Pelican Brewing Company

Microbrewery in Pacific City, Oregon, United States 🇺🇸
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 1996

Contact
33180 Cape Kiwanda Dr, Pacific City, OR, 97135, United States
Description
Pelican Brewing Company was born at the beach in Pacific City in 1996. Here, in front of a rundown old building at the water’s edge, stood three enthusiastic young folks whose thirst for great beer overshadowed their understanding of what it would take to build a brewery. They did it anyway. And now twenty years later, older, and wiser, Pelican Brewing Company is a craft beer industry leader with fans throughout the Northwest and around the world. Today we’ve taken our breweries and our values to other Oregon coastal towns where we wake up each day in a place that reminds us that amazing is possible. Cheers fellow fanatics. This is as good as it gets.

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

Bottle. Pours clear chestnut, small beige head, some lacing. Malty aroma, whiskey, tannin, vanilla, candied orange, toffee, date. Flavor is medium plus sweet, light plus bitter, a tad hot. Medium body.

Tried from Bottle on 30 May 2020 at 02:25


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz can poured, picked up I'm not really sure where. Don't remember buying it. Don't remember receiving it. I'm just glad I have it now. It sounds like something I'd buy, so most likely a throw in can to complete a mix six pack at Hop and Hound for the $1 off deal. Fantastic borderline imperial IPA fun of dank and juicy hops as advertised. Copper orange pour, tons of almost tan foam head. Equal parts pine and citus hop nose. Bold and bitter forest hops up front. Cool, refreshing, flavorful. I don't really know why, but this jumps out as an awesome IPA for winter time for me. Weird thought, but I'm sticking to it. Overall, a solid IPA here. Pelican never disappoints. Can't wait to visit one of the locations again.

Tried from Can on 19 May 2020 at 04:01


7.2
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7

22oz bottle pours out cola brown topped with a sand head. Nose is cherries upfront, with some nice belg pit fruit candy sugar and spice. Taste is more of the nice sweet candy sugar cherries and a belg spice yeast profile on the end.

Tried from Bottle on 18 May 2020 at 00:13


7.8
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

22oz from CBC collection, pours out black topped with a tan head. Nose is great citrus forward hops and a roast malt. Taste is more of the nice citrus pine hop combo plenty roast malts to keep it all together.

Tried on 18 May 2020 at 00:10


7.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Crowler from Growler Guys. Near black pour, thick tan head settles into small, bubbly foam. Aroma offers notes of chocolate milk and roast malts. Taste brings coffee and vanilla into the mix, slight bitterness to go with the sweet dark chocolate and lacto flavors. Full bodied and pleasant aftertaste.

Tried from Crowler on 03 May 2020 at 21:57


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Capped bottle conditioned 750 from La Riviera in Sacramento, CA. Pours light, bright copper with a foamy white head. Aroma of yeast, lemon and clove/pepper. Med body. Flavor is fruity, pepper/clove, yeast and arguably some malt that isn't pale. Flavors aren't mouth searing, but they are firm, well blended and very pleasant. Tasty stuff. Real ale!

Tried from Bottle on 22 Apr 2020 at 23:47


6.9
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

12 ounce can. Pours a clear copper color with a small white head. A light funky lemon nose. Rich, medium bitterness, caramel, light dankness but this is not very dank, more soapy bitter hops. Solid.

Tried from Can on 17 Mar 2020 at 06:43


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

12oz can pours out golden topped with a white head. Nose is pine citrus hops some bread malts. Taste is more of the nice mix of hops and sweet malts.

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2020 at 00:26


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

12 oz can from Brewers Haven. Dark gloden pour with small foamy head Hoppy aroma and taste, just on the edge of real dank. Dank for the newbs maybe, but was a bit underwhelmed.

Tried from Can on 15 Mar 2020 at 00:23


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

Bomber from Brewers Haven. Medium to dark amber, clear, initial foamy head fades, fine columns of continuous carbonation. Ginger and lime are the focus here, both in the aroma and taste. Fruity, savory, spicy throughout, lime takes over the finish. Body seems thin....

Tried on 12 Mar 2020 at 01:11