Callister Brewing

Microbrewery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Callister Brewing - Out of business

Closed in 2024

Contact
1338 Franklin St, Vancouver, V5L 1N9, Canada
Subsidiaries
Callister Brewing owns 1 brewery:

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5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Just a slight haze so dull colour. Thin head. Some fruitiness, ok, not much bitterness. Overall muted.

Tried on 19 Dec 2022 at 04:45


6.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark amber-brown. Soft body, caramel, moderate bitterness. The alcohol shows here, which is about right for 5.8% cask. Otherwise light body.

Tried from Cask on 19 Dec 2022 at 04:44


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Golden, bright. Thin head. Some earthy hops, mellow bitterness, just a faint hint of bugs… they haven’t kicked in yet.

Tried on 19 Dec 2022 at 04:43


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

330mL can, pours a clear golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out gentle chardonnay barrels, with light bugs and a hint of funk -- but not like a lambic. Flavour is nicely buggy, with white wine barrels, oak, plenty of bugs, a hint of champagne-like effervescence. Nothing close to a lambic whatsoever, but the wild yeast and chardonnay barrels are used quite well. Nothing extraordinarily, but pleasant and drinkable.

Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2022 at 03:28


5.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Clear medium gold body and modest foam. Soft tangy pine aroma, good dank hops. Taste is okay juicy hops, tangy, sweetness stays awhile. A little thin, and as far as juicy IPA's go it's kind of characterless.

Tried on 02 Apr 2022 at 20:55


6.5
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Okay clear gold body and essentially no foam. Nice tart funk on the nose, good wood, nothing else though. Taste is good funky grain, a hint of sour honey, ending smooth with okay carbonation. I wouldn't say Lambic, but it's still got a good funky sour vibe.

Tried on 02 Apr 2022 at 20:42


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at The Magnet, pours a deep dark brown with a small beige head. Aroma brings out plenty of coffee upfront, with light sweetness and a touch of cocoa. Flavour brings out an earthy, fruity coffee character, with British bready malt, and some red fruits. I like the bready malt character; the coffee is somewhat underwhelming. Clean and competently made, but pretty lacklustre and uninteresting.

Tried from Draft on 15 Dec 2021 at 06:44


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Cloudy light gold body and okay foam. Very vague wheat grain notes, all too weak really. Taste is smooth honeyed grain with an armpit aftertaste, ending smooth. No wheat character really, a pretty modest effort.

Tried on 19 Nov 2021 at 23:46


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Deep clear red body and okay foam. Bright blueberry on the nose with lemongrass showing up well. Taste is lemony blueberry, nicely fresh and not too sweet. Smooth finish. Working reasonably well.

Tried on 19 Nov 2021 at 23:35


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 5

Cloudy yellow body and good chewy foam. Soft wheat and bubble gum aroma, vague thrift store starch. Taste is mellow banana, ending smooth at least. Characterless but will get the job done.

Tried on 19 Nov 2021 at 23:27