Cliffside Brewing Co.

Microbrewery in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Cliffside Brewing Co. - Out of business

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11 Cliff St, Nanaimo, V9R 5E6, Canada

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7.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

473 ml can. Pours a very dark brown with short tan head. Aromas of creamy chocolate and roasted malts. Flavors of chocolate and roasted barley.. Pretty simple and somewhat sweet but easy to drink and nice for the ABV.

Tried from Can on 30 Oct 2022 at 00:28


5.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

473 ml can. Pours a copper colour with moderate head. Aromas of dank hops and bready malts. Flavors of coppery toasted malts and grassy, bitter non descript hops. Reminds me of my home brew…

Tried from Can on 22 Feb 2022 at 00:28


6

A deep dark porter with a thin creamy brown head. In aroma, nice chocolate malt with grassy hops, light roasted character, light mineral notes, pleasant. In mouth, a nice porter with a light chocolate touch, grassy hops, light coffee, pleasant. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2021 at 23:56


6

A pale blonde lager with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, a nice smooth lager with faint German hops, light mineral notes, pleasant. On tap at brewery, free sample from the brewer.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2021 at 23:47


6

A copper amber ale with a thin lacing off white head. In aroma, caramel malt with grassy old school c hops, light mineral notes, light cereals, OK. In mouth, a nice biscuit malt with resinous hops, light mineral notes, light cereals, pleasant. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2021 at 23:41


5

A golden ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, sweet fruity biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, so-so. In mouth, a biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, light cereals, lager like. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2021 at 23:39


6

A hazed blonde ale with a thin lacing white head. In aroma, nice biscuit malt with grassy British hops, light mineral notes, OK. In mouth, sweet biscuit malt with grassy hops, light mineral notes, OK. On tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft on 29 Dec 2021 at 23:36


5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Dark brown. Just a thin head. Not much – the toasty notes from the porter are kind of just muted here. Everything is a fa�ade, the beers look nice but there’s nothing behind them. The alignment between the brewer, the system and the yeast is simply not there, and it shows in everything they make. It sucks because most of the recipes seem like they’re just fine on paper and it’s all down to execution. If you’re going to name your beer after one of the best songs ever written, I just want it to be a better beer.

Tried on 21 Aug 2020 at 05:47


5.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Near black colour. More of a chocolatey nose. A bit thin again, but there’s some toast, some chocolate, I mean there’s some nice flavours in there, but the thinness really does mess with the balance.

Tried on 21 Aug 2020 at 05:45


5.2
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

Amber, cloudy, a bit on the murky side really. There’s a big pop of malt on the nose, odd for this style, but still nice. Thin again, but not as thin as the others. Biscuity malt is the highlight.

Tried on 21 Aug 2020 at 05:45