Four Winds Brewing
Microbrewery
in
Delta,
British Columbia,
Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues
Established in 2013
Contact
Description
Four Winds joined the burgeoning BC craft beer scene and opened their doors to a public thirsty for new local offerings on June 1, 2013. Owned, operated and built from the ground up by the Mills family and friends, we are inspired by the Four Winds in gathering flavours from around the world to create our unique West Coast and European styles. We take great pleasure in the application of new world innovations while staying true to old world techniques. Motivated by the limitless potential of beer, as well as the great brewers who came before us, we aim to craft bold beers with character, depth, and balance.
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at the Four Winds Pop-up Restaurant event - served with strawberry syrup. Aroma brings out both rhubarb and strawberry - the syrup dominates. Flavour brings out the rhubarb underneath, then transitions to the strawberry syrup. Fruity, lightly tart and syrup. I prefer the passionfruit version, but this is great too.
Tried
from Draft
on 30 May 2015
at 21:12
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Bouteille 750ml, gracieuseté de Beervana lors du CanBIF Spring 2015, merci! Couleur dorée foncée trouble, mousse blanche meringuée. Arôme de levure, fruité, poivrée, malt. Goût de levure, poivrée, malt. Carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen.
Tried
from Can
on 23 May 2015
at 18:45
6.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft - Light grains and a touch of tartness. Clear gold with a decent white head. Pale malts, light apple notes and a clean finish. A little on the boring side.
Tried
from Draft
on 24 Apr 2015
at 19:21
8.4/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8.5
Bouteille 660ml, gracieuseté de lupulist, Thanks Mark! Couleur jaune paille voilée, mousse blanche crémeuse et insistante laissant une superbe dentelle. Arôme d’agrumes, pomélo, houblon résineux, herbes fraîches, Brett, fleurs des champs. Goût agrumes, malt, touche de Brett, bonne amertume, citron, un peu épicé en fin de bouche, belle sécheresse qui commande une autre gorgée. Carbonatation élevée, corps moyen.
Tried
on 22 Apr 2015
at 21:38
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Re-rate: Poured from 473mL can (stamped 02/12/2022 - I assume this is Dec 02, otherwise why would they including this in the 4W December beer club box). Hazed dull gold with white head. Grapefruit and melon hops, could be brighter and fresher, but that's probably on me for waiting a month to drink it... It's okay. April 04, 2015 (7/3/8/4/15=3.7): Poured from the tap. Hazy orangey yellow with off white head. Pine and grapefruit hops with subtle tropical hops, mild biscuity caramel malt.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Apr 2015
at 22:18
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
On tap at the Alibi Room, pours a cloudy yellow with a huge white head. Nose brings out farmhouse yeast and light pineapple. Flavour is very pineapple-y and yeasty, with quite a dirty earthy quality. Has a sort of a dishwater / soapy quality. Not bad but seems a little off.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2015
at 22:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Draft - Pineapple juice. Cloudy gold with a rich white head. Pineapple, light grapefruit and some tartness. Very juicy and by that I mean juice like.
Tried
from Draft
on 01 Apr 2015
at 20:50
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
2015-07-07, draught at the brewery, 7-3-7-3-15=35
as Pequeño Cabo, 4% ABV
Cloudy blond color with greenish hue, and small head. The aroma has notes of fruit and tequila. The base Berliner Weisse has a lovely acidity, lactic and citrusy; the tequila character is mild, but it doesn’t seem cohesive, as is the case with tequila in other beers; traces of celery.
Refreshing.
2015-03-31, draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, 600th Menu Party, 6-3-7-3-13=32
as Little Corporal Berliner Weisse, 4.5% ABV
Murky orange- blond color, no head. It has a mild, lemony character, with a light footy aroma, and tiny quantities of other fruits; not completely dry, hence with a good body strength.
Very nice.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2015
at 18:46
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, 600th Menu Party
Muddy blond color. Very nice citrusy aroma, grapefruit. Dry mouthfeel, not much flavor, dry, slightly tart and astringent, a bit citrusy.
Pity, because after such aroma more was expected from the flavor.
Muddy blond color. Very nice citrusy aroma, grapefruit. Dry mouthfeel, not much flavor, dry, slightly tart and astringent, a bit citrusy.
Pity, because after such aroma more was expected from the flavor.
Tried
on 01 Apr 2015
at 18:27
8.9/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 8
Flavor 9
Texture 10
Overall 8.5
2021-12-12, can from The Gull, North Vancouver, 8-4-8-4-17=41
Cloudy blond colour. The aroma is quite dank. The mouthfeel is lean, not much residual sweetness, but still quite bold; crispy malts with some wheat/oats pollution; bold hopping, piney, resinous, a bit dank, and robust bitterness.
It may have taken a slight NEIPA turn, but it's still a very solid IIPA.
2018-01-09, bottle from Firefly, Vancouver, 8-5-9-4-17=43
Cloudy blond color with orange hue, generous head. Strong aroma, piney hops, candied orange, cedar peel and lemon zest. The body is well structured, the mouthfeel is lean, the residual sweetness is very limited; very good malt base, delicate, some white bread crust; bold hopping, plenty of piney resins and candied orange peel, possibly light chicory in the final.
Wonderful.
2017-04-05, draught at Darby's Kitsilano, Vancouver, 9-5-9-5-18=46
Dangerously drinkable.
2017-03-05, bottle from Viti on Nanaimo, Vancouver, 8-4-8-5-17=42
Found this bottle that should be ~5 months old; when one has had the fresher Vexillium, he would notice that this one is less bright, but still, it's not old at all, it's sweet and fruity and resiny, a wonderful IIPA.
2016-10-26, bottle from High Point Liquor, Vancouver, 8-4-9-5-17=43
Golden-orange color; it seems that this year they have gone in the East Coast Silliness direction, as it's murky. The aroma is powerful and fruity, passion fruit, apricots. The crispy malt is a delicate foundation for the powerful hopping, very resiny and citrusy; the eyes trick the mind, and I feel some flour on the tongue.
Muddled, but still it has some of the most expressive hoppings around.
2016-01-08, draught at Four Winds, 2 sleeves (12oz?), 7-4-8-5-16=40
Nice and fresh aroma, not as strong as required; moderately sweet, the hop is much better in the flavor, could be fruitier, juicier though.
Excellent IIPA, I liked it more last year though.
2016-01-02, draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, 10 oz, 7-4-7-4-13=35
Dark blond color with a dull greenish hue, hazy to cloudy, with small head. Fairly sweet but not cloying, the malt profile is on the light colored side, the hopping is very orangey, and the alcohol bis surely evident in the final; but it pays on the other side for some lack of carbonation, it makes it become a bit heavy.
Like the look suggested, it's a bit muddier than last year, definitively heavier to drink, less fresh, less exciting.
2015-03-20, bottle from Brewery Creek, Vancouver, 8-5-9-5-17=44
The color of a warm sun, golden, hazy, with creamy head. Strong aroma of fruity hops, with an earthy bit of manure. Smooth mouthfeel; sweet but with a lean body; the pale malts provide an excellent backbone, lightly biscuity, and the hops take the stage with a huge amount of piney resins and citrus fruits, but also some mango and pineapple tropicality; in the final it shows a tiny spicy character that adds complexity and interest; extremely drinkable.
Wonderful.
Tried
from Can
on 23 Mar 2015
at 17:03