About
The Establishment Brewing Company is a brewery and taproom located in Calgary’s Manchester Brewing District - an area perfect for brewery-hopping and was recently named Canadian Brewery of the Year for 2021 at the Canadian Brewing Awards and Alberta Brewery of the Year for 2021 at the Alberta Beer Awards. We are a band of friends and beer fanatics, united by one common goal: the proliferation of friendship through sharing stories and music over a beer. The taproom has a warm welcoming vibe with good tunes, house plants and beer snacks, surrounded by barrels that hold a variety of wild and sour beer creations that can take anywhere from three months to three years to mature. We brew flavourful and highly drinkable beers, from barrel-aged sours to hop-forward ales, European lagers, and everything in between.
8.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8.5
Flavor 8.5
Texture 8
Overall 8
light golden color. Soft apricot and peaches. Very tart, light oak. Excellent fruit character, dry fruity finish
Tried
on 24 Feb 2023
at 16:41
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle @ Weathered 2023. Cloudy blonde with small white head. Nice peach, mild tartness, probably benefited from age.
Tried
from Bottle
on 19 Feb 2023
at 06:27
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Roast and caramel. Black pour with good mocha head. A little licorice. Bitter and caramel sweetness in the finish. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Dec 2022
at 02:47
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Mango peel and hop dust. Grape skin. Hazy Golden pour with decent head. Attic dust. Hop dust finish. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2022
at 23:26
7.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Very curious beer. Rust and some ashtray. Amber pour with decent head. Bitter finish with a bit of sourness on long term aftertaste. Copper kind of aroma. Unique. Can.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Dec 2022
at 05:09
7.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7
medium golden color. Frothy white head. Light medium sourness, light nectarine character with light oak. Everything works well together. Dry modestly sour finish
Tried
on 29 Nov 2022
at 07:23
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
473ml can. Pours a cloudy gold yellow with yeast particles that sink to the bottom and a small, foamy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, tangerine, peach, earthy yeast and piney hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, lime, lemon, grapefruit, pineapple, peach, earthy yeast and piney hops in a dry, sour, mild bitter finish. Light to medium body with a slick texture and average carbonation. Juicy and delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 15 Nov 2022
at 04:43
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours a hazy straw colour with a medium, foamy, short lived, off-white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Aroma of grainy wheat malt, lemon, peach, pine and weedy hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, peach, pineapple, papaya, tangerine, earthy yeast and floral hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Medium body with a smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Not quite euphoric, but juicy and delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 27 Oct 2022
at 04:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours a cloudy straw colour with yeast particles in suspension and a small, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves curtains of lace. Aroma of bready wheat malt, grapefruit, pineapple, cantaloupe, earthy yeast and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, orange, peach, pineapple, passion fruit, earthy yeast, oats and light piney hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with a soft, smooth texture and soft carbonation. Low ABV, big flavour.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Oct 2022
at 04:51
4.8/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
473mL can, pours an opaque chalky yellow with a medium white head. Aroma brings out plenty of hopburn, melon, and moderate chalk. Flavour is moderately chalky, with plenty of murk, modest hopburn, and light green pepper. Too chalky and hopburn-like for me. Just another shitty chalky hazy.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Sep 2022
at 02:52