Vancouver Island Brewing

Microbrewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Owned by Muskoka Brewery
Associated Venue: Vancouver Island Brewery - Out of business

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2330 Government St, Victoria, V8T 5G5, Canada

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
473ml can. Pours a clear yellow-gold with a medium, fizzy, short lived, white head that leaves spotty lacing. Aroma of grainy wheat malt, lemon, licorice and floral hops. Sweet, spicy flavour of grainy wheat, lemon, licorice and floral hops in a dry, tart lacto finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Refreshing, but a little weird.
Tried from Can on 05 Oct 2021 at 04:34

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
On tap. Pours a copper color with little head. Aromas of corn syrup, fruit jelly and sweet malts. Flavors follow same with emphasis on corn syrup.
Tried from Draft on 12 Sep 2021 at 21:50

4.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
On tap at Vancouver Island, pours a clear bright orange with a small white head. Aroma is very harsh, with intense pine cones, maybe some sourness, a little butter - smells extremely rough. Flavour is likewise extremely rough, with bitter pine cones, a touch of sourness, and earthy roughness. Totally incompetent brew — there's nothing to like about this. Harsh, bitter, without any depth or cohesion. Crap.
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2021 at 23:06

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
On tap at Vancouver Island, pours a fairly clear blonde with a small white head. Nose has a fair bit of diacetyl — ugh! — with subdued white wine grape must and some citrus hops. Flavour is a little more tempered in the diacetyl, with white wine grape must and bitter citrus zest. This hasn't come together well — gotta fix that butter.
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2021 at 23:04

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
On tap at Vancouver Island, pours an opaque pinkish peach colour with a small white head. Aroma is loaded with rosemary, sending the peach to a backseat role, and burying any saison yeast character. Flavour is spicy, with lots of rosemary upfront, followed by peach zest, and a bit of spicy saison yeast. A bad idea and though it's not an abomination, it's not too pleasant.
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2021 at 23:00

7.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
On tap at Vancouver Island, pours a clear dull golden with a small white head. Aroma reveals pine cones, a bit of citrus hops, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is full of nicely bitter piney hops, a touch of citrus, and crisp biscuity malt. Clean, biting and perfectly balanced, producing a real nice west coast piney bitterness. Surprisingly skilled brew here — better than the majority of hazies on the market right now, that's for sure.
Tried from Draft on 01 Sep 2021 at 22:59

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Hazy gold, small white head. Somewhat dry zesty nose. Weak fore, light trpical, uncoordinated bitterness doesn't mesh.
Tried on 31 Aug 2021 at 00:05

6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
473ml can. Pours a clear pale yellow with a thin, fizzy, short lived, white head that fully dissipates. Mild aroma of grainy wheat malt and cantaloupe. Sweet flavour of grainy wheat malt, cantaloupe, kiwi and lemon in a tart lacto finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Refreshing and easy to drink, but it's a little too mild.
Tried from Can on 23 Jul 2021 at 05:06

6.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Tasting at Phill's, can
Clean golden colour, medium sized head. Some smell of glue, some flavor of malt, light grassy feeling; pretty generic, just drinkable.
Tried from Can on 20 Jul 2021 at 06:31

4.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Poured from 473mL can. Near clear golden orange with minimal white head. Crystal malt with just a touch of metallic-ness.
Tried from Can on 16 Jul 2021 at 07:57