Village Brewery
Microbrewery
in Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Village Brewery
Some of the best things happen over beer. Ideas are born, friendships forged, deals struck, communities built. That’s how Village Brewery began, friends sharing beers and dreams. Around the table, we had close to a century and a half of brewing experience. One of us was a legendary Canadian brewmaster. Naturally the talk turned to the art and craft of better beer, then to secret sources of malts and hops. By last call we had dreamed up a true community brewery. A brewery that would support Calgary’s artists and craftspeople. A brewery that would create the excellent ales and lagers our friends and neighbors deserve. That talk over beer started the brewery that handcrafted the fine brew you hold in your hand. Please join our table, lift a pint and salute the Village of Calgary. It takes a Village to raise a beer. And a beer to raise a Village.
BeerPlace (10850) reviewed Friend Kettle Sour Ale from Village Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
650ml bottle at Erik's. Appearance: a bit hazy dirty blonde with a white head. Aroma: some sweet and dirty malty notes. Taste: not sweet at all, slightly sour, a bit dirty. Overall: meh.
mcberko (47051) reviewed Friend Kettle Sour Ale from Village Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 2.5
650mL bottle, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma is very armpit-y, with earthy, bready notes. Flavour is along the same lines, with lots of armpits upfront, and not much else. Fungal, BO-like finish. Nasty.
Ferris (26037) reviewed Friend Kettle Sour Ale from Village Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6
Fruity and some butterscotch notes. Clear gold with a decent white head. Soured fruity and buttery notes. Odd.
Gerbeer (8166) reviewed Blacksmith Black IPA from Village Brewery 6 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
On tap. Pours a reddish brown color with light fizzy head. Aromas of copper and sweet toasted malts. Flavors follow same with more dust and metal. Biscuity finish. Nothing to write home about.
cmacklin (4998) reviewed Hitman from Village Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
330ml bottle. Named after famous pro wrestler Bret 'The Hitman' Hart. Pours a clear copper-amber with a thin, fizzy, short lived, white head that fully dissipates. Mild aroma of bready malt, orange and floral (hibiscus, I guess). Mild, semi-sweet flavour of grainy malt, orange, faint lemon and hibiscus with a dry, slightly grassy finish. Light body with a thin, watery texture and flat carbonation. Disappointing. Light, easy drinking and refreshing, but not "the excellence of execution" when it comes to beer. Bret Hart should body slam the guy who put his name on this beer.
Gerbeer (8166) reviewed Father Gin Saison from Village Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
650 ml bottle. Pours a dull copper color with moderate head. Aromas of candied lemons, fruity esters, and doughy malts. Flavors follow same brightened a bit by the gin.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
Tasting at Oakes' Manor
Light amber color, clean. Mild aroma of coffee, malt, perfume, metallic. Strong body, sweet mouthfeel, more than decent malt base, with some cheap coffee on top.
Not too bad.
Ferris (26037) reviewed Friend Imperial Golden Stout from Village Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Bottle - Coffee, spicy green pepper anda Touch of cooked orange. Clear orange with a small white head. Spicy, sweet, coffee and a long finish. Weird.
Oakes (33097) reviewed Friend Imperial Golden Stout from Village Brewery 7 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Slight haze, bright amber. Whacky aroma, a little bit spicy, maybe coffee, and then it's got a lot of vanilla sweetness. This is mellow, malts just slightly sticky, I'm actually not sure what to make of this one. The coffee note is nice, but it's kind of not a stout.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7
On tap. Pours a clear copper-orange with a small, creamy, long lasting, tan head that leaves curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of caramel malt, peach, mango, orange rind and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of biscuit malt, caramel, peach, mango, melon and orange with a dry, bitter grass finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. More of an ESB but still good.
