German Beer

Boundary Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Boundary Brewing – Oak Kettle Altbier

Boundary Brewing is a newcomer to the B.C. beer scene opening its doors in Kelowna. While there is little information online about the brewery, the bottle states that it is one of only a few oak kettle breweris in Canada. This is an interesting distinction, and the fact that they are producing styles like an …

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Bridge Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Bridge Brewing – Dry-Hopped German Pilsner

Bridge Brewing has released a tasting room only series of beers. In this they have included a Pilsner that was dry-hopped with noble hops, keeping within the specs of the style. Let’s crack this rare bottle open and see what is in store for B.C. Beer Reviews. B.C. Beer Reviews: Bridge Brewing – Dry-Hopped German …

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Strathcona Beer Company

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Strathcona Beer Company – Canned Heat

Strathcona Beer Company is back again in B.C. Beer Reviews with yet another interesting brew. This time around we will be taking a look at their Canned Heat, a Hefeweizen that claims to showcase both mango and passionfruit, two fruits that B.C. Beer lovers go crazy for and fit the time of the year. Let’s …

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Moody Ales

B.C. Beer Reviews: Fuggles & Warlock and Moody Ales – Pears in White Satin

Collaboration beers, while common nowadays, are hard to hit home with. You take two breweries, in this case, Fuggles & Warlock and Moody Ales, and you brew a beer that has likely never been brewed by either. This is where Pears in White Satin comes into play, an Imperial Kölsch clocking in at 7.0% ABV. …

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Smugglers Trail Caskworks

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Smugglers Trail Caskworks – Wedgehead Kölsch

Smugglers Trail Caskworks is a relative newcomer on the scene in B.C. so having a Kölsch as one of their first beer releases is unsurprising with how approachable the style is. However, tackling a style steeped in tradition and one that easily shows flaws is hard to pull off properly. The difference here with the …

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Vancouver Island Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Vancouver Island Brewing – 30th Anniversary Hermannator

There is a beer that is so legendary and aged in B.C. that it even predates a vast majority of the breweries you know today. This is the Hermannator Ice Bock from Vancouver Island Brewing. The Hermannator recently celebrated its 30th anniversary, and this one comes with an interesting twist to the yearly release. B.C. …

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R&B Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: R&B Brewing – Eyes of a Stranger

B.C. Beer Reviews is back to take the third look of the week at a product of the Brews Brothers series. Parallel 49 Brewing has teamed up with another Vancouver-based brewery in R&B Brewing to brew a tradition German-style beverage, a Dopplebock. B.C. Beer Reviews: R&B Brewing – Eyes of a Stranger A Dopplebock is …

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Brassneck Brewery

B.C. Beer Reviews: Brassneck Brewery – Multiweizen

Brassneck Brewery is one of the many breweries in this province pushing the boundaries of styles. The Multiweizen from Brassneck is a fine example of that point. This interesting take on a Hefeweizen uses five different malts: rye, wheat, barley, oats, and corn. Talk about an alternative grain beer. B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: …

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Faculty Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Faculty Brewing – 241 MinzeWeizen

B.C. Beer Reviews is here today to look at the first-time entry from Faculty Brewing of Vancouver. The 241 MinzeWeizen is a Hefeweizen infused with peppermint tea towards the end of the boil and during the whirpool process. This is a tasty and refreshing tack on a heavier wheat beer. B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: …

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