Trial & Ale Brewing

Microbrewery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore)

Established in 2020

Contact
17850 106a Ave NW Suite 100, Edmonton, AB T5S 1V8,, Canada
Description
Based in Edmonton, AB, we’ve set up our production brewery to be 100% exclusive to mixed fermentation sour and wild beers. Our initial barrel investment allows us to guarantee that all of our beers spend time on oak during the maturation period before they are released. Additionally, all of our beers go through a minimum four stage fermentation lifecycle: initial primary fermentation, secondary fermentation on oak, a homogenizing fermentation after blending, and finally a fourth fermentation in bottle to produce the tight, silky effervescence characteristic of these unique beer styles. Some releases will also include a fifth fermentation (fruited blends) between the other fermentation steps.

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6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

On tap at the brewery. Pours clear dull red with a white head. Earthy and acidic nose; some blueberry. Flavour is pretty acidic, grassy underripe blueberries, earthy yeast. It's okay, but the acidity leaves it pretty unbalanced and with less character than I'd have liked from the blueberries.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 12 Sep 2025 at 11:46


6

Prickly pears, tart, some funk to it! Not the biggest fan, unfortunately.

Tried from Can on 25 Aug 2025 at 19:13


8

Tart, funky, gooseberry

Tried from Can on 24 Aug 2025 at 20:32


5.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Probably my least favourite of the lot. Rotten raspberry and gooseberry--something really sour. More acidic than their fruit sours, and here I was expecting something more chill since it was a saison. Some astringent vibe kicks in on aftertaste. Tap at brewery

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:22


7.6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

Raspberry and lots of grapefruit bretta. Ruby clear pour with ok head. Pretty tart finish. Maybe the best I had on tap here at brewery.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:16


6.8
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 6

Lots of sour orange. Pours golden orange without much head. Super tart end. Tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:14


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

Prickly pear is pretty potent here. Clear reddish orange pour without head. Tart end. Tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:12


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

Big cherries on the nose then a super sour kick at thr end. Quite tart. Grapefruit in there, the characteristic yeast strain these guys seem to rock. Reddish clear pour without head. Tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:10


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

Tart white grapes with grapefruit and some tangerine copper orange pour without much head. Tart end. Tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:08


7.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Blueberry, slightly unripe and tangy. Grapefruit. Reddish pour without much head. Tart finish. Tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:06