The Establishment Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Calgary,
Alberta,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: The Establishment Brewing Company
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Description
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.
8.4/10
Tried
from Can
on 09 May 2026
at 20:44
8.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
473ml can. Pours a cloudy yellow with a medium, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves sticky curtains of soapy lace. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, tangerine, mango, pineapple, cantaloupe and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, grapefruit, strawberry, mango, pineapple, peach, oats and floral hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Full body with a creamy, silky smooth texture and soft carbonation. Another banger!!!! Juicy and abv is well hidden. World class!
Tried
from Can
from
Andrew Hilton Wine and Spirits
on 02 May 2026
at 04:35
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy straw colour with a small, fizzy, short lived, white head that leaves spotty lacing. Sweet aroma of grainy wheat malt, lime, faint vanilla and floral hops. Sweet flavour of grainy wheat malt, lime, vanilla, oats and floral hops in a dry, sour finish. Light to medium body with an oily texture and average carbonation. Clean and refreshing. Definitely makes me think of key lime pie.
Tried
from Can
from
Westminster Liquor - North
on 15 Apr 2026
at 04:11
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
750ml @ Ryan's shared with Alex and Peter.
Aroma: funky, some acidity.
Taste: along the same lines, some sweetness, funky, a bit of bitterness.
Overall: interesting one.
Aroma: funky, some acidity.
Taste: along the same lines, some sweetness, funky, a bit of bitterness.
Overall: interesting one.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2026
at 04:38
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (release: 041; bottled Nov 2023). First pour: clear gold with small white head. Lightly tart, wild ale, nice balance.
Tried
from Bottle
on 04 Apr 2026
at 04:27
7.4/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours a slightly hazy gold with a small, foamy, long lasting, white head that leaves sticky curtains of soapy lace. Aroma of bready wheat malt, orange zest, mango, cannabis and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of crackery wheat malt, grapefruit, green grape, cantaloupe, cannabis and pine resin in a dry, bitter grass finish. Medium body with a smooth, oily texture and average carbonation. Refreshing and easy to drink.
Tried
from Can
from
Andrew Hilton Wine and Spirits
on 22 Mar 2026
at 03:40
7.4/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 7
Overall 7.5
473ml can. Pours an opaque black with a medium, foamy, long lasting, beige head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Aroma of roasted malt, dark chocolate, earth and coffee. Sweet flavour of roasted malt, raisin, dark chocolate, oats and coffee in a dry, mild bitter finish. Light to medium body with a slightly creamy, smooth, oily texture and soft carbonation. Tasty and easy to put back.
Tried
from Can
from
Westminster Liquor - North
on 23 Feb 2026
at 04:26
7/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 7
Flavor 7.5
Texture 6
Overall 7
473ml can. Pours a clear pale straw colour with a medium, frothy, long lasting, white head that leaves sticky patches of soapy lace. Sweet fruity aroma of grainy pale malt, orange, peach and floral hops. Sweet fruity flavour of biscuity pale malt, lemon zest, orange, peach and herbal in a crisp, dry, bitter grass finish. Light body with a watery texture and average carbonation. Hoppy and tasty.
Tried
from Can
from
Andrew Hilton Wine and Spirits
on 25 Jan 2026
at 06:19
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Poured from 750mL bottle (Release 034; Bottled January 2023; 6.4% abv). Clear dark ruby red with small white head. Further pours were murky .Light blueberry and thyme with very feint wild yeast tartness, clean and simple, not especially interesting, but okay sipper.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2025
at 02:10
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Pale gold, bright. Medium head. Earthy bitterness, mild but bright malt sweetness. Decent saaz aromatics. Solid stuff.
Tried
on 18 Dec 2025
at 05:36