat beer is brewed in Surrey, BC at a strength of 5% alcohol with 16 IBU’s and was enjoyed in a new 22oz beer glass (almost enough to hold a 650mL beer) Aroma and Appearance: Pours a hazy golden colour with 2 fingers of foam and I observed some tiny…

A home brew on the patio

One thing I love the most about beer is that overall, it is pretty easy to make decent stuff at home with a very small investment and a little bit of time, effort and patience. This particular beauty I brewed on the day Canada beat Sweden for the Gold Medal in Olympic Hockey, it is…

Whistler Brewing – Pineapple Express Wheat Ale

Whistler Brewing – Pineapple Express Wheat Ale: Brewed in Whistler, BC this wheat ale comes in at 5% alcohol, served in a glass from a 22 oz bottle at home. Aroma and Appearance: Pours a cloudy honey colour with minimal foam, rapid small rising bubbles in the middle of the glass and has an aroma of oats…

Import Craft Beers – Mill Street Brewery Cobblestone Stout

Beer 4 from Mill Street’s Seasonal 6 pack sampler is Mill Street Brewery’s Cobblestone Stout (4.2% alc, poured at home from a can with a nitrogen widget). Aroma and Appearance: This beer pours a very dark reddish brown and appears black in the glass. It is nitrogenated, so pours with a decent cascading effect and an 3/4…

Import Craft Beers – Mill Street Brewery Weizenbock

Beer 3 from Mill Street’s Seasonal 6 pack sampler is Mill Street Brewery’s Weizenbock (a hefty 7.5% alc, poured at home from a bottle). Aroma and Appearance: This beer pours a very dark almost red copper with just a touch of foam at the top (which stays the whole time) and carries aroma’s of toffee, raisin and…

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