R & B Brewing Company
Brewpub
in Vancouver,
British Columbia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Owned by
Howe Sound Brewing
Associated Venue: R & B Brewing Company
Established in 1997
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at R & B. Pours hazy brown with a beige head. Bready malts on the nose. Flavour has a surprisingly dry malt character, though lacking depth. Marketed at the brewery as a brown ale, which doesn't seem entirely unfair. It's okay, fairly uninteresting.
RennyDoig (4318) reviewed Vienna Lager from R & B Brewing Company 5 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
On tap at R & B. Pours clear copper with a white head. Dry bready malts on the nose. Flavour has stale bread and an attenuated malty finish; a bit seltzery. Not very well done.
RennyDoig (4318) reviewed Spruced Up from R & B Brewing Company 5 months ago
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4
On tap at R & B. Pours murky blonde with a white head. Orange peels and cleaner on the nose. Flavour has dry old citrus peels, dead grass, and lingering chemical bitterness that's quite unpleasant. Very poor, probably has a diacetyl infection.
crit200 (5311) reviewed Hipster Haze from R & B Brewing Company 7 months ago
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Cloudy gold, dense rocky white head. Tropical fruit nose, subdued in palate. Fruity, citrus zest with Medium strength lasting hop bitterness
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Hazy gold, small white head. Nose of candi sugar, light yeast/fruit. Spicy yeast palate, dry with big long very bitter end; not much else. Poorly balanced
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Can pour at East Side Beer Fest. Pours opaque yellow with a white head. Dry citrus, juicy blood orange, grass, and hop burn on the nose. Flavour has blood orange, dry grass, a bit tired. Meh.
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at R&B, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma reveals a reasonable marriage between Belgian yeast and citrusy hops, maybe a bit too much estery character. Flavour is ester, with sweet candi sugar, citrusy hops, and sweet maltiness. Too much of the estery stuff, not enough hops. It’s alright.
mcberko (47051) reviewed County Kits from R & B Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5
On nitro tap at R&B, pours black with a small brown head. Nose has some roasted malt upfront—more than usual for the style—with light coffee undertones. Flavour is on point for the style, with dry roastiness coating the palate, finishing quite bitter. Much more body and flavour than average for the style. Solid stuff.
mcberko (47051) reviewed Flower Shower from R & B Brewing Company 8 months ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap at R&B, pours a hazy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma has a touch of mint and lavender, but with subdued citrusy hops. Flavour is floral and bitter, with plenty of mint and general floral notes upfront, accompanied by pronounced citrusy bitterness. Definitely some hops in here but I’m unsure of the harmony with the adjuncts. Odd but not bad.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap at R&B, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma has some gritty grains, a touch of hopburn, and some earthiness. Flavour is fairly timid—no hopburn, but barely any hops, maybe some floral notes, and soft biscuity notes. Not much going on here. Inoffensive but uninteresting.
