Ferris (26026) reviewed American Farmhouse IPA from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Can - Funky tropical fruit notes with lots of yeast character. Clear gold with a frothy white head. Much like it smells with lots of funk and tropical notes. Solid.
crit200 (5324) reviewed Hop Hash Double IPA from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Cloudy amber,small white head.Musty spicy hop nose and palate, slightly boozy.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9
2019-08-16, bottle from the brewery, 2+ years old, 8-4-8-4-16=40
Notes of bourbon and dark chocolate in the nose. Good body structure, moderately sweet and not thin, more chocolate than roasted malt, warming alcohol in the finish.
I wouldn't age it longer, but it's holding up quite well.
2017-08-28, bottle from the brewery, 8-4-8-3-17=40
The aroma is excellent, with fruity notes; the mouthfeel is a bit thinner than I'd like and with accentuated roasted malt notes rather than chocolate. Some liquorice in the final. But it' still excellent.
2017-04-19, draught at the brewery, 8-4-8-4-18=42
Pitch black, with generous beige head. Quite bold bourbon aroma over creamy roasted malts. Medium body strength, relatively low Final Gravity, roasted malt upfront, then dark chocolate, roasted nuts, a touch of lactose creaminess, all with a moderate but evident bourbon character, and whiskey feeling in the final. I'd love a sweeter version.
Powerful, mostly very well balanced, excellent.
One bottle will be aged in my cellar.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Ode to Wallflower from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Slight haze, amber. Aroma is a blast of gin, juniper is big, nice balance with a lot of spice, good balancing sweetness, though maybe too gentle there to balance all this gin.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5
On tap at Powell Street, pours black with a medium light brown head. Aroma brings out deep, rich bourbon barrels upfront, with plenty of vanilla, followed by robust roasted malt and a healthy hop dosage. Flavour is extremely rich and robust, with loads of bourbon barrel and vanilla without any burn, followed by robust roasted malt, some dark chocolate and a perfect punch of hops to counterbalance. Superbly used bourbon barrels, with perfect sweetness, barrel, roast and hop character. One of the best local BA imperial stouts to date.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed Cumulus Lupulus from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Cloudy golden color. Aroma and flavor of liquid detergent, soap, mildly acidic, with some citrus juice.
Not bad.
fiulijn (28382) reviewed La Belle (Gin Barrel) from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Cloudy blond color. It’s a bit yeasty and dirty, but it has mild acidity and good citrus character from the hops.
Very pleasant.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Cumulus Lupulus from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Update - Bright citrus orange, clear pale yellow gold with a decent white head. Ice citrus with a light tart peel note. Better. Draft - Light herbal sour notes. Cloudy gold with a decent white head. Sweet and soured light green herbal notes.
Ferris (26026) reviewed Ode to Wallflower from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Draft - Piney and green leafy herbal notes. Rosemary. Clear gold with a decent beige head. Soft and caramel malts with a melange of green herbs. Great with turkey.
crit200 (5324) reviewed Amarillo Dry-Hopped Sour from Powell Brewery 8 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Gold, white head. Lightly tart nose. Sour, but not overpowering with a light musty cat pissy hop finish. Interesting !!