Driftwood Brewery

Microbrewery in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Driftwood Brewery

Established in 2008

Contact
102-450 Hillside Ave, Victoria, V8T 1Y7, Canada
Description
Distinct and local, at Driftwood Brewery, we aspire to create a unique profile in every beer we make. And, from the moment we sold our first keg, we’ve upheld a commitment to never cut corners on quality, character or style.

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8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

Bright, gold, big head. Nice bitterness, clean pale malt. That’s good, appetizing pilsner.

Tried on 27 Dec 2025 at 20:44


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Taking this one nice and aged. Medium amber-brown colour, with a slight haze, and a thick head. Piney aroma, definitely drinking this in December. Fairly bitter, sort of orangey, stale piney hops, and a rich crystal malt base. I don't remember where or when I bought this. Probably should have opened it sooner.

Tried from Can on 18 Dec 2025 at 05:08


7.5
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Nitro pour at The Magnet. Pours very dark brown with a beige nitro head. Espresso and roasted malts on the nose. Flavour has dry roasted malts, some bread crusts, espresso. Great malts, this is a very good porter.

Tried from Draft at The Magnet on 11 Dec 2025 at 00:10


7.4
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 23:44


6.9
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6.5

Gold, white head. Juicy nose, piney notes. Big juicy palate with lots of pine and a big lasting fruity hop bitterness in finish

Tried from Can on 22 Nov 2025 at 01:19


7.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

On tap at The Magnet. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Plenty of brint, vibrant pine and a touch of dry spicy grass on the nose. Flavour has dry spicy grass, sharp, resinous pine, and cracker malts. Great hop expression.

Tried from Draft at The Magnet on 14 Nov 2025 at 03:53


8.4
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 8.5 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

473 ml can. Pours a beautiful bright copper color with moderated head. Aromas of fruity pine resin, a bit of spruce, candied citrus, apricot, and toasted malts. Flavor follow same with emphasis on forest floor and dankish hops. Somewhat fruity sweet to start but finishing bitter. Hard to find a fresh hopped beer better that this. And Driftwood is pretty consistent Tear on year with the Sartori Harvest.

Tried from Can on 09 Nov 2025 at 23:34


7.6
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7.5

250 ml can. Pours black with full foamy tan head. Aromas of dark chocolate, oak and roasted malts. Flavors of strong oaky bourbon, black coffee, bitter dark chocolate and roasted malts. A bit strong on the barrel this year…

Tried from Can from Cascadia Liquor Stores (Nanoose Bay) on 08 Nov 2025 at 00:52


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Gold, white head. Nice spicy hop nose and palate with medium bitterness. Lightly floral and citrus notes. Very nice

Tried from Draft at The Barley Merchant on 06 Nov 2025 at 01:43


Full, rich, deep, golden. One of my all-time favs since it's inception. Highest regards & praise to Driftwood that Twenty Pounder has been so rock solid all these years!

Tried from Can from Keg n Cork Liquor Company on 22 Oct 2025 at 19:38