Category 12 Brewing

Microbrewery in Saanichton, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Category 12 Brewing

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2200 Keating Cross Rd C, Saanichton, V8M 2A6, Canada

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7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 7 Overall 7.5
Pale and hazy, with a thin head. The aroma is definitely fuzzy peach, and bright. On the palate, that same fuzzy peach character blasts through, with a good dose of grapefruity bitterness, and maybe some lychee notes on top of that. Malts are good here, too, clean, pale and sweet. Cat 12 is quietly, consistently solid.
Tried on 11 Jul 2026 at 05:00

6.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
16oz from can shared at home. Vintage 2025. Canned 26.03.2026. Yellow hazy color, small white head. smells pickles, earthy, dill, spices. Weird smell. full body, soft carbonation. Tastes cryo hops, dill, herbal, earthy, pepper. Finishes lightly dry and lightly sour with notes of dill herbs and earthy notes. Ok, not that great

8, 6, 6.5, 6, 6.5
Tried from Can on 27 Jun 2026 at 12:56

5.6/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 6 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 6
Bright gold, ff white head. Tart nose and palate, notes of bubblegum, medium funk. Very poor carbonation, not my thing
Tried from Can on 05 Jun 2026 at 22:45

7/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 7 Overall 7
473mL can, pours a clear copper golden with a small white head. Aroma has a more grassy hop character than anything NZ-like, with a crisp crackery malt base. Flavour is more NZ-hop reminiscent, with tangy melony hops, bitter grassiness, and a crisp crackery malt base. Biting, bitter finish, but doesn’t seem like optimal NZ hop expression. Good.
Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - South Granville on 02 Jun 2026 at 04:24

7.6/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Shared at Valhalla tasting. Med-thin bod, light carbo. Med sweet, light soft warmth, light bitter, elegant. Med-light honeyish, toasted, dried fruits. Light caramel. Could deffo use more malt character. Also only hint of wood. Overall works tho, tasty, nice.
Tried from Can on 10 May 2026 at 21:38

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 7 Overall 6.5
Shared at Valhalla tasting. Thinnish bod, lightish carbo. Med-light sweet, sour and bitter. Med flowery, light woody, farmhouse hints. Overall quite mellow, could use more cojones. Drinkable tho, goodish.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2026 at 21:27

7.5/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
Can, huge thanks A.V.! Valhalla tasting. Huge aroma, caramel, orange, fusels, alcohol, bit spicy, dusty, still pleasant even if it's a bit flawed. Creamy, pleasantly caramelly taste, orange, spices, rum raisins, bitterish finish. Yeah, this kinda works!
Tried from Can on 10 May 2026 at 18:34

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bottle, thx Adam V! Muddy darky golden, traces of a head at best. Creamy woody oaky aroma, bit vegetal, bit of oxidized maltiness. Lean dry creamy oaky taste, bit of berry, bit vegetal, nicely smoothy, odd profile for brett presence. Not bad, not fantastic.
Tried from Bottle on 10 May 2026 at 16:45

5.4/10 Appearance 5 Aroma 5.5 Flavor 5.5 Texture 5 Overall 5.5
Hazy amber, medium head. Kinda murky-looking. Yeasty, not all that bitter, malts are whatever. Lacks a sense of purpose - it’s not czech or anything else.
Tried from Can on 24 Apr 2026 at 03:40

6.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
473mL can, pours a deep dark mahogany brown with a small beige head. Aroma has a slight metallic tinge, with lots of dark dried fruits, dry toffee, bready notes, and Belgian yeast. Flavour is fairly complex, with a dry, woody, bready caramel, and a touch of spiciness. Not exactly authentically quad-like, but it’s a nice dark Belgian-influenced strong. Pleasant.
Tried from Can on 12 Apr 2026 at 05:20