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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7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle: Poured a clear golden color ale with a large foamy head with good retention and some lacing. Aroma of Belgian malt with fruity ester and light barnyard notes. Taste is not as funky as expected but notes of light barnyard and fruity ester are nice but fall a bit short from some of the style best offering. Body is about average with good carbonation. Well done but unfortunately lacking some character.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Dec 2009 at 19:09

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 8 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle: Poured a lightly hazy bright light orangey with a medium size head with OK retention and minimal lacing. Aroma of floral hops with light citrus and bitter finish is quite enjoyable. Taste is also a nice mix between some floral hops with some nice clean citrus notes with a medium bitter finish and light sweet malt backbone. Body is quite full with good carbonation and no appearance of alcohol thought it can be felt at the end of the glass. Nothing extraordinary but well done nonetheless.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2009 at 19:35

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle. Citrus aroma. Hazy yellow, low head. Fresh citric entry, good chewyness, sparkly mouthfeel, light perfumed retronasal. Unobstrusive in a good way - not too perfumed and sticky like many other wits tend to become. Moreish.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Nov 2009 at 10:58

8.6/10 Appearance 10 Aroma 9 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Bottle, thanks for hauling it over here Daniel! Rich and very very fresh grass and pine hop aroma - like sniffing the hop bucket. Hazy red amber, lacing creamy head. Fresh hops dominate the flavor as well, balanced by a good solid caramel-sweet body. The hop profile is very well put together, strong and aromatic, not overly bitter and without the hop-soap residue you sometimes get. Delicious!
Tried from Bottle on 14 Nov 2009 at 07:28

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
On tap, pours a copper colour. Aroma of yeast, fruit and bread. Similar flavour. Nice saison.
Tried from Draft on 08 Nov 2009 at 15:47

6.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Hazy amber,lasting white head,intense bead.Salty fruity nose.Gassy fruity fore,spicy yeast mid,medium strength lasting hop end. Complex and good example of this style
Tried on 22 Oct 2009 at 14:57

6.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Hazy gold,large lasting white head.Faint fruit nose.Fizzy pleasant light malt profile,fruity overtones.Crisp hop end.Good lace. Easy drinking
Tried on 22 Oct 2009 at 14:24

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7
Whoa. Didn’t realize until now that this puppy was 12%. Deserves some bonus points. Deep copper, mahogany color. Wood, pine and cherries exude from the nose. Syrupy mouth, woody, cherries, milk chocolate and marmalade make a wonderfully complex mouth. Light marmalade finish. A bit cloying, but not surprising given the strength. Could tone this down to 8-10% range and it would be better, but still a great, but not exceedingly great, beer.
Tried on 30 Jul 2009 at 10:19

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Great looking beer Sparkilng amber,lasting large beige head.Light sweet nose.Light earthy malt start. Medium strength lasting hop finish
Tried on 29 May 2009 at 22:19

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Brown, small beige head. Sweet brown sugar nose.Starts sweet, quick flash of tartness. Light spicy yeast, slightly thin Not enough malt presence for the style
Tried on 16 Mar 2009 at 19:01