Boundary Bay Brewery Reviews

coasternut	4.6 Boundary Bay Amber This beer pours a rich red, amber color with a small head and a good malt taste with some sweetness. This is one of my favorite Red/Amber ales PERIOD. The hops are minimal, so the malt taste shines through. Thursday, February 29, 2024
coasternut	4.1 Boundary Bay Scotch Ale This beer pours a dark reddish brown in color with a small head and a mild aroma of malts and sweetness. It has minimal hops which helps with the overall body of the beer. Thursday, February 29, 2024
WingmanWillis	3.6 Boundary Bay Inside Voices Saturday, October 28, 2023
Oakes	3.8 Boundary Bay Sunstone Path Slight haze, fairly thick head. Nice banana aroma, bit yeasty so definitely not to style as a kristallweizen. Good body, definitely yeast rounding out the flavours. Banana again, the fermentation is quite good here. Not kristall but it is a good weizen. Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Oakes	3.1 Boundary Bay Bine to Bay Fresh Hop (2023) Pale, slight haze, thin head. Sweetish malt. Floral, honeyish hop. Yeah it does come across a bit sticky, and underhopped across the board. Tuesday, October 24, 2023
mcberko	3.1 Boundary Bay Sunstone Path On tap at Chuck’s - Seward Park, pours a cloudy golden with a small white head. Aroma brings out lots of banana and clove, with a whispy wheaty base. Flavour is more citrusy and wheaty, with clove to follow and more subdued estery banana notes. Dry and wheaty. Good for the style. Monday, October 9, 2023
mcberko	3.8 Boundary Bay Bine to Bay Fresh Hop (2023) On tap at Chuck’s CD, pours a clear pale golden blonde with a small white head. Aroma brings out weedy hops, doughy malt, and a touch of pine. Flavour is vibrant, with piney hops, some weedy notes, and doughy malt. Fresh and vibrant, very clean, not bitter. Very good fresh hop. Monday, October 9, 2023
onceblind	4 Boundary Bay / North Fork Sticky Trees To anyone reading this review, this was day 3 of GABF 2023 and Matt K. was dragging me around and not letting me take notes. Luckily every beer I tried in this excursion was delightful, clean, well made, and worth as best of a rating as I can remember it’s worth. Thursday, September 28, 2023
andrewje41	3.7 Boundary Bay Ahhh Draft pour pint at Trails End, Snohomish. Clean pale golden pour, thin patchy head. Lots of tropical hop character. Easy drinking imperial for sure. A little grassy as well, and a slightly gritty hop bitter finish. Classic, tasty west coast imperial here. Tuesday, June 27, 2023
fiulijn	3.4 Boundary Bay Ahhh Can from Community Food CoOp Bellingham, WA; 02/08/23, 2.5 months old Cloudy blond colour; compact head, but reduces quickly to just a ring. Mild aroma of stone fruits, jam. Good body, smooth, light residual sweetness, some flour/chalk, cream of oats; the hopping is modest, as it doesn't provide much fruit; the alcohol is a bit too evident. It's ok. Tuesday, May 16, 2023
andrewje41	3.9 Boundary Bay Million Trees IPA Draft pour pint enjoyed at Elliott Bay Pizza, Mill Creem. Bright amd shiny golden pour with a sticky head and lacing. Sharp first sip, piney hop forward classic IPA. Grapefruit peel like bitterness to pair. Has a touch of strength indication. Has a bite, and its appropriate here. Ultimately what I look for within the style. Bold bitter IPA. Excellent. Monday, April 17, 2023
DenverLogan	3.9 Boundary Bay Cabin Fever I'm drinking the 12 oz version at 9.0% with 32 IBU and 20 SRM and it's a fine brew, more malty than bitter and despite the Sept. 2022 date, is still quite tasty. Thursday, April 13, 2023
hopdog	3.2 Boundary Bay Enchanted Frontier On tap at Hops & Props. Poured a lighter hazed golden color with a small sized head. Citrus, floral notes, and some fruitiness. Sunday, March 19, 2023
andrewje41	3.4 Boundary Bay Connie's Coolaide Draft 13 oz pour at Route 2, Monroe. A mostly clean and bright golden pour. Expected a more dense brew for one advertised with the word smoothie but I'm for it. Flavors of passion fruit and citrus. Some soft sour citrus lingering late. Unique and interesting. Friday, February 3, 2023
solidfunk	3.5 Boundary Bay Scotch Ale Caramel, some date. Heather, other florals. Amber pour with decent head. Sweet finish. Decent enough. Can. Sunday, November 6, 2022
thorongil2	2.9 Boundary Bay Scotch Ale (Tap) clear, bright amber brown colour with a small cream coloured head; aroma of brown sugar; balanced flavour with long, light bitter finish Wednesday, September 28, 2022
thorongil2	3.4 Boundary Bay Big Red Beard (Tap) clear, bright orange colour with a small white head; aroma of compote; balanced flavour with a long, very light bitter and tart finish Monday, September 19, 2022
dmford60	5 Boundary Bay Razz Vice Sunday, July 31, 2022
ttoadee	3.6 Boundary Bay Cedar Dust IPA Medium gold pour, thin white head. Nose is pine. Middle shows pine, light caramel, medium kilned malt, little lime. Finish is lightly sweet with a light resiney bite. Tuesday, June 14, 2022
ttoadee	3.7 Boundary Bay Double Dry Hopped IPA Light copper pour, quickly retreating white head. Nose is roasted malt, light wood. Middle is caramel, woody hops, medium kilned malt, subtle berries. Finish is pine bitterness with medium length. Thursday, June 9, 2022
Oakes	3.5 Boundary Bay Enchanted Forest Cold IPA Bright, gold. Light fruity hop note, mellow berries. Dry and piney, almost a pithy bitterness. Sage. Solid. Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Oakes	3.3 Boundary Bay Rye Lager Deep bright gold. Med head. Rye on the nose and even more rye on the palate. Lots of caramelly malt sweetness, arguably a lot less bitterness than the 35 ibu would indicate. Ok but defintely too sweet for my taste. Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Oakes	3.7 Boundary Bay Cellar Dweller CDA Toasty, leafy bitterness. Medium brown and a thin head. Decent body, off dry, leafy hop finish. Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Oakes	2.9 Boundary Bay Gratitude Golden-amber, sticky gluey sweet, some plasticy phenols and everything. So for me this is too sticky and that ends up obscuring the hops. Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Oakes	3.7 Boundary Bay / Burke Gilman Ale of 2 Kings Bronze, medium head. Bright. A bit to the chewy side, caramel juiciness, and a vaguely citrusy hop note. Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Oakes	3.2 Boundary Bay Otter Space Opaque. Soft body, oaty maybe, light tropical fruit but a bit vague. So it’s decent but you spend too much time thinking about the upside they left on the table. Tuesday, May 10, 2022
IndianaRed	3.1 Boundary Bay Revitalizer On Tap at Elizabeth Station, Bellingham. Foggy dull light yellow Firm thin off white head. Light smooth pale malts with a grassy earthy hop character. Smooth and soft. Pleasant. Sunday, May 8, 2022
OldMrCrow	3.4 Boundary Bay / Burke Gilman Ale of 2 Kings 12 oz can. Rich clear amber orange pour with a strikingly yellow head. Pretty classic old-school PacNW vibes, simcoe backgrounded against the c-hops, malts down compared to even the CA DIPAs. I guess the bottom line is that well this is really well done, it's just not my thing. Give me two 4.4% lagers or English ales any day. No disrespect to BGBC but yeah, that's sort of the story. Wednesday, May 4, 2022
dmford60	4.9 Boundary Bay Cellar Dweller CDA Sunday, January 23, 2022
BillKismet	2.8 Boundary Bay Cabin Fever Mahogany color, ok, beige head. The nose is green hoppiness with some candi malt notes. On the palate, this one drinks green and tannic with some candi malt notes. This one seems a bit too young and would probably benefit from another year or two to age. Saturday, January 1, 2022
andrewje41	3.8 Boundary Bay Cellar Dweller CDA Draft pour pint, enjoyed at Hop and Hound. Dark and dense, near black appearance. Rocky foam head. Big cocoa and roast on the first sip. Toasty malt with a subtle pine background. Mild malt forward nose. Dense body, almost creamy. Bold flavors dominate over any rich character. Plenty of hop bitter that lingers late. Overall a smooth and flavorful CDA. Love the style and don't come across it nearly enough. Tuesday, December 14, 2021
andrewje41	3.6 Boundary Bay Citraweisse 12 oz can poured. Glowing golden orange appearance, with a quick fading foam head. A nice, juicy, and refreshing berliner here, with a mild juicy citrus fruit sour taste that lingers. Cool first sip. Lemon, orange, soft grass, soft wheat aroma. Just a touch of tart, making this likely a good introduction beer for those on the fence about sour beer. Late palate shows off the balance of malts, hops, and citrus. Really enjoyable light brew here. Saturday, September 18, 2021
IndianaRed	3.6 Boundary Bay The Nectar On tap at the Bellingham BP. Slightly hazy dull orange light amber thin sticky white head. Mellow slightly sweet citrus and tropical hop aromas and flavors . Full and smooth palate. Very nice. Not obnoxious Saturday, August 21, 2021
zabrazasca	3.2 Boundary Bay Oatmeal Stout Thursday, July 8, 2021
zabrazasca	3.4 Boundary Bay Northwest Original IPA (Inside Passage Ale) Thursday, July 8, 2021
zabrazasca	2.7 Boundary Bay Bellingham Blonde Ale Thursday, July 8, 2021
zabrazasca	3.1 Boundary Bay Scotch Ale Thursday, July 8, 2021
zabrazasca	3.3 Boundary Bay ESB (Best Bitter) Thursday, July 8, 2021
zabrazasca	3 Boundary Bay Amber Thursday, July 8, 2021
Fatehunter	3.9 Boundary Bay Razz Vice Bright deep red color with a pink head. Aroma is ripe raspberries. Taste is fairly clean start, raspberry tart middle, slightly sweet finish. Texture is crisp. One of the better fruit beers. Thursday, August 20, 2020
BillKismet	2.9 Boundary Bay Insubordination Community Collab IPA Sparkling bronze body feeds a frothy head. Burst of peach and juicy fruit character emanate from the glass. Fruity body, but also quite acerbic and with a harsh sour twang. Monday, August 17, 2020
Beese	3.4 Boundary Bay Northwest Original IPA (Inside Passage Ale) Keg at 74th St Ale House, Seattle, WA on 04/09/2008. A nice IPA, with grassy and pithy citrus nose. Quite crisp and bitter with a malty note and rising bitterness in the linger. Wednesday, April 22, 2020
jredmond	2.5 Boundary Bay Scotch Ale Draft sampled at GABF 2019 with Paul and Larry. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with notes of sweet sugar, booze and grain. Saturday, April 4, 2020
jredmond	2.4 Boundary Bay Pilsner Draft sampled at GABF 2019 with Paul and Larry. Pours a hazy yellow body with thin white lace. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with notes of sweet malt, grains and skunk Saturday, April 4, 2020
jredmond	2.7 Boundary Bay Old Bounder Draft sampled at GABF 2019 with Paul and Larry. Pours a copper amber body with soft white lace. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with notes of sweet malt, spice and sugar. Saturday, April 4, 2020
Beese	3.7 Boundary Bay Single Hop - Crystal Keg at The Oregon Brewers Festival, Portland, OR on 25/07/2008. Really nice fruity, citrusy nose on this one and lovely flavours coming through. Almost a little on the sweeter side. Wednesday, April 1, 2020
BillKismet	3.7 Boundary Bay Fielder’s Choice - Bellingham Bells IPA Bronze-amber body with a frothy, off-white head. Nice leafy PNW hop nose coupled with some tropical fruit flares. The body imparts a similar mix of PNW hops and tropical fruit notes. After aeration, some pleasant, musky, co-humulone notes round it out. Tuesday, February 18, 2020
zabrazasca	3.2 Boundary Bay Cedar Dust ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone Sunday, December 15, 2019
superspak	3.9 Boundary Bay Dark Darkness Got in a BIF from beertunes. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 9/5/2019. Pours nearly opaque dark brown color with a 1 finger fairly dense and fluffy light khaki head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a light amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. A bit too fruity/yeasty aromas, but not overwhelming. Nice aromas with good balance and complexity of dark/black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast notes; with big strength. Taste of big dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, and dark bread/crust; with lighter notes of molasses, raisin, fig, date, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness. Light-moderate pine, herbal, woody, grassy, peppery, roast, charred bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of dark chocolate, cocoa, coffee, caramel, brown sugar, roasted nuts, toasted biscuit, dark bread/crust, molasses, dark fruit, smoke, charcoal, wood, herbal, grass, peppercorn, pine, and yeast/roast/toasted earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; with a great roast/hop bitter/sweet balance; and no cloying/acris/astringent flavors after the finish. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering hop/char bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky/resinous/chalky mouthfeel that is great. Minimal warming alcohol for 6.3%. Overall this is a very nice American porter. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of dark/black/roast/bready malts and light-moderate earthy hop/fruity yeast flavors; very smooth and easy to drink with the modestly bitter/charred/drying finish; not aggressively bitter/charred. Great well rounded rich malt complexity, with nice earthy hops presence/balance, and restrained fruity yeast. Light residual sweetness with lingering hop/char bitter dryness. A very enjoyable offering, and well made spot on style example. Thursday, December 12, 2019
superspak	4.1 Boundary Bay Galbraith Series #1 - Cedar Dust IPA Got in a BIF from beertunes. 12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 10/8/2019. Pours slightly hazy deep golden amber/light orange color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with fantastic retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Thick foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Fantastic appearance. Aromas of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt notes; with big strength. Taste of big red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness. Light-moderate pine, citrus peel/rind, herbal, floral, woody, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of red grapefruit, tangerine, lemon, peach, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, guava, blueberry, citrus peel/rind, wood, mint, peppercorn, pine, cracker, toasted biscuit, light caramel/nutty, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a while. Awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and minimal lingering hop astringency after the finish. Fairly crisp finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and sticky/resinous/rindy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Overall this is an awesome IPA. All around awesome complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical/earthy hops and bready malt flavors; very smooth, easy, and fairly crisp to drink with the moderately bitter/resinous/drying finish. Not overly aggressive. Feels like Columbus, Mosaic, Simcoe, Centennial, and Chinook. Extremely juicy, vibrant, dank, and earthy hops; with a nice solid bready malt backbone. Minimal residual sweetness with crisp resin dryness. A really enjoyable offering, and impressive spot on West Coast style example. Wednesday, December 11, 2019