Salt Spring Island Ales

Microbrewery in Salt Spring Island, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Salt Spring Brewing Co.

Established in 1998

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270 Furness Rd, Salt Spring Island, V8K 1Z7, Canada
Description
From deep in our mountain spring comes the cleanest, freshest water for our Salt Spring Island Ales. Piped straight from the spring into the brew house, this gorgeous water is combined with organic Canadian two row pale malt and other natural ingredients to create a lineup of distinctly Island-made ales.

Whenever possible, we source local ingredients such as island grown hops, honey and heather. Our highly flavourful beers pair wonderfully with good food and are the perfect accompaniment to locally-sourced gastronomic fare. Brewed entirely by hand, our beer is made in small batches using traditional, unhurried methods.

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Cask - Jalepeno jelly and raspberry. Much like it tastes, but no too sweet and adjunct ridden. I couldn’t drink a lot of this, but I did enjoy it.
Tried from Cask on 10 Sep 2016 at 11:05

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On cask at GCBF 2016, pours a clear golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out tons of jalapeño spice upfront, with subdued raspberries. Flavour is better balanced, with both jalapeño and raspberries in good balance. Pretty nice gimmick beer. The jalapeño showcases well.
Tried from Cask on 09 Sep 2016 at 21:53

5.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at GCBF 2016, pours a hazy bright dark orange with a small beige head. Aroma brings out the tea upfront, with subdued citrus hops. Flavour is along the same lines, with the tea dominating upfront, followed by bitter citrus hops. Not a fan of the mix, though it's not offensive. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2016 at 21:51

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Draft - Light toasted malt. Deep brown with a small beige. Light toast and roast with a light finish. Solid for what it is.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2016 at 20:55

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft - Light herbal and aromatic notes. Clearish Amber with a small white head. Lots of herbal and Perfumy notes. Super Perfumy and herbal.
Tried from Draft on 09 Sep 2016 at 20:31

4.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 5
On tap at Salt Spring Inn, pours a a clear copper with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out earthy hops, some fungal notes and bready malt. Flavour is earthy and fungal in the hop department, with a vegetal and herbal quality throughout. Tastes like they don't have a clue what they're doing. Not good.
Tried from Draft on 14 Aug 2016 at 16:26

4.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
On tap at VCBW Festival 2016, pours a hazy orange amber with a small white head. Aroma and flavour bring out English malts, bready notes and light diacetyl. Pretty forgettable but not too messed up. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2016 at 21:25

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
On tap at VCBW Festival 2016, pours a hazy copper golden with a small white head. Aroma is pretty light, with only subtle notes of heather. Flavour is along the same lines: really light, with mild spiciness from the heather and a little biscuity malt. Not much going on here. Meh.
Tried from Draft on 04 Jun 2016 at 21:24

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle - Sweet and herbal with some caramel and cinnamon. Deep dark brown with no head. Cinnamon and dark malts with a touch of tartness. Interesting.
Tried from Bottle on 24 May 2016 at 17:49

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
GCBF 2015. Hazy dark amber. Big earl grey nose...like london fog. Orangey taste with more earl grey, tannins...well-balanced brew. Solid stuff.
Tried on 01 Nov 2015 at 17:45