The Exchange Brewery

Microbrewery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: The Exchange Brewery

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7 Queen Street, Niagara-on-the-Lake, L0S 1J0, Canada
Description
The Exchange is a new premium brewery and tasting room located in Niagara-on-the-Lake’s Old Town heritage district. Although the town is known as the heart of Ontario’s wine country, it is also the scene of a burgeoning craft-brewing industry. With brewing and agricultural roots that stretch back to the late 1700s, Niagara-on-the-Lake is the perfect home for The Exchange’s approach to brewing, which blends traditional and modern techniques and equipment.

We focus on making exceptional craft beers using only the highest quality ingredients, including local Niagara fruits. Our selection includes a range of American styles along with sour and funky Belgian-style beers and ales.

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6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Tasting at SF, Vancouver
Cloudy golden color. Nice Brett character, fruity, spicy, drier and a bit astringent in the final.
Very good.

Tried on 21 Sep 2017 at 12:39


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle - Lots of funk with a touch of cheese. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Funk and stone fruit and a funky finish. Light tea notes.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2017 at 22:26


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

750mL bottle, sent from wilco (thanks a lot, Mike), pours a cloudy golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out orange fruits, Belgian yeast, and candied sugar. Flavour is similar, with Belgian yeast, orange fruits, earthy notes, and candied sugar. Murky and confused - not all that coordinated. It's pleasant enough, but needs some refining.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Sep 2017 at 22:19


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

Hazy, tan, and without much head. There's some light brett, nice body, some berries, and complex fruit and tart notes. Decent - not sure I pick up much tripel, but I appreciate the balance between the base beer of the sweetness, and the funky complexity.

Tried on 20 Sep 2017 at 22:19


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

Bouteille 750ml, gracieuseté d'Adamsville, merci Dominic! Couleur jaune dorée trouble, mousse blanche aérienne et persistante laissant une fine dentelle. Arôme de Brett légèrement fermier, pointe boisé, agrumes, malt. Goût de Brett, amertume moyenne toute en longueur, zeste d'agrumes, tangelo, légèrement boisé, malt. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen-dense.

Tried on 15 Sep 2017 at 07:49


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

Bouteille 750ml, gracieuseté de Adamsville, merci Dominic! Couleur ambrée foncée trouble, mousse blanche meringuée laissant une épaisse dentelle. Arôme de levure, poivré, boisé, légèrement vineux. Goût vineux, levure, fruité, légère amertume, malt. Carbonatation moyenne-élevée, corps moyen, soyeux.

Tried on 06 Sep 2017 at 07:33


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

A blonde saison with a thin white head. In aroma, sweet fruity malt with light curacao, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice dry fruity malt with light coriander, curacao, light mineral notes, pleasant and smooth. On tap at Lansdowne LCBO.

Tried from Draft on 05 Sep 2017 at 18:46


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

A golden ale with a thin lacing creamy white head. In aroma, nice fruity biscuit malt with light Brett, light cork, light curacao, very nice. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity malt with light orange peel, coriander, light Brett, very nice and complex. On tap at Brother’s Beer Bistro.

Tried from Draft on 23 Jul 2017 at 17:23


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

From tap. Pours dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is mild fruity. Sourish and smooth fruity. Ligering dry and citric. Smooth fruity and malty. Lingering far finish.

Tried from Draft on 08 Mar 2017 at 06:56


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

Medium brown. Thin head. Rich aroma shows off not just the oak, but the sweet rich sugary malts. Those malts are prominent on the nose, the sweeter molasses/toffee, which I really like. A good woody, acetic finish, flashing oak and showing sugar. Good balance, nice beer.

Tried on 19 Jan 2017 at 00:29