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.
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8.5
473ml can. Pours a hazy pale gold-yellow with yeast particles that sink to the bottom and a medium, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, tangerine, pineapple, passion fruit, earthy yeast and piney hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, tangerine, grapefruit peel, pineapple, passion fruit, earthy yeast, oats, grass and piney hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Juicy and delicious.
Tried
from Can
on 31 Aug 2021
at 04:19
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
355ml can. Pours a clear straw colour with a medium, foamy, short lived, white head that leaves soapy lacing. Aroma of pale malt, potato, lemon and floral hops. Sweet flavour of biscuity pale malt, potato, lemon, earth, black pepper and floral hops in a crisp, dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Clean, crisp, refreshing and crushable. My first potato beer, so I was a little leery. Turns out, it's pretty flavourful as far as Lagers go.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Aug 2021
at 06:11
8/10
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jul 2021
at 23:38
7.8/10
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jul 2021
at 14:00
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
473ml can. Pours a clear amber-gold with a small, foamy, short lived, off-white head that leaves soapy lacing. Mild aroma of grainy caramel malt and floral hops. Sweet flavour of grainy caramel malt, lemon and floral hops in a crisp, dry, mild bitter finish. Light body with a smooth, soft texture and average carbonation. Clean, malt forward and seriously crushable.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jun 2021
at 04:44
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
473ml can. Pours a cloudy yellow-orange with yeast particles that sink to the bottom and a small, fizzy, short lived, white head that laces. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, peach, apricot and orange zest. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, apricot, peach, orange peel and earthy yeast in a crisp, dry, tart finish. Medium body with a thick, pillowy soft, oily texture and average carbonation. Juicy and full of flavour.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Jun 2021
at 04:34
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 8
473ml can. Pours a cloudy orange-yellow with yeast particles that sink to the bottom and a medium, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves soapy lacing. Sweet fruity aroma of pale malt, pineapple, apricot, peach, cantaloupe, grapefruit, pine needles and earthy yeast. Sweet fruity flavour of pale malt, pineapple, mango, passion fruit, papaya, orange, grapefruit, peach, apricot, pine needles, earthy yeast and spicy hops in a dry, bitter finish. Full body with a creamy, smooth, pillowy soft, sticky texture and average carbonation. Juicy, delicious and ABV is well hidden.
Tried
from Can
on 22 May 2021
at 05:35
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
473ml can. Pours a clear straw colour with a small, creamy, long lasting, white head that leaves soapy lacing. Mild aroma of biscuity pale malt, Belgian yeast, smoke and floral. Sweet flavour of pale malt, Belgian yeast, bubblegum, floral, smoke and light black pepper in a dry finish. Light body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Well balanced, tasty and easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Apr 2021
at 05:05
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a clear dark brown with red hue and a medium, creamy, short lived, tan head that laces. Sweet aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, fig, raisin and earthy yeast. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, dark chocolate, fig, plum, raisin and earthy yeast in a crisp, dry, bitter coffee finish. Medium body with a creamy, smooth texture and average carbonation. Flavourful and easy to drink. I would really like to try this on tap.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Mar 2021
at 05:57
7.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
473ml can. Pours a hazy yellow-orange with yeast particles sinking to the bottom and a small, creamy, short lived, white head that laces. Sweet aroma of bready wheat malt, passion fruit, orange, earthy yeast and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, passion fruit, pineapple, mango, grapefruit, lime, earthy yeast and floral hops in a dry, tart finish. Medium body with a smooth, soft, sticky, texture and average carbonation. Delicious. Very juicy and enjoyable.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Mar 2021
at 05:12