Brassneck Brewery

Microbrewery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Brassneck Brewery

Established in 2013

Contact
2148 Main St, Vancouver, V5T 3C5, Canada
Description
Well guys, we just make beer. That’s it.

The public space at Brassneck, i.e. the Growler Shop & Tasting Room are designed to have you, our customers feel as though you are part of our process. The brew house & cellar wrap around the tasting room & growler shop putting you in the very heart of the Brewery.

We have a special type of liquor license. A Brewery Lounge. Patrons do not have to be seated as in many other Food Primary locations in Vancouver. This combined with our communal tables makes for a pleasant social environment.

We have a really tiny 10 Hec system, with an even smaller Nano system for batches of around 4 Hecs.

Even though our system is small, we have lots of different fermenters. 14 in total (including a beautiful oak fermenter called a Foudre). This allows us to brew lots of different beers on a constantly rotating basis.

We are ALWAYS experimenting with different beer styles. We are three & a half years old & we’ve already brewed about 120 different beers. From Barrel Aged Imperial Stouts to Corn Lagers, Sour beers to English Milds, Brett Primary Fermented Wheat Ales to Traditional Saisons, the scope of beer styles is endless & we intend to cover them all!

Our beer comes to you direct from the conditioning tanks in our cellar & sells out quickly, so it’s always fresh.

Conrad Gmoser is our Head Brewer & partner, aided by Jeff Leake & Scott Wannop.

We’re always evolving so get ready for more great beers as time goes by & we expand production & have greater capacity for experimentation.

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

On tap at Brassneck, pours jet black with a small tan head. Nose is full of deep roast, somewhat rough bourbon barrels, and some earthy dry cocoa. Flavour is robust, with lots of deep roasted malt, big woody notes, earthy dry cocoa, and slightly harsh Buffalo Trace presence. Dry, woody, roasty finish. Very good.

Tried from Draft at Brassneck Brewery on 16 Jan 2026 at 05:19


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 355mL can (pkg 2025/12/04). Very dark brown with beige head. Mild roast and molasses with light bourbon booziness. Seems a touch muted, but balanced nonetheless.

Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - New Westminster on 07 Jan 2026 at 09:45

gave a cheers!

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

Bright, pale amber, thick head. Clean pale malt, mild herbaceous hop. Moderate bitterness. Solid, as usual.

Tried on 27 Dec 2025 at 20:46


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

473mL can. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Bright straw and cracker malts on the nose. Flavour has chewy cracker malts, fluffy straw, light and grassy. Carbonation could be a bit higher. Bright and clean lager, very pleasant.

Tried from Draft at Brassneck Brewery on 15 Dec 2025 at 22:32


5.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

On tap at Brassneck. Pours opaque yellow with a white head. Pale citrus and yeast on the nose. Flavour has orange rinds, an unpleasant yeasty character, and some lingering bitterness that's not bad. Mouthfeel is slick with minimal carbonation. Standard unpleasant hazy.

Tried from Draft at Brassneck Brewery on 14 Dec 2025 at 19:22


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

On tap at Brassneck. Pours clear gold with a white head. Soft biscuit malts and resins on the nose. Flavour has a lot of resinous pine and a soft biscuit malt profile, almost a bit bready. Decent, drinkable, nice level of bitterness.

Tried from Draft at Brassneck Brewery on 14 Dec 2025 at 19:16


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

On tap at Brassneck. Pours clear gold with a white head. Dry grass and cracker malts on the nose. Flavour has crisp, dry grass, slightly herbal, and gently toasted cracker malts. Clean and crisp, solid lager.

Tried from Draft at Brassneck Brewery on 14 Dec 2025 at 19:11


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 5

355 ml can. Pours brown with moderate fizzy head that settles quickly. Aromas of soapy coffee and toasted malts. Flavors follow same. Dirty soapy coffee. Meh.

Tried from Can on 10 Dec 2025 at 03:29


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can (pkg 2025/11/20). Hazed deep gold with full white head. Nice full tropical hop aroma with mild wine tang and very feint dankness. Taste is similar, but slightly muted. Decent.

Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - New Westminster on 05 Dec 2025 at 08:02


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

473mL can, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Nose has a bright herbaceous notes, grassy bitterness, and crisp biscuity malt. Flavour is bright, with tons of herbaceous and grassy notes, straw, and biscuity malt. Bright, herbaceous, and clean. Good stuff.

Tried from Can at Brassneck Brewery on 28 Nov 2025 at 08:25