Parallel 49 Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Parallel 49

Established in 2012

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1950 Triumph St, Vancouver, V5L 1K5, Canada

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4.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 4.5 | Flavor - 4.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4.5

On tap at Parallel 49. Pours hazy blonde with a white head. Straw and sweet esters on the nose. Flavour has a ton of bubblegum from the esters with a wheaty base. The esters seem way out of check here, not a fan.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 18 Sep 2025 at 00:58


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

On tap at Parallel 49. Pours clear blonde with a white head. Some straw and grass on the nose. Flavour has wheaty malts, a bit of straw, and some fermenting wheat. Not great.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 18 Sep 2025 at 00:48


6
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 6

Amber, beige head. Vague pumpkin pie spice in nose, more prominent in palate. Light malt in back, very low bitterness. Better than expected

Tried from Can on 15 Sep 2025 at 00:37


5.3
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5.5 | Flavor - 5.5 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 5

On tap at the brewery. Pours opaque yellow with a white head. Very dull nose. Flavour has thin citrus, pith. Not really any character and what is there isn't good.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 13:07


3.6
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 3 | Texture - 5 | Overall - 4

On tap at the brewery. Pours murky dull pinkish orange with a white head. Super vegetal and floral on the nose. Flavour has lots of floral notes, boiled parsnips, and sour yogurt. Fucking hell.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 13:02


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

On tap at the brewery. Pours clear dark brown with a white head. Brown bread and dry dark sugars on the nose. Flavour has brown bread, dry dark sugars, some crusts. Very nice, rich, malty beer.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 13:01


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

On tap at the brewery. Pours clear gold with a white head. Bready and wheaty malts on the nose. Flavour has bready malts, dry finish; nice and crisp. Pretty nice.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 12:59


6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6.5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

On tap at the brewery. Pours opaque yellow with a white head. Pale citrus, dirty pine and dank oils on the nose. Flavour has citrus, dank oils, pine. Not bad.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 12:57


4.6
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at Parallel 49, pours a clear dark amber/mahogany with a small beige head. Aroma has some licorice- and root beer-like spices, and I guess a rum & coke character. Flavour is dry, tart and spiced, with the same aforementioned spices, lacto, and rum & coke. Cheap flavoured kettle sour like so many others. Crap.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 02:59


4.4
Appearance - 5 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4

On tap at Parallel 49, pours a cloudy peachy pink with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of hibiscus upfront, along with gentle red berries, and a touch of yogurty lacto. Flavour is indicative of a cheap kettle sour, with lots of lacto, unfortunate sugars, and hibiscus of course. Sweet, yogurty. Garbage cash-flow beer.

Tried from Draft at Parallel 49 on 04 Sep 2025 at 02:57