fiulijn (28382) reviewed Hurricane IPA from Storm Brewing (Canada, BC) 15 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Draught at Falconetti on Commercial Dr., Vancouver
Cloudy blond color, very much British Golden Ale like. The hop aroma is lightly fruity, and very lightly earthy. Quite good, lean, malt and toffee flavor; reasonably good hopping, quite aromatic; bold bitterness; clean finish.
Well drinkable, but after all the poor beers I had in Vancouver, even this one becomes interesting...
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5
Draught at WaaZuBee Café, Vancouver (nitro)
Hazy golden color, with the obvious creamy head. The aroma is quite creamy and buttery, light cookies. The low carbonation allows for a smooth mouthfeel; nevertheless the flavor doesn’t go much beyond some light toffee; bland hopping. Uninteresting.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
On tap many times, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted malts, licorice, chocolate and oatmeal - some sweetness. Flavour of light licorice, roasted malt, chocolate, and a perfect touch of sweetness. Full-bodied and well-rounded. This is one of best local beers for sure.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
I think this was the beer I had. Poured by Dr. Bill at the Stone Sourfest, passed off as just "Storm Lambic. Pours with a Hazy honey color. Aroma of light funk, light berry, tart and some honey. Taste is pretty tart with brett and tons of funk and a bit of fruit. Light bubbles.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
Deep brown, lasting tan head.Heavy Diacetyl in the nose and somewhat evident in the palate.Smoky,roasty, good bitterness
Oakes (33493) reviewed Country Cider from Storm Brewing (Canada, BC) 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 3.5
Hazy dull gold colour. Just smells like apple juice. Hmmm....tastes like apple juice, fermented out a bit with baker’s yeast. Yeah, didn’t work for me.
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4.5
They did this as a winter seasonal way, way back when. Maybe a dozen years ago? My notes at the time: Scoring much for inventiveness, this sweet, minty alcoholic root beer probably fares better as beer than soda. So it was more interesting than effective. This new round certainly wasn’t effective but I didn’t find it all that interesting either. Hazy dull light orangey-brown colour. Big vanilla, liquorice nose with...what is that? Cocoa? Very vanilla on the palate, with light wintergreen and some sarsaparilla. Malts are a shade thin.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 1 | Texture - 2 | Overall - 4
Cloudy yellow,creamy lasting white head.Light malt nose. Huge gross bitterness from wormwood(aspirins).Great lace
Oakes (33493) reviewed Wormwood IPA from Storm Brewing (Canada, BC) 18 years ago
Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5
This is the second go at a Wormwood IPA. The first one was a 0.5 - totally undrinkable with bitterness far beyond anything I’ve ever tasted. This time the dose has been cut a bit. Hazy tan colour. Woody aroma - sort of a potent aroma accented by Storm’s typical earthy English hops. Massive bitterness - not as extreme as last time but still up there. And the bitterness of wormwood simply isn’t as cohesive as hop bitterness is. What isn’t overwhelmed is some of the pale malt and house yeast.
Oakes (33493) reviewed Basil IPA from Storm Brewing (Canada, BC) 18 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Light hazy pale. Big basil nose. OK, I like basil. The flavour is also big basil. It actually works in the sense that the hop bitterness still shines through and complements the herbal blast quite well. You still have to love basil to tolerate this brew, but at least it works on the palate.