Empty Keg Brew House

Microbrewery in Merritt, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Empty Keg Brew House

Established in 2019

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2190 Voght St, Merritt, V1K 1C1, Canada

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6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
473mL can. Pours very dark brown with a beige head. Malts and some nuttiness on the nose. Flavour has dry malts, dusty nuts. Very nice, though not particularly complex.
Tried from Can on 31 Jan 2026 at 02:57

6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Can from the brewhouse, listed at 5.3% ABV. Pours a nice stormy brownish copper and quite good solid foam. Lots of cinnamon and malt on the nose, slight clove, a little thin. Taste is mostly malt with some slight herbal notes, maybe that's clove but it's hard to tell. Full but no real carbonation. Nothing stands out here but it's okay.
Tried from Can on 14 Aug 2021 at 01:24

4.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 2 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Nice sturdy off-white foam and a brownish clear gold body. Rancid armpitty hops that totally defy their citrus description. Taset is some bitter hops, slight maltiness; ends full and with okay carbonation. But what I was hoping for wasn't here, it's a rather abrasive malty IPA and not some citrus bomb.
Tried on 14 Aug 2021 at 00:35

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Nice deep black body and okay foam. Soft boozy cabernet aroma, it's there at least, but not working especially well with the stout. Taste is boozy chewy barley, red wine notes, ending dry. Red wine works well here but not especially, them and the stout are still a bit at odds with each other.
Tried on 22 Jul 2021 at 23:50

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 9 Texture 6 Overall 7
Deep brown body and okay foam. Maybe soft coffee on the nose, but rather thin. Taste is an ashy sweet earthiness that is quite nice however, and ends dry. Sweetness absent but those earthy flavours are coming through great.
Tried on 22 Jul 2021 at 23:42

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Good deep copper body and okay foam. Very faint caramel aroma. Taste is heavy rum, wood notes, some underlying maltiness. Ends with good carbonation, boozy. Some things are working well here but it's not totally coming together.
Tried on 22 Jul 2021 at 23:35

6.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Deep gold body and good foam. Okay chewy piney hops aroma. Taste is nice fruity hops, ends dry and refreshing. Easy, clean, drinkable.
Tried on 22 Jul 2021 at 23:26

4.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Gold, white head. Dry citrus nose has notes of diacetyl. Similar palate with medium diacetyl that detracts. Medium hop finish... Flawed !!
Tried on 01 Dec 2020 at 01:38

6.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Very mellow caramel aroma on the nose, has clear enough gold and okay foam. Flavour is soft grain and nothing else. Full mouthfeel and smooth character, so at least it works on a hot summer day.
Tried on 31 Jul 2020 at 01:29

5.8/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Smells of soft weedy hops with just a hint of molasses. Has mellow brown body with little foam. Flavour is soft caramel and deep molasses. Mouthfeel is full and a little sweetness lingers. It's drinkable enough, straight ahead.
Tried on 31 Jul 2020 at 01:28