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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5.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Tasting at Phill's, can
Hazy pale blond colour. Salty, a bit smelly (seaside), light acidity; overall it's quite stale. Useless.
Tried from Can on 16 Jul 2021 at 07:36

5.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Poured from 473mL can. Hazy blonde with dissipating white head. Touch of salt, light tartness. Meh.
Tried from Can on 16 Jul 2021 at 04:27

5.2/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Slight haze, pale yellow and no head. Some lactic on the nose. A bit flat. Some salt, touch of tartness. But this is quite bland, honestly, not much happening here.
Tried on 16 Jul 2021 at 04:25

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
473mL can, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out saltiness, brine, and some citrus. Flavour is salty and briny, with a really unpleasant brine character, lots of salt and a touch of citrus. Very unpleasant.
Tried from Can on 16 Jul 2021 at 04:24

5.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5
Can at Ryan's
Cloudy copper colour, small compact head. Weird smell, some malt too. Sourish, full bodied, some residual sweetness, and pithy bitterness in the finish, leaning toward the old style.
Not very good.
Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2021 at 17:19

4.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 2 Overall 4.5
Can at Ryan's
Hazy golden colour. Smell of rosemary, maybe Saison yeast. Strong Saison yeast character, dry mouthfeel, plastic, moderate rosemary, flavours are clashing, this one would really need some sugars and some fruit to hope for some balance.
Not good.
Tried from Can on 11 Jul 2021 at 17:19

5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Poured from 473mL can. Hazy pinkish yellow gold with small white head. Rosemary with some saison yeast and very feint plum. Meh.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2021 at 04:06

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Slight haze. There's a bit of pink to it. Thin head. A bit of fruit, some rosemary. The underlying saison isn't so great. It's got some yeastiness, and a bit of dryness.
Tried on 19 Jun 2021 at 04:03

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Clear orange with a small white head. Rosemary. Rosemary and light orange with a bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2021 at 04:02

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Poured from 473mL can. Hazy copper with small white head. Pine and resinous hops with a bit of butter.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2021 at 02:31