Wild Ambition Brewing

Microbrewery in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Wild Ambition Brewing

Established in 2018

Contact
1-3314 Appaloosa Rd, Kelowna, V1V 2W5, Canada
Description
We are the only brewery in the interior of British Columbia focused on bottle-conditioned mixed-fermentation ales. Our beers are wild and creative, and we always honour historical brewing methods while taking advantage of the best modern ingredients and innovations when designing recipes.

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6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Dark brown, with a thin head. On the nose, brett, chocolate, roast and wine barrels. It's got a bit of fizz to it - I'm thinking going old ale on this would mean not can-conditioning because it's clearly gone overactive at this point. After the analysis, though, it's a stout with bugs and some sourish component. Reasonable for authenticity, but not my cup of tea.

Tried from Can on 14 Feb 2022 at 05:00


5.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

Poured from 473mL can. Slightly hazy orangey red with small white head. Rhubarby aroma, balaton cherry and rhubarb, yogurty, probably too old. Don't bother with this if it's not fresh. Minimal cherry character remains. Perhaps I'll re-try if I come across it at the brewery.

Tried from Can on 10 Feb 2022 at 04:57


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Bottle at Weathered 2022. Cloudy orangey brown with minimal white head. Cherry, oak, wood, balsamic vinegar, feint chocolate note. Okay.

Tried from Bottle on 22 Jan 2022 at 21:32


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

500mL bottle, pours a deep dark mahogany with a small pink head. Nose is full of dark red grape skins, citrus zest, mustiness, some wild bugs, and some tart berries. Flavour is full of musty red grape skins, citrus zest, wild bugs, and some tart berries. Lots of merlot character with just enough residual sweetness and a good amount of barrel and bugs. Excellent.

Tried from Bottle on 24 Nov 2021 at 07:39


6.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

473mL can, pours black with a small tan head. Nose is big on the funky brett, followed by roasted malt, and some earthy undertones. Flavour is heavily roasted, with lots of funky brett and roasted malt duking it out. I'm also getting a subtle bandaid character underneath that might just be a function of the roast/brett marriage that doesn't work all that harmoniously. Odd one—not particularly enthralled with it, but I guess it accomplishes what it set out to do.

Tried from Can on 16 Nov 2021 at 03:58


6.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Deep red purple with a small white head. Earthy and berry notes. Earthy and berry notes with a light tartness.

Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2021 at 00:49


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Can thanks to Ferris. Pours a hazy ruby with small pinkish white head that lasts. The aroma is earth, blueberry, spice, wheat. Medium body, wheat, jammy berry, earth, light tartness, good.

Tried from Can on 06 Aug 2021 at 00:48


5.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 5.5

Tasting at Ryan's, can
Hazy golden colour, large creamy head. Strong passion fruit aroma. High level of harsh, pithy bitterness, mostly unpleasant in the finish, but also muting the malt flavour.
Overpowering Brett, unbalanced, not very good, despite the nice aroma.

Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2021 at 16:58


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Poured from 473mL can. Golden orange with white head. Farmhouse, brett, citrus and touch of pine hops. Okay.

Tried from Can on 24 Jul 2021 at 04:23


6.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

16oz (thx, Matt!) @ Ryan's. Appearance: hazy golden with a white head. Aroma: funky, a bit sweet, juicy. Taste: very bitter coming from Brett that's overpowering everything for me in this beer, resinous, some fruits. Overall: nah, thx.

Tried on 24 Jul 2021 at 04:22


Brewery Stats
Score 6.82
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