Backcountry Brewing

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

Contact
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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6.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Black, fast fading brown head. Boozy chocolate nose, spice notes. Palate of coconut/chocolate/pepper/wood. Sweet with harsh alcohol heat that detracts. Poorly blended

Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2025 at 01:13


5.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Opaque light amber, fast fading head. Peachy somewhat dank nose & palate; salty notes. Light hop bitterness, some lace

Tried on 08 Apr 2025 at 01:00


5.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

Black ,small tan head. Light sweet nose. Thin with low carbonation and light roast. Quite sweet as it warms

Tried from Can on 05 Apr 2025 at 00:31


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Kind of a dull hazy appearance. The aroma is bright, however, with stone fruit and some tropical notes. On the palate, however, it's thin. There's very little malt propping this up. The hop bitterness is also lacking... this just feels really weak, and ultimately the lack of sugar or bitterness fails to provide adequate support for what would otherwise be some decent hop notes. Is their flagship pale still their best?

Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - Richmond on 29 Mar 2025 at 03:04


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

Can pour at East Side Beer Fest. Pours opaque yellow with a white head. Light orange citrus and pith on the nose. Flavour has orange citrus, pith. Chalky. Meh.

Tried from Can on 26 Mar 2025 at 22:00


4.8
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 4.5

Gold, fast fading head. Light spicy/sweet nose. Not much here except an odd spicy lasting bitterness. Poor looking and poorly balanced... poor effort overall

Tried from Can on 24 Mar 2025 at 23:08


5.8
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

A very poor looking beer seriously affect my rating. Opaque amber, no head. Somewhat dank tropical nose. Juicy palate, dry notes in mid, light fruity bitterness

Tried from Can on 16 Mar 2025 at 00:01


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Slight haze. Dull pale. Medium head. Mild pale malt, gentle orangey hop. Standard backcountry pale.

Tried on 09 Mar 2025 at 05:46


7.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

473mL can. Pours black with a small tan head. Coconut and cayenne on the nose. Flavour has a really nice mix of coconut, cinnamon, vanilla, dark chocolate, and bourbon barrels. A touch of the cayenne at the end. Very nice.

Tried from Can from The Gull Liquor Store on 08 Mar 2025 at 00:18


5.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5.5

473mL can, pours an opaque, ugly orange with a small white head. Aroma is full of passionfruit, citrusy, lacto, and a touch of orange. Flavour is like a passionfruit juice, with passionfruit, orange juice, plenty of citrusy, and yogurt. Cheap fruited kettle sour but not too egregious.

Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2025 at 05:14