Moon Under Water Brewery

Brewpub in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated Venue: Moon Under Water Brewery - Out of business

Closed in 2025

Contact
350 Bay Street, Victoria, V8T 1P7, Canada
Description
Rebranded under new ownership as Brass Monkey Brewing Co.

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6.3
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6.5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Hazed old gold colour, white crown. Sabro hops doing their thing here, slight coconut finish after a more vibrant fruit start, different but not really my thing. Scored both objectively and kindly.

Tried from Draft at The Churchill (Victoria) on 14 Aug 2025 at 16:00


7.3
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7.5 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 8

473mL can, pours a minimally hazed somewhat dark orange with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of resinous hops, a touch of pine, and bready malt. Flavour has some nice pine needles, resinous hops, and some sweetness. The bitterness creeps up on you, leaving plenty of resinous and spicy pine needles. Well-constructed.

Tried from Can on 22 Apr 2025 at 02:46


7.1
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Poured from 473mL can. Chill hazed orangey gold with small white head. Woody pine hops, soft resins, it grows on you and opens up more with a few minutes.

Tried from Can from Jak's Beer-Wine-Spirits - New Westminster on 22 Apr 2025 at 02:43


7.1
Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 7.5 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 7 | Overall - 7

The label says unapologetically clear, but it’s hazy. Thick head. Stone fruit aroma with a touch of pine. Moderate bitterness, medium pale malt, light orangey hop. Decent “no coast” type.

Tried from Can from Legacy Liquor Store on 16 Mar 2025 at 01:23


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

473mL can. Pours almost clear blonde with large white head. Aroma has armpits and damp, floral estery notes. Flavour has haphazard Belgian yeast expression, quite floral, some spiciness from the yeast. Pretty clumsy, not the most offensive local Belgian style.

Tried from Can on 30 Nov 2024 at 07:14


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5

On tap at The Barley Merchant, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has estery notes, light floral notes, and light spiciness. Flavour is sweet and estery, with too much sweetness, floral notes, and cotton candy. Standard estery North American tripel � yeast isn�t used properly, etc. Not good.

Tried from Draft on 25 Nov 2024 at 06:48


6.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

650 ml bottle. Pours a very dark brown with moderate head. Aromas of cola, nutty chocolate and roasted barley. Flavors of flavors of ashy roasted malts with a bit of sugar.

Tried from Bottle on 08 Nov 2024 at 01:45


6.9
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

473 ml can. Pours a dull gold with moderate head. Aromas of earthy esters and grain. Flavors of over-ripe bananas, dull citrus, oats, and wheaty malts. Thick.

Tried from Can on 29 Oct 2024 at 22:12


5.5
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 4

473 ml can. Pours a hazy amber with light head. Aromas of bready malts sweet caramel, grass and a bit of melon if I think about it. Flavors of toasted malts, powdery caramel and cardboard. Aromas are not too bad, but flavor is on par with a supermarket non beer.

Tried from Can on 08 Jun 2024 at 00:44


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Amber colour, with some haze, and a medium head. Big weedy, lemony, papaya fruit. Sweet base malts, bright fruitiness, moderate bitterness. Good balance to this one.

Tried on 08 May 2024 at 04:31