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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8/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 8
On tap at Blind Enthusiasm, pours a clear bright golden with a small white head. Aroma has plenty of barnyard funk, light citrus skins, and some old furniture. Flavour is very citrusy, with plenty of bright citrus skins, barnyard funk, some old furniture, and wood. Really great funk character, with great citric brightness on the finish. Excellent.
Tried from Draft at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 13 Sep 2025 at 06:55

6.3/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 7
On tap at Blind Enthusiasm, pours a clear blonde with a small white head. Aroma has a lot of lacto, crackery malt, THP, and a touch of spiciness. Flavour has light THP, some sweet cereal grains, and a touch of lacto. Not very complex and a bit flawed, but reasonably brewed for what it is.
Tried from Draft at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 13 Sep 2025 at 06:50

7.6/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 7.5 Flavor 7.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Amber-brown. Thin head. The peat really jumps out on the nose. On the palate, that's a peat bomb. There's some decent body to it, a bit of sweet toffeeish malt. It's interesting. I really like peat, the smoke is serious, and yet I'm thinking the base is solid, but you can't get into it too much because of all the peat. This is unsubtle.
Tried from Bottle from Sherbrooke Liquor Store on 13 Sep 2025 at 05:33

8.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8.5 Texture 8 Overall 8
Bottle pour at The Monolith, pours a clear golden with a medium white head. Aroma has a wonderful wood character, with lots of barnyard funk and wild yeast on top of that. Flavour is dry, with plenty of wood, big barnyard funk, bright citrus, and a very gentle acidity. Woody, funky, wonderfully balanced. Excellent.
Tried from Bottle at Blind Enthusiasm - The Monolith Brewery on 13 Sep 2025 at 00:39

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