Fernie Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Fernie, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Fernie Brewing Co.

Established in 2003

Contact
26 Manitou Road, Fernie, V0B 1M5, Canada
Description
In 2003 the Pask family, long-time residents of Fernie, had a dream of their own to bring the brew back to the small rocky mountain coal mining town. They did just that, setting up a Brewery in their family barn. It was the start of things to come.

In 2007 we relocated to our existing building, designed and built from scratch. With constant growth, Brewhouse expansion, new products and revamped recipes, we’ve travelled through kegs to cans to 650ml bottles and into growlers, currently distributing throughout BC, Alberta, Saskatchewan and into Manitoba. As we continue to grow, we’ll never forget our roots. It’s as simple as Good Beer from a Good Town.

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6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draft - Pale malts and some earthy hops.. Hazy gold with a rich white head. Citrus hops and pale malts. A decent APA, but nothing special.
Tried from Draft on 23 Nov 2014 at 13:29

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Bottle. Light spicy easy nose. Cloudy yellow, lowish head. Tart citric yeasty base, medium light wheat malt base, dry spiciness, slightly necrotic, quick anonymous finish. needs a bit more oomph.
Tried from Bottle on 20 Nov 2014 at 12:01

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a clear pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out notes of straw, cereal and grass. Flavour is fresh and clean, with notes of grass, straw and a little cereal. Very refreshing stuff, just not overly flavourful. Certainly better than the average rating suggest in my opinion.
Tried from Draft on 04 Nov 2014 at 23:33

6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at Tap & Barrel Coal Harbour, pours a hazy dark amber orange with a small beige head. Aroma brings out bready malts and some dry caramel. Flavour is about the same, bringing out a good balance of dry bready malt and caramel. Nothing complex or overly enjoyable but certainly not as bad as the average rating suggests. Decent amber ale.
Tried from Draft on 31 Oct 2014 at 20:51

5.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Dark brown color with creamy head. Not too dry, lean mouthfeel, with some caramel flavor and moderately strong spice mix; the aroma is a bit smelly (yeast, stale); the final is drier, a bit roasty.
Your classic boring spiced autumnal beer.
Tried on 16 Oct 2014 at 19:05

7.2/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 8
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Cloudy blond color, disappearing head. The aroma is fruity, tropical, lightly animal. Lean body; the pale malts were a good choice, they provide the right backbone and light sweetness without being heavy; strong bitterness, with enough fruity character, a lot of orange peel, citrus oil, and soft hop resins. Maybe a bit too much bitter orange in the final.
Indeed right for the summer.
Tried on 05 Oct 2014 at 00:49

7.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
On tap at St. Augustine's, pours a hazy blonde with a small white head. Aroma is subtle, with dry grains and light hops. Flavour is refreshing, with bright piney hops and dry crackery malt. Very well-balanced without any harshness. Fernie nailed this one.
Tried from Draft on 31 Aug 2014 at 21:30

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
From a bomber shared. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Light citrus nose. Flavors of spruce resin. Relatively thin mouthfeel. Bitter finish.
Tried on 24 Aug 2014 at 16:24

4.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
650 ml bottle. Pours a clear amber with light head. Aromas of cereal, cardboard and honey. Flavors of bitter lemons and grass. Nope.
Tried from Bottle on 23 Aug 2014 at 15:59

3.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Muddy amber-brown, aroma is phenolic like band-aid, tart and with light dark malt character. This really does not come together well.
Tried on 12 Aug 2014 at 14:30