Blind Enthusiasm Brewing

Microbrewery in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2018

Contact
9919 78th Ave, Edmonton, T6E 1N6, Canada
Description
Blind Enthusiasm is driven by our passion for great beer and fine food. We brew three distinct types of beer at two locations in Edmonton. We brew crisp ales and lagers as well as complex barrel-aged beers at the Market, located alongside our restaurant, Biera. At The Monolith we’re running one of largest barrel-fermented beer programs in Canada.

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7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
375mL bottle. Pours dark brown with a beige head. Tons of peat smoke and some dark malts on the nose. Flavour has a huge kick of peat smoke up front with a pretty solid malt base supporting it. Delivers peat with the subtelty of a sledgehammer and I'm here for it. I like this.
Tried from Bottle from Sherbrooke Liquor Store on 12 Sep 2025 at 13:30

8.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8.5 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour at the brewery. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Lots of old rotting wood and bugs on the nose. Flavour is quite dry and funky, lots of damp rotting wood, mildew. Fantastic.
Tried from Bottle at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 12 Sep 2025 at 12:16

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour at the brewery. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Tons of musty apple skins on the nose. Flavour has lots of musty apple skins and old furniture. Very nice.
Tried from Bottle at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 12 Sep 2025 at 12:15

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
[2023 Vintage] Bottle pour at the brewery. Pours hazy gold with a white head. Nose is funky and spicy with old wood. Flavour has lots of funk, mild acidity, super musty upholstery; gentle spice. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 12 Sep 2025 at 12:15

7.8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
On tap at the brewery. Pours murky ruddy orange with a white head. Nose is funky with musty currants and a nice herbal spiciness. Flavour has a big bitter hit from the spices that are well complemented by the currants and the funky yeast expression. Very nicely done.
Tried from Draft at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 12 Sep 2025 at 12:13

7.8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 7 Overall 8
On tap at the brewery. Pours hazy light gold with a white head. Musty furniture and mildew on the nose. Flavour has dry old wood, some mildewy upholstery, gentle phenols. Fantastic, great depth and funk.
Tried from Draft at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 12 Sep 2025 at 12:13

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6.5 Flavor 6.5 Texture 6 Overall 6
On tap at the brewery. Pours clear pale blonde with a white head. Bright tropical fruit, lemon citrus, and some gentle funk on the nose. Flavour has gentle tropical fruit, some citric acid, and some cheerios. Not great
Tried from Draft at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 12 Sep 2025 at 12:12

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Hazy, pale, with a medium head. Soft body and nice bugs. This has a fresh, bright acidity, mellow bugs, and is going in a refreshing direction.
Tried on 18 Aug 2025 at 00:37

8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
Pale purple. Big cherry pie nose. Fresh, delicious cherry - again more in the pie direction the same was New Glarus Belgian Red goes - with great balance of tartness and buggy complexity.
Tried on 18 Aug 2025 at 00:35

8/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8.5
Hazy. Nice head. Good red wine barrel on the nose, jumps right out. And it's even brighter on the palate. Soft, fruity, complex, great barrel character.
Tried on 18 Aug 2025 at 00:34