Backcountry Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Squamish,
British Columbia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Backcountry Brewing
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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.
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Growler - Perfumy, coffee, some pepper and dark chocolate. Deep brown with a small beige head. Cocoa, coffee and a bit of a green finish.
Tried
on 16 Dec 2017
at 01:39
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Growler, pours black with a small light brown head. Aroma is loaded with dry cocoa upfront, with some astringent bitterness. Flavour is quite dry, with loads of bitter dry cocoa upfront, with a touch of sweet toasted malt. Cocoa-y but not much else to it. Decent.
Tried
from Growler
on 16 Dec 2017
at 01:06
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 8
On tap at 12 Kings, pours an opaque yellow with a small white head. Aroma is extremely juicy and fruity, with lots of pithy tropical stone fruits, piney hops and light biscuity malt. Flavour follows suit, with a floral, pithy hop character upfront, plenty of stone fruit juiciness, and a biscuity malt backbone. Pithy and juicy palate, with a light bitter finish. Nicely done.
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Dec 2017
at 19:28
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Murky blond color. Nice fruity aroma, sweet oranges. Dry mouthfeel, light malt base, the juicy hops are there, although I think that this kind of beers need more body support and sugars to blend with the juice, hence the final is astringent and chalky. Unharmonious.
I disagree with the style, but it's a very good effort, possibly on the top for a juicy sIPA.
Murky blond color. Nice fruity aroma, sweet oranges. Dry mouthfeel, light malt base, the juicy hops are there, although I think that this kind of beers need more body support and sugars to blend with the juice, hence the final is astringent and chalky. Unharmonious.
I disagree with the style, but it's a very good effort, possibly on the top for a juicy sIPA.
Tried
on 09 Dec 2017
at 04:01
7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Draught @ Alibi. Black. Thin head. Lots of coffee on the nose, maybe a bit vegetal. A bit coffeeish, harsh. Smooth palate. Bit chocolatey.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2017
at 12:21
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught @ Darby's. Murky, big hoppy nose, fruity, orangey. On the palate it’s got moderate bitterness, soft body, and again that citrusy hop note. Good brew.
Tried
on 02 Dec 2017
at 12:16
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours black with a small brown head. Aroma is rich, with roasted malt, earthy coffee and a touch of pecans. Flavour is very dry, with an earthy, medium-dark roasted coffee dominating. Not getting the vanilla and not much of the nuts. Coffee bomb. Good simple coffee beer.
Tried
from Draft
on 02 Dec 2017
at 02:40
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver
Blond color with compact head. Very clean Lager with a soft malt base, a bit crackery and biscuity, and very moderate hopping.
Nice. Clean and fresh, but not remarkable.
Blond color with compact head. Very clean Lager with a soft malt base, a bit crackery and biscuity, and very moderate hopping.
Nice. Clean and fresh, but not remarkable.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2017
at 13:45
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
Draught at 12 Kings, Vancouver
Cloudy blond color. The aroma is fruity, tropical, a bit weedy. Moderate sweerness, robust body, ethereal malts, and a very juicy hopping, sweet orange, some pineapple, calamansi, and also robust bitterness. A bit of pot too in the final, and hop resins.
Excellent, powerful, not just juicy. Two-thirds East Coast, one-third West Coast.
Cloudy blond color. The aroma is fruity, tropical, a bit weedy. Moderate sweerness, robust body, ethereal malts, and a very juicy hopping, sweet orange, some pineapple, calamansi, and also robust bitterness. A bit of pot too in the final, and hop resins.
Excellent, powerful, not just juicy. Two-thirds East Coast, one-third West Coast.
Tried
on 01 Dec 2017
at 13:44
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Draft - Mandarin and mango. Murky yellow with a decent white head. Bitter citrus peel, creamy citrus and a touch of sweetness. Solid.
Tried
from Draft
on 27 Nov 2017
at 20:29