Dockside Brewing Company (Canada) Reviews

Beese	2.6 Dockside Pelican Bay Brown Keg at Dockside Brewery, Vancouver, BC on 09/09/2008. Grainy, slightly earthy aroma. Bready and cereal flavours with some brown sugar. Sunday, April 26, 2020
Beese	3.1 Dockside Cartwright Pale Ale Keg at Dockside Brewery, Vancouver, BC on 09/09/2008. Pleasant pale ale, with some floral notes on the nose. Not super complex, but quite drinkable. Sunday, April 26, 2020
Beese	2.7 Dockside Old Bridge Dark Lager Keg at Dockside Brewery, Vancouver, BC on 09/09/2008. Malty and with some dark fruit notes. Grainy, rye bread flavours at the end. Sunday, April 26, 2020
Beese	2.8 Dockside Haupental Hefeweizen Keg at Dockside Brewery, Vancouver, BC on 09/09/2008. Passable wheat beer. Slightly thin, but nice enough grassy and straw aroma. Fairly crisp. Sunday, April 26, 2020
Beese	2.9 Dockside Jamaican Lager Keg at Dockside Brewery, Vancouver, BC on 09/09/2008. Hibiscus added a bit of pinky colour. Floral and grainy aroma. Easy drinking. Sunday, April 26, 2020
Beese	2.6 Dockside Marina Light Lager Keg at Dockside Brewery, Vancouver, BC on 09/09/2008. Actually pretty decent light lager, and not a bad one to kick off a tasting with. Corn, bread and grassy notes. Sunday, April 26, 2020
Andrew_reese	1.7 Dockside Pelican Bay Brown More peaty, Sulphur aroma than a Lagavulin or Smokehead whisky. Very light, whispy creamy head and a dark brown slightly clear coloring. Tangy on the tongue, stale cigarettes, light bodied, no lasting after taste apart from old bonfire. Disappointing porter or brown ale as it is classified as. Tuesday, June 4, 2019
DeanF	2.6 Dockside Harvest Hefeweizen Aroma is lots of cloves overpowering anything else that might be there. Has a deep clear brown body and modest foam, an odd colour for a hefe but it sure is pretty. Flavour is a mix of cloves and malt, reasonably balanced. Mouthfeel is medium but not crisp. This is a strange experiment that I don't find myself liking. Sunday, November 11, 2018
DeanF	2.4 Dockside Octoberfest Special On tap at the restaurant. Has an aroma of very soft malt, maybe a hint of cola. There's soft white foam with a darker semi-clear brown liquid. Flavour is good breadiness, biscuit and dry wafer, charming in that department at least. There's a watery palate which is silly, a beer like this should be sharp and bone dry on the mouth. This is not firing on all cylinders. Sunday, November 11, 2018
DeanF	2.4 Dockside Pelican Bay Brown Aroma is very soft barley, almost peaty. Has soft white foam and a mellow darker brown body. Flavour is sugary barley and a tich of molasses. This is a very average porter. Sunday, November 11, 2018
DeanF	2.7 Dockside Railspur IPA Smells softly of hops. Has good white foam and a slightly cloudy golden liquid. Flavour is mellow hops backed by just a bit of malt. Mouthfeel is medium to wet. It's a rather middling IPA. Sunday, November 11, 2018
DeanF	2.1 Dockside Cartwright Pale Ale Aroma is soft malts and nothing else. Has a good lighter copper body and minimal head. Flavour is soft sweet grains. Mouthfeel is weak and semi-watery. This is too sweet and no crispness, not my kind of beer. Sunday, November 11, 2018
DeanF	2.9 Dockside Marina Light Lager On tap at the restaurant. Aroma is soft lager notes, rather faint. Has an okay clear gold body with minimal head. Flavour is nice grains with a hint of sweetness. Mouthfeel is medium to sort of dry. This is simply an okay lager. Sunday, November 11, 2018
Gerbeer	1.7 Dockside Railspur IPA On tap. Pours a brown/mahogany with moderate head. Aromas of dark toffee and toasted malts. Flavours try to follow same but get smothered by a dose of DMS. Friday, June 2, 2017
mcberko	3.2 Dockside Haupental Hefeweizen On tap at Dockside, pours a cloudy golden yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out banana, clove and some citrus notes. Flavour is quite clean, with banana upfront, followed by clove, and a touch of citrus. Clean and refreshing. Actually pretty decent. Monday, September 7, 2015
gnoff	2.4 Dockside Pelican Bay Brown On June 19, 2015. At Dockside Brewing Co., in Vancouver, British Columbia. Clear brown color, yellow to teal head. Malty, a bit fruity taste. Fruity aftertaste. Medium to fizzy mouthfeel, low bitterness. Light fruity and some cheese scent. Monday, July 6, 2015
gnoff	3 Dockside Old Bridge Dark Lager On June 19, 2015. At Dockside Brewing Co., in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hazy dark brown to black color, tan to light brown small head. Light roasted, some coffee taste. Roasted aftertaste. Medium to fizzy mouthfeel, medium bitterness. Some smoke aftertaste as well. Roasted, light smoked scent. Monday, July 6, 2015
gnoff	2.6 Dockside Cartwright Pale Ale On June 19, 2015. At Dockside Brewing Co., in Vancouver, British Columbia. Clear deep golden color, white head. Malty, crisp taste. Malty aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Malty, a bit sweet scent. Monday, July 6, 2015
gnoff	2.7 Dockside Railspur IPA On June 19, 2015. At Dockside Brewing Co., in Vancouver, British Columbia. Hazy cherry wood color, off-white head. Sweet, fruity taste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Fruity a bit funky scent. Monday, July 6, 2015
gnoff	2.2 Dockside Johnston Pilsener On June 19, 2015. At Dockside Brewing Co., in Vancouver, British Columbia. Clear golden color, small white head. Malty, fruity taste. Fruity aftertaste. Medium mouthfeel, low bitterness. Fruity scent. Monday, July 6, 2015
gnoff	2.5 Dockside Marina Light Lager On June 19, 2015. At Dockside Brewing Co., in Vancouver, British Columbia. Clear golden color, white to off-white head, with lacing. A bit hoppy, malty, bitter taste. Bitter aftertaste. Medium to fizzy mouthfeel, low to medium low bitterness. Gypsum scent. Monday, July 6, 2015
Ferris	2.8 Dockside Jamaican Lager Draft - Soapy and fruity plum? Cloudy light Amber with a thin white head. Sweet, herbal and Woody with a grain finish. Friday, May 29, 2015
Ferris	2.9 Dockside Haupental Hefeweizen Draft - Banana and orange. Cloudy gold with a thin white head. Banana and citrus with a bit of a bite. OK. Friday, May 29, 2015
Ferris	3 Dockside Pelican Bay Brown Draft - Light chocolate malts. Maroon with a white head. Light sweet and bitterness with a toffee note. Friday, May 29, 2015
Ferris	3.5 Dockside Old Bridge Dark Lager Draft - Dark malts, toast and some cocoa. Deep jet brown with a rich light brown head. Toast and cocoa with some light raisin notes. Decent. Friday, May 29, 2015
Ferris	2.6 Dockside Cartwright Pale Ale Draft - Light grains and some earthy hops. Clear gold with a thin white head. Apple and some bitterness with some cooked cabbage in the finish. Friday, May 29, 2015
Ferris	2.8 Dockside Railspur IPA Draft - Light caramel, grain and earthy hops. Clear gold with a nice white head. Sweet, almost sour and bitter with no real flavor. Friday, May 29, 2015
Ferris	2.5 Dockside Johnston Pilsener Draft - Green apple. Pale gold with a decent white head. Lots of green apple, Apple skin bitterness and a bit of cardboard in the finish Friday, May 29, 2015
Ferris	2.7 Dockside Marina Light Lager Draft - light grains and sweetness, pale clear gold with a small white head. Sweet grain and Apple notes. Not great. Friday, May 29, 2015
Alanthebeerguy	3 Dockside Railspur IPA At Dockside. More ale then IPA, meaning it has more of UK flare. Backbone of malts and bread notes. The hops come through as more of a bittering element, adding some balance. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Saturday, January 17, 2015
fiulijn	1.7 Dockside Winter Bock Draught at the brewpub, maybe 5.4% ABV Hazy blond color. Nasty aroma, disinfectant. The flavor is more acceptable, with no discernible malt or hop. Wrong. Saturday, December 6, 2014
mcberko	2 Dockside Winter Bock On tap at Dockside, pours a clear dull cope with a tiny head. Nose brings out skunky vegetal notes and herbal qualities. Flavour is almost sour, with herbal notes and boiled vegetables. What the fuck are they thinking selling this shit? Really bad. Saturday, November 22, 2014
mcberko	2.6 Dockside Old Bridge Dark Lager On tap at Dockside, pours black with a small tan head. Aroma brings out tart notes, some roast and cocoa. Flavour brings out chocolate, roast and some unpleasant tart notes that shouldn’t be there. Palate is nice and thick, but the off notes kill what would be this brewery’s best beer (though that’s not saying much). Quite poor. Saturday, November 22, 2014
mcberko	2.4 Dockside Pelican Bay Brown On tap at Dockside, pours a hazy dark amber brown with a small off-white head. Aroma brings out notes of toasted nuts and light cocoa. Flavour brings out bitter cocoa powder and stale toasted nuts. It’s got that stale quality that they all have had so far. Not offensive but pretty weak and amateurish. Saturday, November 22, 2014
mcberko	2.1 Dockside Railspur IPA On tap at Dockside, pours a clear golden orange with a small white head. Aroma brings out some English hops and light biscuity malts. Flavour brings out muffled hops, some vegetal notes and skunky notes. Another shit beer from this brewery. Saturday, November 22, 2014
mcberko	2.1 Dockside Cartwright Pale Ale On tap at Dockside, pours a hazy golden with a small white head. Aroma is very bland, with subtle notes biscuity malt. Flavour doesn’t strike me as much of a pale ale - there are some subtle fruity notes and not a whole lot else. Lifeless beer with not much character. Bad. Saturday, November 22, 2014
mcberko	1.8 Dockside Johnston Pilsener On tap at Dockside, pours a clear pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma is nearly non-existent. Flavour doesn’t taste like a pilsner - weird subtle notes of skunky grass are in there somewhere. Not a whole lot of character. Not as offensive as the regular lager, but still pretty bad. Saturday, November 22, 2014
mcberko	1 Dockside Marina Light Lager On tap at Dockside, pours a clear pale yellow with a small white head. Aroma brings out notes of corn and straw. Flavour is bizarre, bringing out skunky vegetal notes. The skunky vegetal notes are overpowering. A macro light lager would be more pleasant than this shit. Saturday, November 22, 2014
Wanja	3.4 Dockside Marina Light Lager At Dockside Brewery, Vancouver... Perfect Refreshing light hope taste. Good beer for hot summer dass... Monday, October 8, 2012
RichardGretton	3.6 Dockside Railspur IPA Draft@Dockside Brewery and Restaurant. Vibrant amber brown beer with a good head. The aroma is well hopped, and the flavour is well hopped with a good degree of bitterness. Overall a nice well hopped bitter beer with some malty'ness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Wednesday, September 26, 2012
RichardGretton	3.4 Dockside Pelican Bay Brown Draft@Dockside Brewery and Restaurant. Brown beer with a reasonable head. The aroma is yeasty malty and oaty. The flavour is malty with some oatyness and bitterness. Overall a reasonable oaty and yeasty malty beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Wednesday, September 26, 2012
RichardGretton	3.6 Dockside Old Bridge Dark Lager Draft@Dockside Brewery and Restaurant. Black beer with a brownish tinge. The aroma is malty with some light roasted'ness oatyness. The flavour has heavy roasted'ness and a good bitter finish. Overall a nice well roasted and coffee like beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Wednesday, September 26, 2012
RichardGretton	3.2 Dockside Marina Light Lager Draft@Dockside Brewery and Restaurant, Vancouver. Golden beer with a light head. The aroma is yeasty and hopped, the flavour is mildly, malty, yeasty and hopped. Overall a reasonable but quite malty and yeasty beer with good hopness and dryness. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Wednesday, September 26, 2012
RichardGretton	3.5 Dockside Cartwright Pale Ale Draft@Dockside Brewery and Restaurant, Vancouver. Dark amber brown beer with a good head. The aroma is lightly malty and hopped, and the flavour is malty with some gentle hopped bitterness. Overall a very nice mildly malty and reasonably hopped beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Wednesday, September 26, 2012
reebtogi	2.9 Dockside Cartwright Pale Ale Pint on tap at the brewpub pours a pale amber color with a small white head that leaves only small traces of lacing on the glass. Aroma is mild hops and caramel. Taste is a caramel malty sweetness with a mild hop bitterness. Light to medium body with soft carbonation. Very light in body and flavor compared to some of the northwest American pale ales from Washington and Oregon. Monday, September 17, 2012
reebtogi	2.9 Dockside Haupental Hefeweizen Pint on tap at the brewpub pours a hazy golden orange color with a small white head that leaves no lacing. Light orange zest aroma with some cloves and banana. Taste is an orange zest and grassy hop bitterness with some light malty sweetness with hints of banana and clove. Light in body and carbonation with a nice mouthfeel. A typical brew for the style, but nothing special. Monday, September 17, 2012
reebtogi	2.9 Dockside Jamaican Lager Pint on tap at the brewpub pours a pale amber color with some pink hues and a finger of white head that leaves no lacing. Aroma is toasty malts and mild hops with a hint of flowers. Taste is a sharp hoppy bitterness with some caramel malty sweetness. Light body with moderate carbonation and a decent mouthfeel. A refreshing and easy to drink lager with some unique flavors with the addition of the hibiscus. Monday, September 17, 2012
reebtogi	2.9 Dockside Johnston Pilsener Pint on tap at the brewpub pours a clear golden color with a small white head leaving some decent lacing on the glass. Mild grassy aroma. Taste is a moderate hoppy bitterness with a light malty sweetness. Light bodied with some decent carbonation. An average brew for the style. Monday, September 17, 2012
reebtogi	2.9 Dockside Marina Light Lager Pint on tap at the brewpub pours a light cloudy straw color with a small white head that leaves no lacing behind. Aroma is light cereal grains with some grass and a hint of lemon. Taste is a grassy hop bitterness with a grainy malty sweetness and a touch of lemon. Light bodied with good carbonation. Quite flavourful for a light lager and recommended for those who enjoy lighter beers. Monday, September 17, 2012
reebtogi	3.1 Dockside Old Bridge Dark Lager Pint on tap at the brewpub pours dark brown in color with a small off-white head that leaves a few spots of lacing on the glass. Aroma is mild roasted malts. Taste is a light roasted grain and mild hop bitterness with a chocolate malty sweetness. Light to medium body with some decent carbonation leaving a tickle on the tongue. A little light for a schwarzbier, but still relatively tasty and decently balanced. Monday, September 17, 2012