The Establishment Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Calgary, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: The Establishment Brewing Company

Contact
4407 1 Street SE, Calgary, T2G 2L2, Canada
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.

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6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
From a bottle. Moderately sour and the cinnamon is noticeable. This is an unusual beer. I am not sure how well it worked but worth trying.
Tried from Bottle on 21 Dec 2024 at 03:54

7.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Poured from 473mL can @ ABC beer share (pkg Oct 2024, can't read the exact date). Cloudy blonde with small white head. Dank tropical hops, quite nice.
Tried from Can on 26 Nov 2024 at 05:21

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
473ml can. Pours a cloudy pale straw colour with a medium, foamy, long lasting, off-white head that leaves soapy curtains of lace. Sweet fruity aroma of bready wheat malt, orange, pineapple, peach, mango, earthy yeast and herbal hops. Sweet fruity flavour of bready wheat malt, lime, pineapple, orange, apricot, honeydew, mango, earthy yeast, oats and piney hops in a dry, mild bitter finish. Medium body with a thick, soft, creamy smooth texture and soft carbonation. Juicy and delicious.
Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2024 at 04:53

7.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pale, pinkish and opaque. Bright strawberry character. Good base, medium bugs. Good balance overall.
Tried on 04 Sep 2024 at 04:35

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Purplish and hazy. No head. Gin barrel coming through - big, fruity, vinous. Well-balanced beer with grape, gin, and solid base.
Tried on 04 Sep 2024 at 04:34

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Tart and pale, with a bright tea nose. Good complexity...tannins and tea character, good tartness, solid base, some other elements randomly coming through.
Tried on 04 Sep 2024 at 04:34

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Pale, yellow colour. Mellow and soft, but a bit watery, I guess given that it's 2.9%. Tart but weak. A beer you have to evaluate in context.
Tried on 04 Sep 2024 at 04:33

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours murky yellow. Aroma has dirty, slightly moldy fruit. Flavour has moldy orange peel. Meh.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2024 at 19:14

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours cloudy deep red. Aroma has a bit of barnyard moldiness. Flavour has slightly moldy cherries. Pretty solid.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2024 at 19:12

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour at Farmhouse Fest 2024. Pours pale yellow. Aroma has gooseberry, pale malts. Flavour has golden plum and yeast.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Aug 2024 at 19:10