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.
7.2/10
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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
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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
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours a cloudy dark orange with a small white head. Aroma is full of tart bright strawberries and gentle wild yeast. Flavour reveals a very nice, dry and yet juicy strawberries, some wild yeast, and a too of oak. Juicy strawberries, but a nice dry finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2024
at 06:05
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours a cloudy dark red with a small white head. Aroma is quite dry, with dry blueberries, earthiness, and a touch of wild yeast. Flavour almost reminds me of a sahti, with soil-like funk, some juniper, and earthy funk. There's gentle jammy blueberries on the finish. Very nice — unique.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2024
at 04:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma has some lemon, white pepper, and rustic saison yeast. Flavour is dry and tart, with light citrus, rustic saison yeast, and some wild yeast. Gentle and citrusy finish. Good stuff.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2024
at 04:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle pour at FHF 2024, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out a nice tea character upfront, citrus, and some wild yeast. Flavour is tart, with light citrus, wild yeast, and some earthiness. Citrusy, tea-like finish. Good.
Tried
from Bottle
on 11 Aug 2024
at 04:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6
FHF 2024. Appearance: almost clear purple with a rose head. Aroma: berries, a bit of soapy notes, dry. Taste: along the same lines, quite acidic, woody. Overall: meh.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2024
at 22:11
6.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
FHF 2024. Appearance: cloudy white with a white head. Aroma: dry, hoppy, a bit tart. Taste: a lot of hops, a bit water. Overall: ok
Tried
on 10 Aug 2024
at 22:06
7.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
FHF 2024. Appearance: cloudy straw with a tan head. Aroma: very pleasant, sweet, lots of fruit. Taste: a lot of fruit, moderately dry. Overall: very interesting.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2024
at 22:04
7.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 9
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
FHF 2024. Appearance: hazy blonde with a white head. Aroma: fruity, lots of bugs, a lot of field herbs, very complex. Taste: very crispy, lots of hops, refreshing. Overall: pretty good.
Tried
on 10 Aug 2024
at 21:45