Backcountry Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Squamish,
British Columbia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Backcountry Brewing
Contact
Description
This team of owner-operators was formed shortly after the group realized they all were after the same thing, just in different parts of the province. Brewer John Folinsbee was planning a brewery in Squamish, industry veteran Marc Roberts had his sights on Vancouver while entrepreneur Ben Reeder and builder Adam Steinberg were looking at brewing in the Cowichan Valley on Reeder’s hop farm. After tasting John’s recipes they decided to go all in and combine forces to build the 6000 square foot brewery, tasting room and kitchen in Squamish.
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Backcountry, pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out lacto, tart pithy mango and lightly tart citrus. Flavour is very bright, with fresh tart mango, lacto, and some tart citrus. Gently tart with nice fresh mango. Good stuff.
Tried
from Draft
on 16 Jul 2018
at 06:04
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, as "So you're Saying That There's a Chance
Cloudy blond colour. Light juice aroma, it doesn't have a defined acidity, it doesn't have a defined fruity character, just a bit. Rather simple.
Cloudy blond colour. Light juice aroma, it doesn't have a defined acidity, it doesn't have a defined fruity character, just a bit. Rather simple.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2018
at 09:18
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
Taster at Alibi with Sonnet celebrating Capstone 1 pass. Pours a hazy golden with a weak white head. Aroma is dried fruits, some veggie notes, some rosehip berries. Similar taste. Mango? Not really. Just an ok kettle sour.
Tried
on 14 Jul 2018
at 01:03
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Tall can from Denman LRS. Pours a cloudy blonde with a white head. Aroma is very fresh with tropical fruits notes. Taste is similar, very juicy. Nice one.
Tried
from Can
on 13 Jul 2018
at 04:49
7/10
Tried
on 07 Jul 2018
at 00:57
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Murky pale blond colour. The aroma is fruity, mix of citrus and tropical, rather light. The mouthfeel is thick, chalky; the hop provides bitter citrus peel character, not bright, not juicy, not sharp; hops and oats seem to pollute each other; some sharp bitterness in the final, bit of chicory.
Decent beer, not convincing though.
Murky pale blond colour. The aroma is fruity, mix of citrus and tropical, rather light. The mouthfeel is thick, chalky; the hop provides bitter citrus peel character, not bright, not juicy, not sharp; hops and oats seem to pollute each other; some sharp bitterness in the final, bit of chicory.
Decent beer, not convincing though.
Tried
from Can
on 06 Jul 2018
at 17:20
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473mL can, pours a cloudy golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out floral hops upfront, with plenty of citrus, and biscuity malt. Flavour is quite fresh, with citrus and floral hops, some tropical fruits, and bready, cereal malts. Very tropical and floral. Fresh and vibrant. Very good.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jul 2018
at 02:52
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Tall can from Legacy LRS. Pours a bit hazy straw color with a white head. Aroma is tropical fruits, with some malty notes. Similar taste, a bit malty, a bit crispy. Very smooth. Easy drinkable. Ok.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2018
at 03:45
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
473mL can, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma reveals lightly dank hops, with some pine, and biscuity malt. Flavour follows suit, with a blast of dank, piney hops, backed by a dry biscuity malt base. Dank, piney, oily finish. Pretty good.
Tried
from Can
on 28 Jun 2018
at 16:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
On tap at Darby's Gastown, pours an opaque bright yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out modest dank hops, plenty of yeast, and soft biscuity malt. Flavour is along the same lines, with plenty of dank, citrus hops, moderate yeast, and dry biscuity malt. Almost no bitterness on the finish. It's clean, especially for the style, but not especially drinkable.
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Jun 2018
at 23:41