About
Twin Sails Brewing joined Port Moody’s “Brewers Row” late in 2015, opening right next door to Yellow Dog. The name of the brewery refers to its founders, identical twin brothers, as well as the common sight of sailboats that can be seen on the waters of the Burrard Inlet right out front of the brewery. Twin Sails focuses on progressive American IPAs and stouts and have recently implemented a wild barrel program. They are always trying to push the boundaries of what can be done with beer in BC. Quality comes first and foremost, but in the end, it’s just a bunch of guys and girls having way too much fun brewing beer.
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12oz (thx for pick-up, Alex!) @ 🏡 Appearance: brown with a big but quickly disappearing dark beige head. Aroma: sweet cold coffee with cream. Maybe some light meaty notes that could be related to the vanilla? Taste: along the same lines, quite rich and intense coffee with cream alongside with some alcohol warmth. Overall: quite nice.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2022
at 08:38
8.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
12oz (thx for pick-up, Alex!) @ 🏡 Appearance: dark brown with a huge but quickly disappearing beige head. Aroma: lots of chocolate, vanilla, bourbon, slight alcohol warmth. Very nice. Reminded me Gold Foil. Taste: bourbon, chocolate, some berries. Alcohol warmth and walnut syrup finish. People were complaining it is less thick than previous BBA stouts from TS. Maybe. But it also a bit more carbonated than them and this could decrease the thickness, I believe. Overall: good one.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2022
at 07:27
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Dark brown with tan head. Lactose and chocolate forward with some vanilla and roast. Decent at its ABV, but far from a standout.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2022
at 07:09
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Can. Dark brown. Not much head. Okay, this doesn't look like much. Big bourbon aroma. On the palate, soft and sweet. Huge bourbon character, and this brings a lot of warmth into the finish. Sweet chocolate has moderate richness and sugars, but enough to handle the substantial treatment. Maybe some vanilla in there, and maple stickiness, but this isn't especially complex...just tasty.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2022
at 06:44
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Murky gold with white head. Juicy Citra, light mango, slightly creamy, seems to be about on par with what I thought of Juice Plus.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Nov 2022
at 06:06
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
Dark brown, thin head. There's chocolate and vanilla on the nose. Moderate bitterness, medium roast, and then there's a bit of sweetness into the finish. The adjuncts are muted, just light vanilla and I'm not necessarily getting the marshmallows. As a stout, it's not bad, has enough sugars to carry more adjuncts, and could even stand a little more hop because it's not especially dessert.
Tried
on 26 Nov 2022
at 04:57
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
341mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out plenty of bourbon barrels, very subdued maple syrup, and a touch of roast. Flavour is rich, with moderately-to-heavy sweet maple syrup and bourbon barrels. Really nice sweet bourbony character. Not as great as last year, but it's really solid.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2022
at 04:03
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
355mL can, pours black with a medium white head. Aroma brings out lots of roasted coffee, plenty of bourbon, and a touch of dark sugars. Flavour is rich, with a real nice combo of bourbon and coffee, with plenty of roast, plenty of vanilla-y bourbon, and a tiny, tiny hint of tartness. Nice coffee and bourbon blend. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Nov 2022
at 03:13
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Dark brown. Medium head. Lots of vanilla, chocolate and barrel on the nose. Maybe cinnamon. Thick body. Nice and rich, although the vanilla bomb kind of detracts from it by giving it a childish kind of aspect. Granted, sometimes I like that and sometimes I don't; I guess today I don't. Soft body. Sweet chocolate, light cinnamon that shows mostly at the front of the palate as spiciness. Maybe I lack knowledge of black walnut but I don't get anything I'd call as walnut, and no smoke either. Gonna want more of that.
Tried
on 23 Nov 2022
at 04:49
5.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
I am unsure what the tart lager reference is to...most industrial lagers are sour as all fucking hell. This pours from the can dull and hazy, with a thin head. There's some tartness, that acidulated malt rolling through along with pale malt sweetness. Low bitterness. I actually get a small shot of H Blanc here, which I appreciate. Definitely more of a premium lager with acidulated than industrial - thank goodness - and while it's not my thing it does seem to work and might hit the spot for some folks. If this was on tap and I popped in after riding up to Buntzen, this would hit the spot I don't doubt.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Nov 2022
at 04:45