About
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.
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.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can. Copper brown with small light beige head. Toffee and crystal malt forward with quite light resin hops, okay. Gets a hint phenolic bandaid-y as it warms, but minimally (lowered overall by .2).
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 23 Feb 2026
at 09:46
7/10
Tastes rather cinnamony to me. 3rd period replay action! Oops. Almost forgot I had some Canuck beers! Luckily I’ve got some good connections. Cheers Fredrik W.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Feb 2026
at 20:58
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
473mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma has toasted malt, oats, and a touch of dusty cocoa powder. Flavour is dry, with plenty of oats, dry cocoa powder, and toasted malts. Not a deep malt base, but it’s dry and drinkable. It’s okay.
Tried
from Can
from
Legacy Liquor Store
on 22 Feb 2026
at 05:36
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Hazy, dull colour but a fairly thick head. Some floral hops. On the palate, that rye chewiness comes in initially, then some stone fruit hop, but just as quickly the beer disappears. There's not much bitterness and the hop aromatics seem to vanish into thin air as well.
Tried
from Can
from
Legacy Liquor Store
on 20 Feb 2026
at 04:54
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can. Hazed gold with white head. Light rye malt with soft tropical hops, a bit subdued, but decent.
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 16 Feb 2026
at 05:28
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 7
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
473mL can. Pours clear amber-brown with a beige head. Caramel malts, toffee, and a bit of resin on the nose. Flavour is fairly dry, very bready malt character, plenty of hops, nice touch of yeast as well. Not the most complex strong ale, but I like this.
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 11 Feb 2026
at 23:46
7.1/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
473mL can. Pours black with a beige head. Light toasted malts and a touch of resins on the nose. Flavour has good roasted malt base, some hoppy bitterness, a bit resinous. Pretty solid, but could use more hops.
Tried
from Can
from
The Gull Liquor Store
on 11 Feb 2026
at 00:46
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6.5
Flavor 6.5
Texture 7
Overall 6.5
Dullish hazy pale, with a medium head. Yeasty, slightly grassy aroma. Similar palate, with a moderate bitterness and again a grassy hop note. The malts are a bit on the sticky side, but not as bad as some other beers trying to take on this style. It's certainly not what you'd call a high end example, at least in the Franconian interpretation. The label alludes to Switzerland, though, so maybe it's more aligned with whatever a Swiss landbier is.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2026
at 04:59
7.5/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Vibe. I remember back when I coined the term American Strong Ale, I was thinking of how to categorize stuff like Arrogant Bastard on Ratebeer, versus the likes of Fuller's 1845 and that sort of thing. The intense hoppiness was a key distinguishing factor (we later added experimentation, like DFH Raison d'Etre). So when I drink this, I get the big US bitterness, some English yeast character, a bit of both and a bit of neither.
Dark amber, with some haze to it. Aroma has some nice crystal malt chewiness with old school hop - maybe even goldings on this. Lemony notes, toffee...let's put it this way, the structure is the best of both worlds. The reality is that the malt base, hop richness and yeast subtlety are not worldly at any point, but this concept is the shit. And while this pushes the boundaries of what Yukon Brewing can do, this idea has legs for me, and Yukon Brewing did it first.
Dark amber, with some haze to it. Aroma has some nice crystal malt chewiness with old school hop - maybe even goldings on this. Lemony notes, toffee...let's put it this way, the structure is the best of both worlds. The reality is that the malt base, hop richness and yeast subtlety are not worldly at any point, but this concept is the shit. And while this pushes the boundaries of what Yukon Brewing can do, this idea has legs for me, and Yukon Brewing did it first.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Jan 2026
at 06:08
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours an opaque dark brown, almost black with a medium, foamy, long lasting, beige head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, tobacco and coffee. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, cherry, dark chocolate, vanilla, oats and coffee in a dry, mild bitter finish. Medium body with a slightly creamy, smooth texture and soft carbonation. A little sweet, but tasty.
Tried
from Can
from
Andrew Hilton Wine and Spirits
on 29 Jan 2026
at 05:04