Backcountry Brewing

Microbrewery in Squamish, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Backcountry Brewing

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405-1201 Commercial Way, Squamish, V8B 0R5, Canada
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.

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7.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Growler - Dank and grassy. Cloudy yellow with a small white head. Light grains, Weedy and a touch of grass. Nice.
Tried on 16 Feb 2018 at 03:22

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Growler, pours a cloudy dull yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out fairly dank hops and dry biscuity malt. Flavour is very smooth, with lightly dank hops, biscuity malt, and some herbal notes. Nicely dank and floral, with a soft finish.
Tried from Growler on 16 Feb 2018 at 03:21

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Cloudy, and quite pale yellow. The aroma is big, lupulin powder, some grapefruit, lychee, and that sort of thing. Very hoppy. On the palate, similar fruit notes on the palate. Fairly good bitterness. Good example - more body than many of these, but the abundant hops are pretty fun.
Tried on 16 Feb 2018 at 03:19

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Growler - Light grains and a touch of toffee. Clear gold with a decent white head. Light caramel and toasted light grains.
Tried on 16 Feb 2018 at 03:05

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Growler, pours a clear copper amber with a small white head. Aroma reveals sweet corn, straw, and cereal malt. Flavour is pretty dry and bland, with bready malt. Lacking depth, but clean and easy. Solid.
Tried from Growler on 16 Feb 2018 at 03:01

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Has a brassy colour. No head. The aroma has a slight caramel, cracker note. On the palate, this is basically caramel notes, with a bit more hop than usual, and a bit more toastiness. It's not bad, but probably could do with a bit more hop.
Tried on 16 Feb 2018 at 02:59

7.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8

2018-02-25, can, 7-3-8-4-16=38
Black with barely any head. Strong coffee character, more evident when cold, but backed up by good bready and chocolately body. The alcohol is well hidden.

2018-02-15, can, 7-4-8-4-16=39
The coffee aroma is prominent, nice chocolate flavour.

2018-02-12, draught at the brewery, 7-3-7-3-15=35
Black color with no head. Nice aroma of chocolate, hints of coconut, raw cocoa, caramel. Medium body strength, chocolate base, hints of coffee and coconut.
Balanced, not very sweet, very good.
Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2018 at 18:20

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5

2018-02-15, growler, 8-3-7-3-15=36
Dank aroma, the lower carbonation helps the mouthfeel, a bit salty, the hops are moderate in the flavor.
Good.

2018-02-12, draught at the brewery, 7-3-7-3-15=35
Murky yellow color. The aroma is juicy, the mouthfeel is soft, not too flour-y, so it doesn't distract from the juicy hops.
Very good NE ISA.
Tried from Growler on 14 Feb 2018 at 18:19

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7

2018-02-15, growler, 6-4-6-3-13=32
The honey character is still very evident. Nice.

2018-02-12, draught at the brewery, 6-4-7-3-14=34
Hazy amber colour. Dry and lean with a delicate bready malt base, crisp, and a hint of dark honey and buckwheat.
Very nice.
Tried from Growler on 14 Feb 2018 at 18:14

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Growler at Alex's. Pours a cloudy blonde with a white head. Aroma is very strange with lots of grass. Similar taste. An ok.
Tried from Growler on 11 Feb 2018 at 04:43