About
Steel & Oak Brewing Co. embodies the modernness of today while remaining dedicated to the craftsmanship of years long past. Materials of strength and durability, steel and oak; house, protect and nurture what we stand for most – exceptional tasting craft beer.
Using a mixture of North American, English and German brewing styles, techniques and ingredients, Steel & Oak explores new beer styles while constantly refining and perfecting the classics.
Always unfiltered, unpasteurized and made with the finest ingredients, Steel & Oak proudly returns the noble tradition of brewing quality beer to New Westminster.
Using a mixture of North American, English and German brewing styles, techniques and ingredients, Steel & Oak explores new beer styles while constantly refining and perfecting the classics.
Always unfiltered, unpasteurized and made with the finest ingredients, Steel & Oak proudly returns the noble tradition of brewing quality beer to New Westminster.
7.8/10
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Appearance 9
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
20oz @ Alex's after the 1st time when storage search defeated me 🤬
Aroma: dark malts, a bit licorice, sweetness, and grass notes.
Taste: along the same lines.
Overall: enjoyable.
Aroma: dark malts, a bit licorice, sweetness, and grass notes.
Taste: along the same lines.
Overall: enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 30 May 2026
at 05:47
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 7
Overall 7
Deep red, small tan head. Piney fruity nose. Malt fore, spicy/fruity mid with medium strength lasting hop bitterness
Tried
from Can
on 27 May 2026
at 22:39
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 568mL can. Hazed dark orange gold with off-white head. Lots of banana esters, maybe verging on too much, soft spice and booze, wheat underlay. Decent.
Tried
from Can
from
Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - New Westminster
on 20 May 2026
at 04:10
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Gold, maybe a slight haze. Thick head from the side pour. Ok that’s a really pristine dortmunder aroma, full of biscuity, bready pale malt with just a hint of herbaceous hop. Palate similarly leads with comforting waves of satisfying pale malt. Balanced bitterness, again a slight hop note makes this exceptionally moreish, which is the mark of a great dortmunder. This is top dort, the kind you drink too many of when eating a kebab outside the haupbahnhof.
S&O nailed this style in a collab with Dageraad a few years ago, so this is either their own version or a tweaked recipe (my notes suggest it’s got more bitterness this time but also it was on a lukr so that could affect things) but it stands that Steel & Oak has absolutely nailed this style
S&O nailed this style in a collab with Dageraad a few years ago, so this is either their own version or a tweaked recipe (my notes suggest it’s got more bitterness this time but also it was on a lukr so that could affect things) but it stands that Steel & Oak has absolutely nailed this style
Tried
on 12 May 2026
at 03:39
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 7
473ml can. Pours an opaque dark brown, almost black with a small, creamy, short lived, beige head that leaves sticky curtains of soapy lace. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, nuts, earth and coffee. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, rye, cocoa and toffee in a dry, bitter coffee finish. Medium body with a slightly creamy, smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Tasty and easy to put back.
Tried
from Can
from
Andrew Hilton Wine and Spirits
on 08 May 2026
at 04:10
6/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 6
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
On tap at The Magnet. Pours clear amber with an off-white head. Dry grass, crackers, light toastiness on the nose. Flavour has herbal grass, light caramel, lightly toasted cracker malts; hops are either stale or lacking. The yeast comes through quite strong, pretty odd for a pilsner. Carbonation is good. Not great.
Tried
from Draft
at
The Magnet
on 07 May 2026
at 21:45
6.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
473mL can. Pours clear dark brown with a beige head. Flaky oats and dry caramel sugars on the nose. Flavour has dry caramel, oats, some old crusts. Decent carbonation. Crisp and drinkable, nice malt expression. Seems on point to me.
Tried
from Can
from
High Point - Beer Wine Spirits
on 26 Apr 2026
at 19:44
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Dark amber, thick head. Toasty, a bit creamy. Lots of bitterness. Woody, piney, nice toffee, dark crystal malt…not chewy, delicious.
Tried
on 11 Apr 2026
at 15:45
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
473mL can. Pours a very deep amber with a beige head. Loads of piney, resinous hops on the nose along with a chewy burnt caramel malt. Flavour is dry and bitter, loads of resin, woody pine, and burnt, almost charred caramel. Body is exactly where it needs to be. There we go.
Tried
from Can
from
Brewery Creek Cold Beer and Wine Store
on 01 Apr 2026
at 22:55
7.3/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 8
568mL can, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma has fresh herbaceous notes and crisp biscuity malt in authentic dortmunder fashion. Flavour follows accordingly, with fresh herbaceous notes, hints of black pepper, bready malt, and a crisp, clean, herbaceous finish. They really nailed the style here. Very good lager.
Tried
from Can
from
Legacy Liquor Store
on 30 Mar 2026
at 02:05