Stillwell Brewing

Microbrewery in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 🇨🇦
Associated with 2 Venues

Established in 2013

Contact
2015 Gottingen St, Halifax, B3K 3B1, Canada
Description
Stillwell Brewing is the brewery off-shoot of Halifax craft beer bar Stillwell. We are a small brewing project focussing on oak-fermented, bottle conditioned farmhouse-style ales that are subtle, balanced and unique to our brewery. We’re brewing on a very old, very manual 15bbl, two-vessel steam-powered brewhouse. We also make draught-only lagers for Stillwell, Stillwell Beergarden & The Stillwell Freehouse.

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7.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Glass, 4-ounce, draught, during Foudres Unis, trip with Sébastien Bertrand, savoured on August 11 2018; eye: golden with a whitish hue, hazy, no effervescence, ring of beige head, no lacing; nose: sour, light acidity, light fruity, light salty, fresh; mouth: sour, light acidity, light fruity, light salty, fresh, slight musk, light wild yeasts, finale in wild yeasts with light salty presence, medium body, average carbonation, lightly sweet, slick texture; overall: fine

FRANÇAIS
Verre, 4 onces, en fût, durant Foudres Unis, voyage avec Sébastien Bertrand, savourée le 11 août 2018; œil : dorée avec une teinte blanchâtre, trouble, pas d’effervescence, anneau de mousse beige, pas de dentelle; nez : aigre, légère acidité, léger fruité, léger salin, frais; bouche : aigre, légère acidité, léger fruité, léger salin, frais, très léger musc, léger levures sauvages, finale en levures sauvages avec légère présence salée, corps moyen, carbonatation moyenne, légèrement sucrée, texture coulante; en résumé : bien

Tried on 13 Aug 2019 at 22:52


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

Almost murky. Bretty, a bit flat, light tartness. Light brett in the finish with sweet malts.

Tried on 11 Aug 2019 at 05:24


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

Pale pinkish, thin head, touch of cherry, nice touch of spice, mild cherry, good balance.

Tried on 11 Aug 2019 at 05:23


9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 9

Bottle: Poured a light yellow color ale with a large white foamy head with excellent retention and great mount of lacing. Aroma of funky saison yeast with some great rustic malt notes. Taste is a wonderful mix of great saison yeast notes with some dry undertones with some rustic malt notes and multigrain cereal notes with a dry finish. Body is about average with good carbonation. World-class saison and possibly the best saison brewery in the country.

Tried from Bottle on 03 Aug 2019 at 02:12


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

Keg at Muted Horn, Berlin, 11/07/19. Light black with a decent tan covering. Nose is funky, tangy dried fruits, pissy knickers, damp wood, brett scrapings, toffee. Taste comprises dried fruits, figs, cognac barrel evident, brett, damp oak, funk, fruit cake, raisins, toasted brown sugars, light spice. Full bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close with a light warming boost. Incredibly complex and well balanced ... top stuff !

Tried on 20 Jul 2019 at 17:09


8.9
Appearance - 10 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8.5

Bottle: Poured a clear bright yellow color ale with a large pure white foamy head with excellent retention and great lacing. Aroma of rustic malt with light peppery yeast with some funky notes is quiet sublime. Taste is also a nice mix of rustic malt, peppery yeast notes funky notes with light fruity Brett notes also perceptible. Body is about average for style with great level of carbonation. Easily drinkable with nice balance mix of flavours and complexity.

Tried from Bottle on 16 Jul 2019 at 20:05


7

Tried on 11 Jul 2019 at 15:38


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

07-07-19 // taster at Muted Horn Bretty belgian Pale Ale. Awesome. Brett funk nose. Sessionable body. Belgian yeast and brett along a mild herbal citrus hop aroma. Great. --- Beer merged from original tick of Poptones on 07 Jul 2019 at 21:07 - Score: 8. Original review text: Bretty belgian Pale Ale. Awesome. Brett funk nose. Sessionable body. Belgian yeast and brett along a mild herbal citrus hop aroma. Great.

Tried on 11 Jul 2019 at 10:16


5.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 6

Bottle at Farmhouse Fest 2019, pours a cloudy pink with a small white head. Aroma brings out perfumey notes, lots of harsh funk, and oak. Flavour is along the same lines, with oak, harsh funk, and stone fruits. A bit glue-like in a bad way. It's alright.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2019 at 02:38


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

Bottle at Farmhouse Fest 2019, pours a cloudy blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out wild yeast, gentle stone fruits, and oak. Flavour brings out lots of bright stone fruits upfront, with gentle citrus and wild yeast. Bright, citrusy and stone fruity. Very good.

Tried from Bottle on 07 Jul 2019 at 02:38


Brewery Stats
Score 6.95
Beers35
Ticks165