What Beer Are You Drinking Now, Canada? (2025)

Having a House Pivo at Godspeed Brewing. Very nice.

 

All the pours I am seeing look pretty good. If Iam not mistaken the house Pivo is only available from the tap.

 

Recently had a chance to try Canadian Barley Wine by Camp Brewing in Langley, BC. I think it's a patriotic take on an American Barley Wine style ale. It's fantastic! Tastes a lot like Sierra Nevada BigFoot BarelyWine. Nice *Canadian* hops with enough malty sweetness to keep it smooth and firmly out of DIPA territory. It was 10.8% and came in a 473mL can so quite a doozy for one person, but manageable over the course of several hours. As it warms, a lot more complexity comes out as well.

Highly recommend if anyone can get their hands on it.

 

A Festbier from Stockyards in Kitchener. The shelf talker described it as a Marzen. The previous reviews call it a Festbier. The jury is still out for me.

 

Sheffield Ale from Sparrow Brewing and Roasting Co. in Cambridge. It's good to see brewers making traditional styles.

Poured a 473ml can into a pint glass. A fine, one finger head on a cloudy dark copper. The head soon diminishes to a layer. Sheets of fine lacing.

Malts in the nose. Some spice. Tastes of biscuit, caramel, toffee. Some fruity esters. A dry finish.

A medium body and good carbonation. Overall a fine ESB. It's good to see some traditional styles being faithfully reinterpreted.

4.07/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

 

Might be able to find it at Brewery Creek on Main Street. I found it at a provincial BC Liquor Store but it was a special order from the SIPS catalogue. The flagship store on Cambie might also be a good place to check. Good luck - it's worth the trip!

 

What's the story behind this one?

 

I didn't realize that they were still open, thought they closed at that point. So the new owners are quite different?