Collective Arts Brewing

Microbrewery in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 3 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
207 Burlington Street East, Hamilton, 74CW+GV, Canada
Description
Collective Arts Brewing is a grassroots craft brewery that aims to fuse the creativity of craft beer with the inspired talents of emerging artists and musicians. Collective Arts Brewing was founded on two beliefs: The first that creativity fosters creativity. And the second, that creativity yields delicious pints. We feature limited-edition works of art on our beer cans and labels, and we work to make sure the liquid on the inside is as diverse and creative as the artists we profile. Our brewery is located in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. This is where we brew everything from our flagship IPA Ransack the Universe to our World Beer Cup-winning Stranger than Fiction porter. In our taproom we pour up to 10 different beers at one time, samples and flights, we host brewery tours and live entertainment weekly. Stop by to see our beer bottle gallery showcasing every artist we’ve worked with over the past 6 years.

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7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Hazy yellow, large white head. Light darkness, citrus zest, and melon. Good mouth feel, lovely carb, medium to high bitterness. Big bright zesty citrus finish, with a tropical kick, and dank pine notes.

Tried from Can on 21 Nov 2025 at 03:50


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Pours murky pear into a tulip. White soapy head with little retention recedes to mottle surface. Pineapple and lemon aromas. Sweet with dusty pineapple rind, tangerine and lemon peel front to back. Medium length dusty pith finish.

Tried on 20 Nov 2025 at 13:24


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Pours hazy pale yellow into a shaker. White soapy head with little retention recedes to mottle surface. Citrus and malt aromas. Medium bodied with sweet citrus and spicy pine upfront turning to earthy sourdough in the medium length finish. Taste is OK, but I could do without the sugar.

Tried on 17 Nov 2025 at 22:15


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at Collective Arts - Toronto, pours a cloudy dull yellowish blonde with a small white head. Aroma is fairly neutral, with gentle citrus, not much else. Flavour is much the same, with generic hoppy bitterness, maybe some tanginess, and a murky earthiness. Not great hop expression and a muddled malt profile.

Tried from Draft at Collective Arts Brewing - Toronto on 08 Nov 2025 at 06:29


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Collective Arts - Toronto, pours a dark amber brown with a small beige head. Aroma has some gentle roastiness—more so than a typical brown—with moderate earthiness. Flavour is much the same, with toasted malt, earthiness, and a touch of coffee grounds. More assertive than the average brown. Nicely constructed.

Tried from Draft at Collective Arts Brewing - Toronto on 08 Nov 2025 at 06:28


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

On tap at Collective Arts - Toronto, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has gentle piney hops, some spicy pine needles, and light toasted biscuity malt. Flavour has a nice piney hop character, along with tropical stone fruit, and dry biscuity malt. Nice fruity and piney hop expression. Very good.

Tried from Draft at Collective Arts Brewing - Toronto on 08 Nov 2025 at 06:26


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Collective Arts - Toronto, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma has some citrusy hops, light pine, and toasted biscuity malt. Flavour has some spicy piney hops, a touch of herbal notes, and biscuity malt. Not the brightest or invigorating hop expression, but well-constructed and vibrant enough. Good.

Tried from Draft at Collective Arts Brewing - Toronto on 08 Nov 2025 at 06:23


5.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at Collective Arts - Toronto, pours an opaque yellow with a small white head. Aroma has some tangy citrus, candied fruit, and chalk. Flavour has notes of candied stone fruits, some tangy citrus, but not much hop content. A bit murky and muddled but not terrible. Okay.

Tried from Draft at Collective Arts Brewing - Toronto on 08 Nov 2025 at 06:23


8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Hazy yellow, large white head. Pine resins and soft cereals. Light lime, and grapefruit zest. Medium mouth feel, medium carb, high bitterness. Lovely grapefruit pithy finish, with a big resinous bite.

Tried from Can on 03 Nov 2025 at 23:04


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7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

Color amarillo pálido y blanquecino, turbia, espuma blanca cremosa, compacta de excelente retención y abundante encaje. Aroma a frutas exóticas y cítricos con cierto toque resinoso. En boca es chispeante, ligera, muy afrutada, jugosa, notas de piña, melón, uva, pino, fruta de hueso, cítricos...Adolece algo de cuerpo al paso por el paladar, pero a cambio deja un final seco y cosquillas de recuerdo muy agradables en la boca, además de algún que otro eructo lupulado una cerveza muy disfrutable, tan buena que no se hecha de menos el alcohol. En lo que ha cervezas sin alcohol se refiere es excelente, de las mejores que he probado hasta la fecha.

Tried from Can from Zombier on 31 Oct 2025 at 13:17


Brewery Stats
Score 6.92
Beers258
Ticks3506