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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6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
This stout poured a deep black colour with a creamy brown head. Minimal lacing. Scents include caramel, cocoa and Melliods cough drops. First swig was a little watery but delicious nonetheless. Flavours of caramel, burnt toast and dark cocoa. Finish is nice and burnt with a little hop bitterness lingering.
Tried on 05 Nov 2017 at 14:52

5/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
This saison poured a golden amber colour with a minimal head. Minimal lacing. Scents include ripe fruit, apple cider and alcohol. First swig had low carbonation and was a little watery with flavours of tea, citrus and fruit juice. Finish is lightly hoppy with citrus tea lingering. Not bad for a gluten free.
Tried on 05 Nov 2017 at 14:32

6.9/10 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

6.9/10 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

6.4/10 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

7/10 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

8/10 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

7.6/10 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

6.8/10 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

7.9/10 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