Spinnakers Brewpub

Brewpub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Spinnakers Brewpub

Established in 1984

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308 Catherine St, Victoria, V9A 3S8, Canada

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4.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Hazy orange color; small head. Light, sweetish malt aroma, caramel, light vegetables and band-aid. Light malt flavor, incredibly light body for this gravity, very light cabbage and sourness. Failure.
Tried on 01 Aug 2010 at 00:42

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Hazy golden color; medium sized head, not persistent. The aroma is earthy, light manure, very light sugar and malt. Lean body, common malt flavor, sweetish, with a feeling of straws; common bitterness. Too much is missing here: first of all, hop character, resins, fruitness, then malt backbone. Disappointing, this is an ordinary Blond Ale.
Tried on 01 Aug 2010 at 00:40

4.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5
Sparkling orange amber,fast fading beige head.Flat lifeless sweet fruity malt profile.Corny and grainy. Medium hop finish
Tried on 17 May 2010 at 20:04

4.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of grains, citrus and mild hops. Flavour of muted hops, pale malts, grain and some herbal notes. Certainly not an IIPA and not too impressive even as a strong pale ale.
Tried from Draft on 13 May 2010 at 22:15

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle: Poured a deep golden color ale with a medium foamy head with average retention and no lacing. Aroma of sweet malt is dominating with no other characteristic easily discernible. Taste is also dominated by some sweet malt with notes of light fruity ester. Body is quite full with a somewhat oily texture and some medium carbonation with no apparent alcohol. Not bad overall just lacking some character.
Tried from Bottle on 18 Feb 2010 at 19:23

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Hazy golden, offwhite creamy head. Light grassy nose. Herbal and earthy hops, fruity berrylike malt base, ok balance, not exactly DIPA hoppyneslevels though.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Jan 2010 at 17:55

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : dorée, claire, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve; nez : houblon résineux, léger orange, léger pamplemousse, léger malt caramel; bouche : houblon résineux, léger orange, malt caramel, léger citrique, finale en malt caramel avec une bonne présence de houblon résineux, légère astringence, corps moyen, très légèrement amère, moyennement sucrée, coulante, légèrement granuleuse; en résumé : bien aimé mais perd de ses qualités lorsqu’elle se réchauffe ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: golden, clear, slight effervescence, tiny ring of tan head; nose: resinous hops, light orange, light grapefruit, light caramel malt; mouth: resinous hops, light orange, caramel malt, light citrusy, finale in caramel malt with good presence of resinous hops, light astringency, medium body, slightly bitter, mildly sweet, slick, lightly grainy; overall : quite likable but loses its qualities as it warms up
Tried on 16 Jul 2009 at 16:39

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : dorée, claire, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve; nez : épices (coriandre), rafraîchissant, léger médicinal, léger fruité (orange), froment, léger levure; bouche : épices (coriandre), léger médicinal, léger fruité (orange), froment, finale médicinale avec une bonne présence de coriandre, corps moyen, coulante, rafraîchissante, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement amère ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: golden, clear, slight effervescence, tiny ring of tan head; nose: spices (coriander), refreshing, light medicinal, light fruity (orange), wheat, light yeast; mouth: spices (coriander), light medicinal, light fruity (orange), wheat, medicinal finale with a good presence of coriander, medium body, slick, refreshing, average carbonation, lightly bitter
Tried on 11 Jul 2009 at 08:20

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : bronze, claire, pas d’effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : beaucoup de malt, légère poussière, léger cendré, léger sirop d’érable; bouche : beaucoup de malt, légère poussière, léger cendré, léger sirop d’érable, léger brûlé, finale en malt avec présence de léger sirop d’érable brûlé, corps moyen, peu carbonatée, texture légèrement poussiéreuse, un peu aqueuse; en résumé : bien ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: bronze, clear, no effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: lots of malt, light dusty, light ash, light maple syrup; mouth: lots of malt, light dusty, light ash, light maple syrup, light burnt, finale in malt with presence of burnt maple syrup, medium body, not much carbonation, slightly dusty texture, a bit watery; overall: fine
Tried on 02 Jul 2009 at 16:51

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Verre, 5 onces, en fût, bue sur place, le 27 avril 2009; oeil : dorée, claire, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse fauve, bonne dentelle; nez : léger houblon résineux, léger malt, léger agrumes; bouche : au nez, c’est peu houblonné mais il arrive une vague de houblon en bouche qui surprend, léger malt, léger houblon qui devient de plus en plus présent, finale en houblon qui couvre bien le malt présent, carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen, légère astringence, texture légèrement rugueuse, moyennement amère; en résumé : bien aimé car tout en finesse ENGLISH Glass, 5-ounce, draught, on the premise on April 27 2009; eye: golden, slightly hazy, slight effervescence, tiny ring of tan head, good lacing; nose: light malt, light hops, slight honey; mouth: rather carbonated, malt, light hops, light honey, finale in malt with light presence of honey, medium body, slightly grainy texture like honey that crystallizes, lightly sweet; overall: ordinary
Tried on 02 Jul 2009 at 16:44