Style: IPA - American
ABV: 7 IBU: 70
A classic, strong west-coast IPA with a big dry-hop leading to a dank, resinous, piney and citrus aroma and flavour. An homage to IPA's of old that are due for a comeback!
First seen on Sunday, March 15, 2020
Style: IPA - New England / Hazy
ABV: 6.5 IBU: 30
A big, hazy, juicy, smooth, New-England style IPA. Huge hop flavours and aroma with low hop bitterness.
First seen on Sunday, July 12, 2020
Style: Cream Ale
ABV: 5.2 IBU: 15
This blonde ale is accented with local honey and a crisp dry finish
First seen on Saturday, September 21, 2019
Style: Pale Ale - American
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 21
This Canadian Pale ale is lightly hopped and features specialty malts. Highly crushable and aromatic.
First seen on Saturday, September 21, 2019
Style: Blonde / Golden Ale - Other
ABV: 4.7 IBU: 27
A heavily hopped American Blonde Ale. A new take on an old favourite pivoted to make a more sessionable beer with loads of hop aroma and flavour.
First seen on Sunday, September 15, 2019
Style: Pilsner - German
ABV: 5 IBU: 22
A german pilsner brewed with high quality bavarian malt and imported Czech hops.
First seen on Thursday, September 5, 2019
Style: Sour - Fruited
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 7
The newest installment of our F-Bomb kettle sour series features Peach and Pink Guava. The intent of this version was to keep the acidity and the fruit flavour on the subtle end of the spectrum to create a fruit-spritzer like beer the is light and refreshing. The peach and pink guava compliment each other spendidly to create a perfect tart, summer sipper.
First seen on Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Style: Lager - Dark
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 27
This beer may look dark and intimidating but it’s actually light and very drinkable. Based on the traditional German Schwarzbier, this lager has subtle notes of chocolate and coffee with a very clean finish. This beer is a great introduction to roasted malts for those who normally stay away from dark beers.
First seen on Saturday, October 24, 2020
Style: Honey Beer
ABV: 5.2 IBU: 15
First seen on Thursday, May 20, 2021
Style: IPA - Imperial / Double
ABV: 9 IBU: 90
In celebration of our 100th brew, we aimed for the stars and boosted up our Jet Fuel IPA with an astronomical amount of hops! Buckle in 'cause the countdown is on and this stellar Double IPA is ready to launch you into orbit!
First seen on Friday, December 11, 2020
Style: Sour - Berliner Weisse
ABV: 5 IBU: 5
Subtle sour, juicy
First seen on Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Style: IPA - Black / Cascadian Dark Ale
ABV: 6.5 IBU: 57
This black IPA has aromas of pine, orange peel, strawberry, and coconut with delicate notes of coffee, chocolate, and rye.
First seen on Sunday, October 2, 2022
Style: Pale Ale - New England / Hazy
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 13
A light, easy drinking hazy pale ale that is packed with hop flavour and aroma. Featuring two of our favourite hops, El Dorado and Idaho 7, in both standard hops pellets and cryo hop format. A few other juicy and tropical hop varieties were added to complete this summer crusher that is perfect for the patio or beach.
First seen on Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Style: Sour - Smoothie / Pastry
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 14
Our F-Bomb Raspberry Creamsicle Sour is a tantalizingly tart and sweet brew that captures the essence of a classic summer treat. We start by adding generous amounts of fresh raspberry puree to the mix, giving the beer a bold and fruity flavor that's balanced by a crisp and refreshing sourness. To create the creamy, dreamy mouthfeel of a classic creamsicle, we add lactose sugar to the mix. This lactose sugar provides a subtle sweetness that's reminiscent of vanilla ice cream, while also giving the beer a velvety smoothness. For the finishing touch, we infuse the beer with bourbon vanilla, which adds a rich and complex flavor profile of oak, caramel, and bourbon, as well as a warming hint of vanilla sweetness.
First seen on Monday, May 29, 2023
Style: Sour - Fruited
ABV: 5.6 IBU: 0
First seen on Friday, June 3, 2022
Style: Pilsner - German
ABV: 4.9 IBU: 20
Crisp, bright and zesty Pilsner. This light lager was heavily dry-hopped with two New Zealand hop varieties to create hop flavours of lemon, lime and white wine all while being low percentage, dry and complex. The perfect summer beer for beer and wine lovers alike.
First seen on Friday, July 16, 2021
Style: Sour - Fruited Gose
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 5
The next F-Bomb sour is a margarita inspired Gose-style kettle sour perfect for enjoying the remaining days of summer. This light wheat ale is soured in the kettle and then bolstered by the additions of Vancouver Island Sea Salt and fresh orange and lime zest. To top it off the beer was fermented with lime puree. All this results in a sour, salty, citrusy, treat!
First seen on Friday, August 12, 2022
Style: Porter - Other
ABV: 6.6 IBU: 15
Inspired by the classic chocolate and mint treat that everyone knows and loves. A rich chocolate base is built from Thomas Fawcett’s famous chocolate malt and then amplified by the use of cocoa nibs. An all-natural mint extract is added to the beer post fermentation to give it a subtle minty flavour and cooling mouth feel. A delicacy this good shouldn’t have to wait until After 8!
First seen on Saturday, April 27, 2024
Style: IPA - Cold
ABV: 6.4 IBU: 45
A new IPA trend… yes please! Light bodied, dry and full of delightful hops all grown in the southern hemisphere. Brewed with a simple grain bill of pilsner and flaked rice, fermented warm using lager yeast and aggressively dry-hopped with Galaxy, Topaz, Motueka and Riwaka hops. This crisp IPA allows the hops to sing a harmonious chorus of citrus, pine and stone fruit. We're not behind the times, we're fashionably late.
First seen on Thursday, February 9, 2023
Style: Wheat Beer - American Pale Wheat
ABV: 5 IBU: 17
Although the long days of summer are gone, we have many beauitful days ahead. This beer is a fruit forward wheat beer that reminds us to enjoy every beach day, forest walk and days on the water still ahead of us. This american style wheat ale is fermented on a generous amount of organic apricot puree to give it a lovely stonefruit flavour and aroma.
First seen on Thursday, September 5, 2019
Style: Pale Ale - American
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 19
Tropical, hazy, sour.
First seen on Thursday, September 10, 2020
Style: Sour - Fruited
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 0
A refreshing sour wheat ale, kettle soured and fermented on crazy amounts of raspberries and mangoes
First seen on Friday, November 1, 2019
Style: IPA - Imperial / Double New England / Hazy
ABV: 7.5 IBU: 29
Sometimes you have to embrace the trends and combine all the beer hype words in one beer! Introducing Socked In, our Kviek Hazy Double IPA. This beer was brewed with a large proponent of wheat and oats to give the beer a silky smooth body and mouthfeel. Loads of Citra and Mosaic hops were shovelled into the kettle and then the beer was fermented with a Norweigen Kviek strain from @escarpmentlabs to give the beer a mango and guava punch. In the fermenter this juicy delight was dry-hopped with Citra and Mosaic hops followed by a second dry-hop of Citra and Mosaic cryo-hops. The resulting beer is fruit forward with notes of orange, mango, blueberry, pineapple and guava. Limited quantities available, tap room only.
First seen on Friday, February 26, 2021
Style: Fruit Beer
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 7
Bright purple, assertive acidity and wonderful fruity, jammy blueberry flavour. We started with our base sour recipe and steeped butterfly pea flower in the kettle (known for turning substances purple) and then added a absurd amount of blueberries to the fermenter. Ta da... purple beer!
First seen on Thursday, August 5, 2021
Style: Sour - Fruited
ABV: 5.5 IBU: 10
With this iteration of the F-Bomb we decided to produce an immensely refreshing beverage emphasizing drinkability. The flavours of honey, ginger and lime are all subtle in nature but intertwine in a complimentary manner. Fresh lime juice, fresh ginger and local wildflower honey are utilized to maximize freshness and quality. Cheers!
First seen on Friday, February 24, 2023
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Kitty Hawk Honey Cream Ale
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Reviews
Quinn L (Lateral Drift)
Wednesday, August 7, 2024
Great spot for good beers and food in the valley! The jerk chicken nachos were the star of the show! Prices were reasonable and great portion sizes. The beer was very tasty - I'll be back!
Jenita
Monday, May 27, 2024
Delicious brisket nachos!, crisp cold refreshing beers! Such a cool spot to just chill and enjoy! Hubs and I loved our little afternoon date here and will definitely be back.
Monica Hammond
Monday, December 30, 2024
Went to Ace Brewing for dinner after a day at Mount Washington. There were four adults and two little kids in our group. We were all warmly welcomed and treated so well, even when the two-year-old was, you know, being a two-year-old. The food was great, the staff were so friendly and helpful, there were games and activities to keep the kids occupied, and the beer was delicious. Something for everyone! We will definitely go back next time we're in Courtenay.
Bart Kupnicki
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Aces Brewery's brisket tacos are the reigning champs of the Valley's taco scene, and for good reason! These tacos are like a symphony of flavoreach bite is a spicy, smoky, and succulent masterpiece. The brisket is so tender it practically melts in your mouth, and the toppings are a delightful dance of freshness and zest. Wash it down with a cold beer!
Molly S
Tuesday, August 6, 2024
Great patio and really tasty beer selection. We tried most of the beers available and they were all really tasty. Also loved that they had the beers available for purchase in cans to take home. The beer cheese and pretzels were delicious.