Strathcona Beer Company

Microbrewery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Strathcona Beer Company

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895 E Hastings St, Vancouver, V6A 1R8, Canada

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6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Taster at the brewery. Pours a hazy golden with a white head. Aroma is woody, green apples, whiskey. Similar taste with noticeable bitterness similar to the boozy one. Harsh and unbalanced. Meh.
Tried on 08 Jul 2018 at 23:49

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Strathcona, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out light earthiness with a touch of lacto. Flavour reveals subdued honey, with plenty of salt and lacto. Yogurty palate, with a nice contribution of salt. Solid.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2018 at 00:18

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at Strathcona, pours a hazy bright reddish pink with a small pink head. Aroma brings out fresh raspberries, with a somewhat artificial tinge, along with lacto and some acidity. Flavour is along the same lines, with lacto, fresh tart raspberries and light acidity. Very fruity but somewhat artificial tasting. Not a great fruited Berliner, but it's decent.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2018 at 00:13

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Strathcona, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out dry floral hops, with a bit of citrus and biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with citrus and floral hops, moderate dank ness, and crisp biscuity malt. A bit harsh, but it's structured decently. Not bad.
Tried from Draft on 30 Jun 2018 at 00:12

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Draught @ Strathcona. Light golden amber with just a slight chill haze. Thin head. Weedy mosaic with a litte orangey note. Similar palate, crisp bitterness and slightly bready pale malts.
Tried on 11 Jun 2018 at 23:34

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Golden and bright, thin head. Light pine/weed hop nose. Moderate bitterness, hops are more on the pinier side. Good, balanced IPL with medium pale malt backbone.
Tried on 11 Jun 2018 at 23:33

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cloudy, thin head, fruity nose, lime, bit yeasty. Tart on the palate with citrusy notes and a light saltiness. Can't say I'm picking up much rye...I'm curious as to what influence it should be having, actually.
Tried from Can on 11 Jun 2018 at 23:32

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
2018-09-25, can, 6-3-6-3-13=31
Hazy pale blond colour, few sparse bubbles rather than proper beer head. Gentle lactic acid aroma. The lactic acid flavour is quite strong, but also the doughy yeast feeling; the mouthfeel is dry and weak; evident saltiness, a bit spicy, and this could be indeed the combination of rye and honey.
Maybe not perfectly executed, but at least it's rather bold in its category, and enjoyable.

2018-06-05, draught at the brewery, 6-3-7-4-14=34
Murky blond colour. The aroma is a bit yeasty, light acid, lemon. The mouthfeel is a bit chalky, it has a strong lactic acid character moderate acidity, some lemon, light plum, not sure about the salt.
Robust, very good.
Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2018 at 06:06

5.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draught at the brewpub
Clean deep blond colour. Same malt base as a Lager, nothing special, quite boring; more hopping than a regular Lager, with some hints of citrus peel; very light traces of butter.
Clean, but also, very timid and uninspired beer.
Tried on 28 May 2018 at 05:51

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at the brewery
Cloudy blond color with compact head. The aroma and flavor are very fruity and peachy, mellow, with very low bitterness, no hops. To the point that I believe I'm drinking a fruit beer and not a Pale Ale. But refreshing.
Tried on 28 May 2018 at 05:46