Yukon Brewing

Microbrewery in Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Yukon Brewing Company

Established in 1997

Contact
102A Copper Road, Whitehorse, Y1A 2Z6, Canada
Description
Yukon Brewing opened its doors in 1997 under the name Chilkoot Brewing Co. Ltd. Owners Alan and Bob conceived their idea like many Yukon babies – around a campfire on a canoe trip. Both Ontario natives, they’ve lived and worked in the Territory for a majority of their adult lives.

From that inaugural conversation grew plans for a craft brewery that would service the north with quality beer & spirits while keeping jobs and money in the territory.
Over a decade later Yukon Brewing, as it is called today, continues to work towards that goal. Employing a dozen or so staff (more in the busy summer months), Yukon Brewing actively supports countless Yukon events and causes each year.

Bob and Alan continue as owners and chief operators, growing the company outside the Yukon. The brewery’s 10 packaged beers are available across Alberta and BC with some even finding their way as far east as Quebec and at the Hannover Zoo in Germany.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can. Chill hazed gold with white head. Berry forward with hint of citrus hops and biscuit malt; the malt bill is where this falls short. Okay.
Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - 41st Ave & Knight St on 11 Aug 2026 at 09:06

6.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Some bark, malt. Pours golden with ok head. Light bitter end. Not a ton of flavour. Can. 76676
Tried from Can from Sherbrooke Liquor (50th St.) on 29 Jul 2026 at 16:36

7.1/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Citrus and pineapple. Pours clear golden with decent head. Bitter end. Can from Sherbrooke.
Tried from Can from Sherbrooke Liquor (50th St.) on 27 Jul 2026 at 00:29

7.3/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy orange gold with a medium, fluffy, long lasting white head that leaves thick, sticky patches of soapy lace. Aroma of grainy wheat malt, tangerine, peach, pineapple and grass. Sweet fruity flavour of grainy wheat malt, tangerine, mango, peach, pineapple, blueberry, grass and pine in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Tasty and enjoyable.
Tried from Can from Westminster Liquor - North on 14 Jul 2026 at 04:53

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7
473mL can, pours a lightly hazed orange with a medium white head. Aroma has a somewhat herbaceous hop character, a little pine, some grass, almost vegetal, and a big bready malt base. Flavour is very vibrant and bitter, with huge grassy, herbaceous hops, bitter pine, grapefruit rind, and a big bready malt base. Very grassy, herbaceous hop character upfront that transitions to super bitter pine and grapefruit on the finish, which ultimately saves this. Surprisingly good.
Tried from Can from Brewery Creek Cold Beer and Wine Store on 03 Jul 2026 at 03:40

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a hazy gold orange with a small, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves sticky curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, mandarin orange, peach and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, tangerine, peach, pineapple and pine needles in a dry, bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average to soft carbonation. Well balanced and refreshing.
Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 24 Jun 2026 at 03:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
473ml can. Pours a clear gold with a small, foamy, short lived, white head that laces. Mild aroma of bready pale malt, red apple and floral hops. Sweet flavour of grainy pale malt, lemon and grassy hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Crushable, but kind of boring.
Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 14 Jun 2026 at 04:31

6.9/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a hazy amber orange with a medium, fluffy, off-white head that leaves thick, sticky curtains of soapy lace. Aroma of spicy rye malt, orange, peach and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of spicy rye malt, grapefruit, mango and piney hops in a dry, bitter finish. Light to medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Delicious.
Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 14 Jun 2026 at 03:04

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 7
Amber, beige head. Nice fruity hop nose, similar subdued palate. Fruity with rye spiciness & a big long hop finish. Great lacing
Tried from Can on 23 May 2026 at 21:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy amber gold with a medium, foamy, short lived, white head that leaves soapy lace. Aroma of grainy pale malt, grapefruit and pine needles. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, grapefruit rind and pine resin in a crisp, dry, bitter finish. Light to medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Pretty standard Westie.
Tried from Can from Collective – A Craft Beer Shop on 20 May 2026 at 04:09