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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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Can. Amber beer with a cream head. Light sour and light fruity aroma. Sour and acetic flavor with light citrus and light fruitiness. Medium bodied. Sourness and acetic notes linger with light barrel, light citrus, and light fruitiness.

Tried on 25 Feb 2025 at 17:25


7.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 9 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can purchased from Rad Beer as part of a delivery. Drunk at home. Light red; Cherry are colour. Translucent, no head. Tart, funky raspberry in the aroma. Little if any of the mango but still very nice. Out of this world taste: intense tart raspberry, a little bit of tropical fruit. Finishes clean and sour. Light body with medium to heavy carbonation. Refreshing and incredibly delicious.

Tried from Can on 05 Feb 2025 at 22:11


7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

473ml can bought as part of a delivery from RAD Beer and drunk at home. Orange/pink, slightly watery-looking and mostly clear with a pinkish-white ring of head. Funky almost vinegary aroma, with guava and peach firmly behind it. Sour, sour taste. Some different fruit notes here, such as passionfruit and gooseberry, underripe blueberry, along with guava. Settles in a short to medium finish. Light to medium body with fairly fierce carbonation. Great stuff.

Tried from Can on 25 Jan 2025 at 20:29


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

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Cloudy orange with minimal white head. Cherry, tartness, funk, okay.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 07:42


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Clear copper red with no head. Feint berry, mild funk, okay.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 07:41


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Clear gold with no head. Mild citrus and brett funk, okay.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 07:40


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

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Slightly hazed golden orange with no head. Funky, very nice.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 05:40


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Clear orange gold with small white head. Peach forward, mild funk, okay.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 05:35


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

[notes] Poured from bottle @ FHF 2023 (Aug 12, 2023). Hazy orange brown with small white head. Mild blackberry.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jan 2025 at 05:33


7.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8

Can at home in Hackney - picked up from HOTM. Pours clear, matte red with a fizzy, fading pink crown. Light sweet flavour with sturdy acidity, some tart raspberry, lemony bite, low funk, a little seedy bitterness, tooth-cleaning salty notes. Light bodied with active, massaging carbonation. Further strong tart raspberry to finish, bracing acidity, lemon, a little woody dryness. It’s a nice, toothy fruited sour.

Tried from Can on 23 Nov 2024 at 19:59