Salt Spring Island Ales

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

Established in 1998

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

Draught at Hopoxia 2014
Red amber color with compact head. Nice fruity aroma, candies, fox grapes. Lean body, mild malt and caramel flavor, with berry and fox grape fruitiness.
Nice.

Tried from Can on 02 Jul 2014 at 15:19


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 8

Draft - Very sweet chocolate and vanilla. Jet brown with a thin brown head. Very sweet but nice in small doses. Chocolate, vanilla, roast malts and a thin body. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Tried from Draft on 07 Sep 2013 at 12:57


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

650 ml bottle. Pours a dark copper color with light head. Aromas of toffee and pine. Flavors are same with a good malt base. Just as advertised - a light IPA. Better than some of the session IPAs from south of the border.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Jul 2013 at 21:48


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie d’un contact de Victoria, BC. De couleur noire et opaque. Nez légèrement fruité aux notes sûres (cerises noires, notes de cerises sûres - contamination), de malt rôti, léger de chocolat noir avec quelques notes métalliques. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture très légèrement crémeuse Goût légèrement acide fruité (mélange de cerises sûres et léger de cerises noires - infection) avec de faibles notes de chocolat au lait (lactique) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi rapidement d’un goût de malt rôti avec des notes de pain grillé puis en finale l’on retrouve des notes chocolatée, de noix et de café. Post-goût moyen-long, légèrement amer de rôti avec des notes de café et de chocolat au lait ainsi que de légères notes fruitées (cerises sûres). (2006)

Tried on 28 Mar 2013 at 22:41


3.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3

Bouteille 650ml, courtoisie d’un contact de Victoria, BC. de couleur dorée-cuivrée. Léger nez de caramel très doux et de fruits(notes d’agrumes et de cerises sûres - contaminée?) avec de faibles notes de houblon floral et herbeux. Moyenne-mince en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture légèrement aqueuse. Goût légèrement sûr fruité (notes d’agrumes et cerises sûres, rappelant une infection) lors de l’entrée en bouche suivi d’un goût légèrement malté de caramel très doux (très faibles notes de butterscotch) avec des notes de pain puis une finale légèrement amère de houblon floral aux notes herbeuses (quelques notes citriques également présentes) et un peu sec de noix. Post-goût moyen, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux et floral. (2006)

Tried on 28 Mar 2013 at 22:35


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

650 ml bottle. Pours a clear gold with lots of carbonation and medium head. Aromas of malt, bread, and a bit of lemon and toffee. Doughy, floral flavors with additional malt, honey, and citrus notes. Nice enough.

Tried from Bottle on 11 Dec 2012 at 19:46


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with creamy medium head leaving nice lacing. Not much to the nose - toasted malts and biscuits. A bit flat, flavors of light roasted malts, bitter nuts, and black coffee. OK.

Tried from Bottle on 20 Oct 2012 at 22:14


6.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

650 ml bottle. Pours a copper/orange with light head. Hoppy to the nose with some malt aromas. Roasted malts, some toffee and orange flavours with a soft finish. Light for an ESB but well balanced.

Tried from Bottle on 17 Apr 2012 at 19:55


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

Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Hazy dark amber color, with creamy head. Caramel aroma, mild, with traces of spice. Malt and caramel flavor, with moderate residual sweetness, and a light, pleasant touch of baked goods, cake and cookies, and a hint of spice; correct bitterness.
For once, a good beer from this brewery.

Tried on 11 Mar 2012 at 13:06


5.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5

Bottle from Firefly, Vancouver
Hazy amber color; small sized head. Light aroma of caramel and vegetables. The body is quite weak, the mouthfeel dry; there is a minimal caramel flavor and a breadish character; quite low bitterness.
Bad.

Tried from Bottle on 19 Aug 2011 at 13:04