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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8.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 10 Overall 8.5

2017-04-24, bottle, 7-5-8-4-14=38
Very grainy and herbaceous, overwhelming the resiny hops. Good, but a bit too much for me.

2016-06-23, bottle from BCL, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Compared to the tap I had a few days ago, the aroma is more expressive, more hoppy, clearly piney. Nice bready malts, I would be happier without the cereals touch, but it’s very clean, more than the tap, mild character from the yeast, and potent resiny hops, with a delicate fruity touch.
Excellent.

2016-06-18, draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, 10oz, 7-5-7-3-14=36
Amber color, clean. Some aroma of quality hop and caramel. Highly carbonated, a bit too sour, some malt and caramel, some British yeast, and resiny hopping, almost woody or vegetable.
Robust beer, not as good as I remember from previous years.

2014-09-04, bottle from Brewery Creek, Vancouver, 8-5-8-4-16=41
Hazy bright amber color with medium head. Wonderful fresh Mosaic aroma, fruity, and some caramel. Light residual sweetness; the lean malt and caramel flavor is very good and doesn’t hide the qualities of the hop; resiny and fruity final, but also a bit woody/vegetable; in the bottle it has just a bit more ESB flavor, otherwise it’s a pure IPA.

2014-08-24, draught at Alibi Room, Vancouver, 8-5-8-5-17=43
Amber color, clean, with compact head. Strong hop aroma, very fruity, with pineapple, mango and more. Sweetish caramel flavor, malt, then powerful hopping with plenty of resins and fruits, sweet oranges and some tropical fruits. Bold but balanced, clean and flawless.
On draught? Delicious.
Tried from Bottle on 05 Sep 2014 at 02:04

7/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle from tderoeck. Many thanks! Shared with tderoeck and Erwin. Pale orange colour, white foam. Aroma of citrus with some tropical fruits and caramel. Not extremely well balanced but ok. Dry bitter finish.
Tried from Bottle on 02 Sep 2014 at 02:38

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Imported from my RateBeer account as Driftwood Fat Tug IPA (by Driftwood Brewery (Canada)):
Aroma: 7/10, Appearance: 4/5, Taste: 7/10, Palate: 4/5, Overall: 15/20, MyTotalScore: 3.7/5

1/IX/14 - 1Pt. 6Fl. Oz. bottle @ home - bottled: V/22/14 (2014-966) Thanks to McBerko for the trade!

Clear amber beer, creamy irregular yellowish head, pretty stable, bit adhesive. Aroma: bit sugary, sweet, caramel, floral, little fruity. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: malty start, pretty bitter, grassy, grapefruit, lemon rind, citrus. Aftertaste: lots of citrus, bitter, bit medicinal, honey, malty touch.
Tried from Can on 01 Sep 2014 at 12:16

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle. Deep royal purple color, medium off white head. Aroma of grapes, vanilla, plums. Taste is softly sour grapes. OK.
Tried from Bottle on 25 Aug 2014 at 17:09

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
10th August 2014
RBESG pt 19. Craft Clerkenwell. Grandish Tasting. Hazy amber beer, good pale cream colour head. Palate is light and dry with mild fine carbonation. Lovely dark toffee and well integrated bourbon. Touch of spice. Dried fruits and a little barrel vanilla. Light dry finish. Spicy linger. Very tasty.
Tried on 25 Aug 2014 at 06:39

8.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle of the 2013 thanks to gnashville. A dark cola pour with ruby highlights. Sweet, oaky vanilla aroma a bit boozier. Sweet meaty dark candied fruits a bit of heat and a solid bourbon character. This has more of a barrel character than the 2014.  Ap 4 P 4 Ar 8 t 9 o 16 2014 is a bit paler but has a thicker head of foam. The aroma is sweet malty, nutty, it had heat that burns my nostrils somewhat. It tastes much simpler than the 2013, lots of heat and some slick sweet oakiness. It seems more sugary than the 2013. Ap 4 p 4 Ar 7 t 7 o 15 For me the 2013 is the clear winner.
Tried from Bottle on 24 Aug 2014 at 10:22

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 8
RBESG, grand tasting part 2
Clear mahogany with a off-white head, light lacing. Aroma is woody, toasted malts and oak. Taste is woody and oak, bourbon
Nice.
Tried on 23 Aug 2014 at 23:08

8.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 9 Flavor 9 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle: Poured a reddish color ale with a nice thick foamy head with excellent retention and some good lacing. Aroma of tart notes with some oak and cherry is very pleasant. Taste is a super well balanced mix of tart notes with some oak and cherry with light residual sugar notes with almost no acidity. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no apparent alcohol. That is a world-class Flanders Fed with good level of complexity and perfect level of drinkability.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Aug 2014 at 13:26

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Bottle during RBESG 2014. It pours deep red-brown with a decent yellow-white head. The nose is sweet, fruit cake, gingerbread, vanilla, toasted coconut, bourbon, raisin and toffee. The taste is bitter, hot, varnish, big wood, vanilla , spicy heat, oak, leather with a dry, hot finish. Full body and fine carbonation. Oily. Hot, woody...
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2014 at 08:55

6.4/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Bottle Craft Clerkenwell tasting RBESG14. Barley wine aroma. Hot in mouth. Bit too strong for me.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Aug 2014 at 08:48