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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7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Re-rate: Poured from 473mL can. Murky yellow with small white head. Dank and greeny hops, hint of chalk. Same overall score, but swapping the aroma and taste points. July 29, 2023 (7/3/8/3/15=3.6): Poured from the tap @ Portland Craft. Cloudy yellow gold with small white head. Tropical hops, touch of gas fumes, decent.
Tried from Can on 29 Jul 2023 at 07:18

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Poured from the tap. Hazy gold with small white head. Pineapple, mild tartness, novelty, but decent.
Tried from Draft on 29 Jul 2023 at 07:13

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from the tap. Clear blonde with small white head. Feint honey, hay, simple, okay.
Tried from Draft on 29 Jul 2023 at 07:10

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Dull oxidized peach colour. Not much head. Citrus, painapo, and mild tartness. It comes together well -certainly nothing special but it works. And gave me a good excuse to use my favourite Tahitian word.
Tried on 27 Jul 2023 at 04:27

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Cloudy and pale. Thin head. Typical backcountry pale, lowish bitterness, and decent hop. Indistinct but not bad.
Tried on 22 Jul 2023 at 03:39

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Dark gold, bright, thin head. All about the allium on the nose, but a bit fruity, less allium on the palate. Gooseberry, but sweet. Fruity. An odd combo. Not much bitterness; it misses on that.
Tried on 16 Jul 2023 at 04:18

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Poured from 473mL can Cloudy yellow with small white head. Mild citrus and onion hops, some dankness in the background, a touch yeasty. Okay.
Tried from Can on 28 Jun 2023 at 08:30

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can from The Gull, North Vancouver
Black colour. Bold, a lot of alcohol, and it feels it, the spicy pepper just adds to it; chocolate and vanilla; good, but not well integrated.
Tried from Can on 19 Jun 2023 at 01:25

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
473 ml can. Pours black with fizzy head that dissipates quickly. Aromas of sweetened chocolate, dark sugar, vanilla, and slick roasted malt; with maybe a bit of dry roasted chilli peppers. Flavors follow same with the peppers more pronounced, additional coconut and a bit of cinnamon. Tasty, with peppery finish.
Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2023 at 23:02

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Can. Hazy pale, medium head but it'�s weak. Leans dry, lots of onion, thin malts, more alcohol than a pale should have. It'�s ok.
Tried from Can on 18 Jun 2023 at 18:21