Beer Reviews

Ravens Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Ravens Brewing – Oldhand Coffee IPA

There are two times of the day: time for coffee and time for beer. The Oldhand Coffee IPA that Oldhand Coffee and Ravens Brewing made together brings these times together in a somewhat confusing harmony. Is this a beer you can drink in the morning or a coffee you can drink at night? With this, …

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Howe Sound Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Howe Sound Brewing – Sky Pilot NW Pale Ale

Coming from one of the more well-known breweries in all of B.C., Howe Sound Brewing, the Sky Pilot Northwest Pale Ale is a testament to the region. The style focuses primarily on citrus and pine hops with a nice light malt/grain bill to balance it out. It is certainly a style suited for the spring …

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Powell Brewery

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Powell Brewery – Five Year Anniversary Ale

While it might be some time after Powell Brewery celebrated their fifth birthday, it does not mean this beer is not worth trying. The Five Year Anniversary Ale is listed as a ‘hazy IPA aged in Pinot Noir barrels with Brettanomyces’. If you are looking for an interesting and complex beer, here it is. B.C. …

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Phillips Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Phillips Brewing – Hop Circle IPA

Long has extraterrestrial life been debated upon. What cannot be denied is how Phillips Brewing knows how to churn out a hoppy beer. Their Hop Circle IPA is a level of bitterness from another galaxy but claims it is a balanced beer as well. B.C. Beer Reviews is here to examine this unidentified fermented object. …

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Hearthstone Brewery

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Hearthstone Brewery – Chocolate Milk Stout

In today’s edition of B.C. Beer Reviews, we venture to North Vancouver to try the Chocolate Milk Stout from Hearthstone Brewery. This style is expected to be creamy, sweet, and smooth from start to finish. This matches up well with the interesting beers that Hearthstone continues to put out. B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: …

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Longwood Brewery

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Longwood Brewery – Berried Alive

Spring is quickly approaching, and with that is going to come a gratuitous amount of berry-infused beers. Today’s B.C. Beer Reviews comes to you to take a look at the Berried Alive Raspberry Ale from Longwood Brewery out of Nanaimo. This is the opening of the floodgates, and a raspberry ale is a good way …

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Moody Ales

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Moody Ales – Huge Citrus Pale Ale

North American hops have some serious character, and the Huge Citrus Pale Ale from Moody Ales proves that. This beer is a perfect representation of what North American hops can bring to the game. Moody Ales, a member of Brewers Row, showcases this American Pale Ale with North American hops nicely. B.C. Beer Reviews with …

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Four Winds Brewing

B.C. Beer Reviews with Nic Hendrickson: Four Winds Brewing – Wallonian Bitter

In today’s edition of B.C. Beer Reviews, we venture to Four Winds Brewing to take a taste of their Wallonian Bitter. Coming in at 6.1% ABV and a surprising 45 IBU, this bitter is an easy drinking beer that has seemingly found the middle ground between those who like malt-forward and those who like hop-forward …

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