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

Guava and grapefruit. Clear pinkish pour without head. Tart finish. Sour plum. Sour pink guava. Tap at brewery.

Tried from Draft at Trial & Ale Brewing (Lore) on 19 Jun 2025 at 21:03


9
Appearance - 9 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 9

Patricks. Golden color with some bubbles. Aroma and flavor is sourness, horseblanket, orange zest, lemon, berries, funk, oak. Wow.

Tried from Bottle at Patricks Pub og Restaurant on 23 Apr 2025 at 09:27


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

Can shared at Brewver Belgian Winter Gathering. Unclear orangy color, small off-white head. Aroma and flavor are fruit sourish, sourness. Solid beer imo but one has to able to endure the sourness, so not for everyone I guess. Liked it though. 8-8-8-8-8

Tried on 03 Mar 2025 at 11:02


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

Can shared at Brewver Belgian Winter Gathering. Light orangy color, no head. Smell and taste lightly wheat and malty, sourish, sourish fruity, tart lightly. Quite nice! I like it. 8-8-8-8-8

Tried on 03 Mar 2025 at 10:57


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8.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8.5 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 8.5

Can @ Belgian Beer Geeks Winter Gathering. Misty gold pour, white head. Fresh zesty nose. Flavour profile presents fresh zippy citrus with a good wild sour breeze. Excellent.

Tried from Can on 02 Mar 2025 at 17:42


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

Can at Belgian Beer Geeks Gathering. Murky pink dull orange. Raspberry, peach, oats, vinegar. Quite sour raspberry juicy. Quite sour, under medium sweet. Medium bodied.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 22:46


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

1/III/25 - 1Pt. can @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering (2025 Winter/Spring edition), BB: 31/XII/42 (2025-204) Thanks to nathanvc for sharing the can!

Slightly cloudy orange beer, small creamy white head, unstable, non adhesive. Aroma: nice, fruity, berries, funky, a bit weird, a little dirty and infected. MF: ok carbon, medium body. Taste: very sourish, strawberry, acidic, lemony, some tannins. Aftertaste: bitter, very acidic, vinegar, meh, don’t like it very much, but it’s overall a decent beer I guess.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 21:20


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

Can at Belgian Beer Geeks Gathering. Bit hazy dark golden. Sour grains, soft herbal hops, grassy,lime zest, white wine barrel. Solid sour, light sweet and bitter. Over medium bodied.

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 21:03


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

1/III/25 - 1Pt. can @ Belgian Beer Geek Gathering (2025 Winter/Spring edition), BB: n/a (2025-198) Thanks to nathanvc for sharing the can!

Pretty clear orange blond beer, small creamy irregular unstable head, non adhesive. Aroma: funky, wild, herbal, more funky, saison yeast, some infection. MF: soft carbon, medium body. Taste: very sour start, lemony, dry, funky, hint of vinegar. Aftertaste: quite acidic still, with a fruity touch, but not much of that Hallertau Blanc is still remaining here…

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 20:20


6.5

Tried from Can on 01 Mar 2025 at 17:55