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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.
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Gerbeer (8590) reviewed
No Sleep Till Breakfast from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
6.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
473 ml can. Pours black with short tan head that dissipates quickly. Aromas of nutty dark chocolate, cola, and stale coffee. Flavors follow same. Thin.
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2018 at 01:46
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Driving Miss Hazy from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
7/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Draught, Bells & Whistles. Opaque. Densely sedimented. Big frothy head. Yeasty, orangey hops. Light bitterness, balanced if a bit yeasty.
Tried on 06 Apr 2018 at 02:51
BeerPlace (11381) reviewed
Off the Top Ropes from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
7.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Tall can from Legacy. Pours a cloudy dirty blonde with a white head. Aroma is dank and juicy with pineapple and some malty notes. There are some fresh like toothpaste notes as well. Taste is similar, a bit dirty. Piney bitterness aftertaste. Quite good stuff. Reminds me some Foam Brewers beers.
Tried from Can on 31 Mar 2018 at 07:49
Gerbeer (8590) reviewed
Off the Top Ropes from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
7.4/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 6.5
On tap. Pours a cloudy tawny color with moderate head. Aromas of orange juice and wheaty malts. Flavors follow same with additional grapefruit and spice. Interesting.
Tried from Draft on 27 Mar 2018 at 00:27
Ferris (26019) reviewed
Off the Top Ropes from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
7.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Can - Citrus and decent dank. Murky yellow gold with a small white head. Bitter, orange sweetness, light dank and a long dry bitter finish.
Tried from Can on 23 Mar 2018 at 04:31
mcberko (49191) reviewed
Off the Top Ropes from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
7.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
473mL can, pours a cloudy murky blonde with a small white head. Aroma is very dank and yeasty, with lots of dank, earthy hops, and pithy notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with dank, earthy hops, with a pleasant yeast content. Yeasty, but not too dirty. Wonderfully constructed. An excellent hipster IIPA.
Tried from Can on 23 Mar 2018 at 04:30
Oakes (34715) reviewed
Off the Top Ropes from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
7.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Cloudy. No head. This has a generic lupulin powder aroma, bit of danky, bit of orange. Has a decent moderate bitterness. with a big weedy, orangey note.
Tried on 23 Mar 2018 at 04:30
fiulijn (28377) reviewed
Off the Top Ropes from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
8.8/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 9

2023-04-06, can from The Gull, North Vancouver, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Dark blond colour, hazy (not as cloudy/murky as it was with the first release). Nice aroma, ripe fruits, candied fruit, light dank hops. Good body, the sweetness is medium and not cloying; juicy malts base; the hops are partially juicy, there's grapes, pineapple, caramelized pineapple, sweet orange; the bitterness is medium to low, but overall it's quite balanced; warming alcohol, no excess.
Very good, and balanced; not explosive.
The world has changed in 5 years, maybe the bar is higher, but also maybe this beer is fairly different.

2018-03-21, can from Legacy LRS, Vancouver, 9-4-9-4-18=44
Murky yellow-orange color with generous head. The aroma of fresh hop cones jumps at you from the can; piney and dank, wonderful. Semi-dry, with delicate malt base, and an explosion of dank and piney hops; mix of citrus fruits; moderate bitterness; the final shows some oat chewiness too, but this beer is not dirty.
I don’t get the promised tropical, but this beer is wonderful.
Tried from Can on 22 Mar 2018 at 05:29
Oakes (34715) reviewed
West Case Scenario IPA from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
7.2/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Golden, mostly bright. Nice fruity, berry, tropical, bitter, has a nice orange, nice malt. Good classic IPA.
Tried on 12 Mar 2018 at 22:28
mcberko (49191) reviewed
West Case Scenario IPA from Backcountry Brewing
8 years ago
6.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a clear pale golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out tons of resinous hops, and some sticky candied sugars. Flavour is on the sweet side, with lots of sticky candied sugars, resinous hops, and some light seltzery notes. A bit sticky and messy, but it works alright.
Tried from Draft on 09 Mar 2018 at 03:22