Ground Breaker Brewing Reviews

jizzle	3.5 Ground Breaker Roll Up Series #2: Cancellation Thursday, November 9, 2023
thorongil2	3.3 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 (Tap) clear, bright orange amber color with a small white head; aroma of buckwheat honey; balanced flavour with a long, intense strong bitter finish Tuesday, August 15, 2023
drpimento	2.9 Ground Breaker Olallie Aromas are mild, raspberries, citrus, yeast and a bit of hydrogen sulfide. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose, mildly sweet tart up front with a lingering bitter finish. Average body and carbonation. I sincerely hope this is the last gluten-free beer I ever drink. Sunday, June 25, 2023
drpimento	3.6 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Aromas are dark malt and roast. Flavors are similar to nose. Good balance between sweet, bitter and carbonation. Not bad. The best gluten free beer I've ever had no question. Monday, May 22, 2023
tmoreau	3.4 Ground Breaker Amber Lager Shared pint can poured to a snifter, showing a fairly clear, amber hue, with a decent layer of soft white froth to a persistent ring, and foamy dots & dashes of lacing. The nose was soft malt & mild toast, ripe dried fruit, and hints of spice & herb. Light to medium bodied, the taste was similar notes, with fair carbonation, and moderate toast & grain bitterness. Thursday, May 4, 2023
drpimento	2.6 Ground Breaker Inclusion Aromas are slightly old pine resin hops and some sort of malt. Flavors are somewhat similar to nose, on the sweet side at first going towards long bitter with some tang from carbonation. Plus that weird gluten-free thing. I am very happy thinking this might be my very last gluten-free beer ever. Saturday, March 18, 2023
drpimento	3.5 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Aromas are old resin hops with some pale malt. Flavors shift more towards a little fresher Citrus hops and a reasonable balance between bitter, sweet and carbonation. Some lingering bitterness and tart. Still it's a gluten-free beer and that's an ink around it's neck. Friday, March 17, 2023
douglas88	3.1 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Can. Pours a copper hue with a small white head. A light floral nose. Oddly tart, big sorghum, citrus, grapefruit. Saturday, July 16, 2022
Ratman197	3.1 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Pounder can poured a çlear golden amber with a small lasting off white head. Aromas of bread, pine, earthiness and light grapefruit zest. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of bread, earthiness, citrus and a hint of pine with a crisp dry lingering bitter finish. Sunday, July 3, 2022
Ratman197	3.1 Ground Breaker Psychrophilic Pounder can poured a çlear dark reddish brown with a small lasting tan head. Aromas of roastiness, coffee, earthiness and a hint of cocoa. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of roastiness, earthiness, bakers cocoa and a hint of coffee with a crisp dry bitter lingering roasty earthy finish. Monday, April 4, 2022
Ratman197	3.2 Ground Breaker Luella Belgian Pale Ale Pounder can poured a çlear golden amber with a small lasting off white head. Aromas of caramel, earthiness and spice. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of caramel, tea, light spice and light fruitiness with a crisp dry lingering tea finish. Sunday, March 27, 2022
Gerbeer	1.2 Ground Breaker Dark Ale 16 oz can. Pours brown with moderate head. Aromas of tobacco, cream, nuts and sugar. Flavors of water chestnuts postage stamps and garbage. Yuck. If this was the only gluten free beer available I would stop drinking beer entirety. Trash. Saturday, March 19, 2022
GregMooreNH	3 Ground Breaker Ziggurat Cot Apricot Buckweizen Pours hazy amber with a one finger, white head. Aroma is apricot, candy sugar and bread. Taste is candy sugar and apricot, moving to bread. Finish is the same. Monday, June 7, 2021
Sammy	3 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Minimal quaffable but unique, and they are trying as it's glutten free. Some interesting sips of spice and what seems like spelt but..it's lentils. Wednesday, December 30, 2020
onceblind	3.5 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Deep dark brown hue with a thin light tan head. Nose has a slight sorghum syrupy tone with a light sweetness and delicate herbal complexity with just a kiss of honey and spices. Smooth dark toasty malty flavor with a slightly spiced dark earthy tone toward the end. Lingering earthy herbal toastiness. Thursday, December 24, 2020
onceblind	3.2 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Very slightly hazy copper with a thin foamy ivory head. Earthy aroma of toasted grains and piney grassy hops with just a whisper of a metallic twang. Crisp semidry flavor that’s nutty and earthy malty with a little pale biscuity touches and a touch of toffee. Medium grassy piney bitterness. Odd mix of copper malty flakes with earthy nuttiness and pine. Tuesday, December 15, 2020
onceblind	2.9 Ground Breaker Olallie Clear blush/berry hue with a thin foamy light pink head. Big nose of rose hips and fleshy earthy berry flesh. Crisp lightly tart very skin flavor that’s got a light berry acidity and a seltzery finish. Weird. Tuesday, August 18, 2020
GregMooreNH	2.9 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Pours dark mahogany with one finger, tan head. Aroma is caramel, roast and light hops. Taste is thin caramel, moving to roast. Finish is caramel and roast. Meh. Tuesday, June 23, 2020
troopie	3 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Dark very dark body with thin tan head. Light malt aroma. Light taste, malt grain and chestnuts with much roast. Thin finish. Monday, April 6, 2020
troopie	2.3 Ground Breaker/Breakside Breakin' the Haze Light hazy body with thin head. Full citrus aroma. Faint taste almost no malt and a bit of hop. Watery finish. Saturday, February 1, 2020
ajnepple	3.1 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Draft at Trails End Taproom. Clear brown appearance with a small tan head. Aroma of roasted grain, mild caramel and light earthienss. Similar flavor, adding mild sweetness with a light body and a slight watery finish. OK. Wednesday, November 20, 2019
sulawang	3.1 Ground Breaker Dark Ale WARNING!!! Extreme gusher alert! Got all over the wall, floor and couch. Bottle from Bottle Jockey bought in 2015, $7.20 CAD, cellared for 4 years. Attack: malty, cola Mids: brown sugar, lvl7-sweetness, thin viscosity, alcohol detection, background tangy, tingly Finish: roasted malty Overall: Decent, good malty roast but beer geeks will notice the lack of grain in here. Wednesday, October 9, 2019
BillKismet	3.1 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Brown-amber body with a caramel-brown head. Nose is characterized by a nutty maltiness, punctuated by overripe fruits. Body is nutty and roasty, with restrained prune notes. Medium-bodied. Moderately dry finish. Monday, September 2, 2019
dflb	5 Ground Breaker Inclusion Attained at Gerrard’s Market for $4.99, Inclusion is a gluten-free dry hopped pale ale crafted by Ground Breaker Brewing. The aroma of sorghum and tapioca are discerned upon the nose. The appearance is a clear gold with a low white head. The alcohol content is 5.7%. Belgian style candi syrup lightly sweetens the complexion and smoothens the body. Tapioca flavors the dry hopped mouthfeel and harmonizes with the candi syrup. Sorghum is sensible to the hop and tapioca profile. Lentils compliments the sorghum along with bringing a bean like touch. Chestnuts accent the sorghum and lentil combination. Cane sugar is noticeable as the chestnut imbues with the candi syrup. Inclusion is a mesmerizing gluten free pale ale. The Belgian style candi syrup permeating the sorghum, lentil, tapioca, and chestnut body makes this beer stand out even from regular beer. To be honest, I haven’t had a sorghum beer since I did a gluten cleanse; experiencing sorghum for the first time took some doing. The Belgian style candi syrup makes this beer easy to drink though. Lentils are effective at blending with the sorghum. I loved drinking this beer and highly recommend trying it despite it is a gluten free beer. Inclusion is delicious and unforgettable for its creativity. Cheers. Prost. Drink for the love of beer. For more beer reviews, visit and like my blog “Drink For the Love of Beer.” Tuesday, August 27, 2019
BillKismet	3.4 Ground Breaker Experiment Ale Series: St. Denny Dubbel Lovely mahogany body with fluffyish caramel cover. Caramel and prune notes characterize the nose. The body feels lightweight. Watered down caramel malt rolls over the tongue, soon accompanied by notes of brown sugar, dark fruits, and cherry. Decent characteristics, just feels underbodied. Monday, February 18, 2019
maekchu	3.4 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Can. Maty and fruity nose, with medium dark fruit and stone fruit, sweat stink, floral, and piney. Medium coppr color, very thin head. Toasty malt, and earthy sort of hoppiness, herbs, and grass. Medium body. Hmm.... this seems more like a traditional ale or a very mild old ale than an IPA. Friday, February 15, 2019
fiulijn	2.6 Ground Breaker Inclusion Can at The Gull, North Vancouver Golden colour, hazy. Light malt aroma. Moderately sweet, low bitterness, and light acidity. Not too bad. Thursday, February 14, 2019
fiulijn	2.5 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Can at The Gull, North Vancouver; 4.7% ABV Brown colour. Strange smell, caramel, candy, carrot. Dry and weak body, some earthy caramel, and ashes in the finish. Not very good. Thursday, February 14, 2019
Ferris	2.9 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Dark roast, cocoa and toffee. Deep dirty brown with a decent beige head. Just like the nose with an odd bitter finish. Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Ferris	2.7 Ground Breaker Inclusion Grapefruit and fresh pine. Clearish gold with a rich white head. Pine and some sticky caramel like notes. Odd and not that great and finish is off putting. Wednesday, February 13, 2019
coasternut	3 Ground Breaker Experiment Ale Series: St. Denny Dubbel This is a strange beer, not much hop flavor and no noticeable malt taste, even the Belgian yeast is very weak. It's not a bad beer, but not really good either. It pours a dark orangey color with a small head. Very interesting beer. Its drinkable but not wanting a lot of it. Sunday, January 27, 2019
Ernest	3 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Can (Aug 23, 2018 canning). Head is initially average sized, frothy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is light amber. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, toasted bread, malt syrup), lightly to moderately hoppy (grapefruit, apricot), lightly to moderately yeasty (dough), with a note of hard candy / sugar. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly to moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, moderately bitter. Medium body, watery/velvety/syrupy texture, lively carbonation, lightly to moderately alcoholic. Surprisingly decent, given the ingredients (lentils???). More malty than hoppy (although this isn't a very fresh sample, admittedly), and a bit too much raw doughy yeast odor to actually be enticing...but many GF beers are repulsive, and this definitely isn't that. A tad sour in the mouth, but not really in an off way. I honestly like the Omission beers better, but this is totally drinkable, almost enjoyable...and it's 100% GF, rather than just G-reduced. Nice job. Thursday, January 17, 2019
Nie	3.4 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Can to cup. Citrus nose with a very muted lentil note. Dark orange, pretty dark for an IPA but pleasant, foam dissipates quickly. Pine resin, sorghum, slight pith, pleasant and balanced finish. Medium body, a bit thicker than typical IPAs. This has been the best gluten free beer I've had. The addition of lentils seems to mask a lot of the negative flavors of using sorghum. Thursday, January 10, 2019
shootthemoon	5 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Monday, December 24, 2018
zoucrew102	2.9 Ground Breaker Olallie Can. Blackberry aroma with notes of floral rose hip, Some spicy yeast and grassy hops. Pours clear reddish-amber colored with a thin off white head that has little retention or lacing. Starts with sweet blackberry and floral rose hip flavors. Finishes dry with spicy yeast and grassy hop bitter flavors. OK, started off fine, but the flavors at the end were muddled and bitter. Sunday, December 9, 2018
theisti	3.3 Ground Breaker Dark Ale 12 oz draft at Harvester/Ground Breaker Brewing Gastropub in Portland, Oregon. The pour is a hazed, black brown with a small light tan head. The aroma is nutty, roast and fresh malt cereal. The taste is the bread cereal malt,soft roast, and the flavor picks up a sweetness that I seem to find in other gluten free beers. Detracts a bit, but still a really drinkable dark ale. Friday, December 7, 2018
kevinator	3 Ground Breaker IPA No. 5 Satisfying IPA with a need for some additional bitterness. Earthy notes with some spice and caramel body. Sunday, November 11, 2018
kevinator	2.8 Ground Breaker Dampfbier Average with a slight harsh bitterness on the finish. Metallic nose with some caramel body. Again, just OK. Sunday, November 11, 2018
kevinator	2.7 Ground Breaker Olallie Average beer but gets points subtracted since the brewery was calling this a barley win. Missed on style. Mildly sweeet. Average body. Not much else to say. Sunday, November 11, 2018
kevinator	3 Ground Breaker Pale Ale Above average for a gluten-free brew. Mild hoppiness that could have been amped up a bit. Caramel notes. Decent body. Sunday, November 11, 2018
bpreo	3.3 Ground Breaker Experiment Ale Series: St. Denny Dubbel A fine Dubbel that didn't leave any impression behind. Sampled at the McKenzie Cider and Craft Beer Festival 2018, Night 1. Saturday, November 10, 2018
mR_fr0g	3.4 Ground Breaker Cascadian Dark Ale Bottle shared at Craft Beer Co Islington, 29/08/2018. Many thanks! A light hazed nut brown coloured pour with a loose mid tan head. Aroma is minty, pine, nutty malts, jammy fruits, . Flavour is composed of semi sweet, tangy jammy fruits, nutty malts, pine, . Palates is semi sweet, moderate carbaontion, light tang. Tuesday, September 4, 2018
Beaver	1.9 Ground Breaker Pale Ale 22 oz bottle. Pours clear copper gold with a small creamy white head that goes to a thin film that leaves little lacing. The aroma is sweet sugary candied malt with some floral earthy hops. The flavor is sweet sugary candied malts with some green hops in the finish. The mouthfeel is medium bodied with smooth carbonation. Overall, too sweet for me with not enough hops. Saturday, September 1, 2018
Theydon_Bois	3.2 Ground Breaker Cascadian Dark Ale Bottle split at CBC Holborn, thanks to Leighton, 29/08/18. Dark mahogany brown with a well presented beige cap. Nose is mellow roast, charr, light spice, biscuit, pine needle, dusty fruits. Taste comprises earthy fruit rinds, dark malts, light cocoa sprinkle, pine dusting, brown bread. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, semi drying close splashed with dusty hop bitterness. Passable CDA but nothing to revisit for sure. Friday, August 31, 2018
Leighton	2.7 Ground Breaker Cascadian Dark Ale Bottle shared in London - picked up in VT. pours clear brown with a frothy, tan head. Not the best, some brown bread, vague tangy berries, earth toasted pine. Medium bodied with fine to average carbonation. Finishes with more earthy hops, dry pine, berries. So so. Wednesday, August 29, 2018
MrTipple	2 Ground Breaker Cascadian Dark Ale 29Aug2018 Rotten cheese, vinegar, oxidised. Slight hazy brown, small, creamy, off-white head. Dark malts, vinegar, cheese. Bloody awful. Bottle shared at CBC tasting - thanks to Leighton! Wednesday, August 29, 2018
WingmanWillis	3.1 Ground Breaker Cascadian Dark Ale Wednesday, August 29, 2018
gork75	5 Ground Breaker Experiment Ale Series: Coffee Pale Ale Friday, July 6, 2018
5000	2.6 Ground Breaker Experiment Ale Series: Fresh Hop Pale Ale - 2013 Meridian Bottle (2015): Bright golden in color, thin to moderate foamy head, white, light carbonation, little lacing. Has an odd and very soft apple cider like nose. Hops are faint, perhaps a smidgen of earth. Seems to be more of a faint fruity background than a hoppy one... odd. Light to moderate body and mouthfeel. As it warms it gets a little mealy, even a bit chalky. Not much of a Pale Ale, and certainly doesnt exhibit that "freshness" that I expect of the style. Too little hop aroma/flavor to be honest. Sunday, June 24, 2018
Fatehunter	3.4 Ground Breaker Dark Ale Looks great, dark brown body with a thin head. Aroma is roasted chestnuts (roasting on a open fire), and hint of dark fruit. Taste has a nice flavor to it. Roasted and dark with mild bitterness. The body is thin. Enjoyable. Saturday, June 16, 2018