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Style: IPA - American

ABV: 7    IBU: 100

Brewed with the hop aficionado in mind, Fat Tug is a Northwest-style India Pale Ale with an intense hop profile featuring notes of grapefruit, mango, melon and passionfruit. Sufficient malt is there to provide support. At 7% alc/vol and 80+ IBUs this beer delivers on the promise to satisfy anyone with a thirst for all things hoppy!

First seen on Friday, November 12, 2010

Style: IPA - American

ABV: 7    IBU: 90

Featuring one of the new wave of hop breeds accentuating the fruit-forward characteristics of North American native hops, Ekuanot is yet another answer to brewers craving distinctly North American hops. Paired with the intensely-fruity previously-named Brett Trois (actually it is wild Saccharomyces), this delivers layers of mango, melon and papaya.

First seen on Monday, August 10, 2015

Style: Wheat Beer - Witbier / Blanche

ABV: 5    IBU: 0

This traditional Belgian-style wheat ale is brewed with the addition of freshly-ground coriander and Curacao orange peel. Citrus and floral aromas outshine the hops and dominate the nose of this dry and quaffable beer, while the use of raw wheat adds cloudiness and enhances its mouthfeel. Food pairings: Duck, goose, pork. Thai curry, Indian curry. Sweet potatoes, carrots, ginger, bell peppers.

First seen on Saturday, January 22, 2011

Style: Bitter - Extra Special / Strong (ESB)

ABV: 6.5    IBU: 0

Brewed to honor Hildegard Von Bingen, a 12th century Benedictine Abbess, composer, and writer who is considered the founder of scientific natural history in Germany. Her treatise on medicine, “Physica Sacra,” contains the first recorded use of hops as a preservative in beer. This ESB is strong and generously hopped. For Hildegard.

First seen on Wednesday, March 30, 2011

Style: Porter - English

ABV: 6    IBU: 25

A drinkable platform to explore dark malt! The Blackstone Porter has ample body to support the flavours of chocolate and coffee derived from dark specialty malts. A surprisingly-quaffable session Porter, and the perfect companion to good conversation when the rain is lashing at the windows. Blackstone Porter is available seasonally during the colder months.

First seen on Friday, December 3, 2010

Style: IPA - American

ABV: 7    IBU: 0

Sartori Harvest Fresh Hop IPA, brewed only once a year, when in the midst of the annual hop harvest the fresh Centennial hops are harvested from Sartori Hop Ranch (near Chilliwack) and transported back across the Strait of Georgia to our brew kettle in Victoria within a 24-hr rush. When brewed in their natural form, the hop flowers are still sticky with raw oils and resins; imparting the coveted flavours and aromas of citrus, pine, and melon -which is best enjoyed as fresh as possible. We have been harvesting the same Centennial hops from the same plot of land since 2008, showcasing a delicious flavour profile unique to the growing region. Sartori Harvest IPA was also the very first IPA we brewed as Driftwood (Fat Tug IPA followed a year later!) and was a pioneer of the fresh hop beer movement in B.C.

First seen on Saturday, November 6, 2010

Style: Farmhouse Ale - Saison

ABV: 5.5    IBU: 0

Our interpretation of this Southern-Belgian farmhouse ale employs a long-grain bill and the addition of freshly-ground black pepper to the Brew Kettle. We use the versatile Ardennes yeast from Belgium, adding notes of bubblegum, banana and cloves to this Saison’s sturdy malt backbone. Food pairings: Walnuts, pecans, cheeses such as Trappist, Livarot, or Comte. Beef, venison, mussels. Root vegetables, resinous herbs (rosemary, marjoram, thyme). Great for brazing.

First seen on Monday, December 27, 2010

Style: Pale Ale - American

ABV: 5    IBU: 0

Our homage to the roots of craft beer renaissance, this eponymous pale ale sets the Northwest character of Centennial hops upon a stage of clean Canadian malted barley. A timeless classic!

First seen on Thursday, October 30, 2014

Style: Altbier - Traditional

ABV: 5.1    IBU: 0

Crooked Coast is inspired by the original Alt-style beer of Dusseldorf; “Alt” is German for old and the style a vestige of the days before lager yeast was discovered, when ales were what German Brewers produced. A marriage the aromas of German noble hops and caramel Munich malt, this quintessential session beer is defined by its delicate malt-hop balance. Food pairings: Celery, fennel, parsnips. Bratwurst, weisswurst…yay German sausage! A great compliment to many pork dishes.

First seen on Saturday, January 22, 2011

Style: IPA - Imperial / Double

ABV: 9    IBU: 100

An agent of delivery for hops! As always, we believe in balance, so the double-shwack of hops is supported by a dense-but-clean malt base. Huge fruit in the form of mango, passionfruit, guava, citrus and pine makes this a hop head’s delight.

First seen on Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Style: Sour - Traditional Gose

ABV: 5    IBU: 0

Brewed in the tradition of the artisan brewers of Leipzig, this rare style wheat beer is named after the Gose River whose slightly salty waters originally gave the beer its characteristic taste. This style went extinct twice Germany, but is today enjoying a revival in Leipzig and here in North America. Dry, tart, citrusy and deliciously refreshing on a hot summer’s day.

First seen on Friday, June 17, 2016

Style: IPA - New England / Hazy

ABV: 7    IBU: 50

OG Haze holds a balance of tropical fruit aromas, juicy hop character and soft malt body that elevates this hazy North Eastern IPA into the carefully crafted realm of distinction from Driftwood Brewery. For us what makes a NEIPA interesting and distinct is its reduced bitterness (compared to a West Coast IPA) and silky mouthfeel. We accomplished these by using a fairly small quantity of bittering hops and by using a lot of high-protein grains in the grist bill (un-malted oats and wheat). We added some green apple puree to the boil to set a pectin haze, and add a hint of viscosity and tartness. We also added a lot of late hops.

First seen on Thursday, February 7, 2019

Style: Wheat Beer - Hopfenweisse

ABV: 7    IBU: 0

A fusion of delicate clove and fruity banana esters produced by the Hefeweizen yeast with the hop Mosaic fruit bomb. Notes of guava, passionfruit and mango are backed up by a chewy malt body and cut through with effervescent carbonation.

First seen on Friday, October 17, 2014

Style: Pilsner - German

ABV: 5    IBU: 0

Arcus Pilsner is a North German Pilsner style with a pronounced classic Tettnanger hop profile present in aroma and finish. Extended lagering melds the delicate Canadian malt base and noble hop character into a refreshing palate pleasing symphony.

First seen on Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Style: Belgian Strong Golden Ale

ABV: 10    IBU: 0

A strong beer with a devilish name, following the Belgian tradition of giving this style of beer a satanic moniker. Also a tribute to metalheads everywhere \m/. Dry, effervescent, and deceptively drinkable.

First seen on Friday, March 23, 2012

Style: Farmhouse Ale - Brett

ABV: 6.3    IBU: 38

A funky, fruity, panoramic fermentation in ultra-high-def multi-colour. We hope you enjoy every aspect of a Season brewed from this perspective.

First seen on Saturday, February 22, 2020

Style: Table Beer

ABV: 3    IBU: 0

Stylistically of Swedish origin, table beer is brewed as a full flavoured session beer with a very low ABV. Goldynwell includes oat malt for added body and depth with an elevated hop profile that builds in extra complexity and character.

First seen on Friday, September 7, 2018

Style: Barleywine - American

ABV: 11.6    IBU: 0

This ale shows huge malt body, with notes of caramel and toffee, complemented by ample hop bitterness to support it. When young, it is a hoppy treat with plenty of citrus and pine; cellared for a few years and Cellar Dweller gracefully ages into a rich, round reward for patience, hinting at flavours of tawny port.

First seen on Saturday, December 18, 2010

Style: IPA - Other

ABV: 6.5    IBU: 80

Life is risky, be courageous! It takes some gumption to swim out beyond the bay, so good on ya! Choice Galaxy and Moutere hops from Down Under make this grog peachy and tropical as!

First seen on Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Style: IPA - Rye

ABV: 7    IBU: 0

Born of Canadian malted rye and Lumberjack hops, Limb from Limb RyePA blends warming malt notes with the melon, clove and allspice profile of this distinct BC grown hop variety.

First seen on Saturday, October 28, 2017

Style: Lambic - Kriek

ABV: 7.6    IBU: 0

A massive dose of Morello cherries gives a rich red hue, and complemented by the cherry pie notes courtesy Brett Brux, this rich, complex-yet-dry sour beer delivers layers of fruit and funk. Aged for a year in used French Oak wine barrels. Cellarable.

First seen on Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 6.7    IBU: 0

Dry, sour, with a hint of raisin. Pronounced notes of cherry pie and horse blanket, the hallmarks of Brettanomyces. Over a year in used French oak wine barrels contributes notes of toasted oak and vanilla. Wonderfully complex and definitely cellar-able.

First seen on Sunday, May 10, 2015

Style: Stout - Milk / Sweet

ABV: 6.3    IBU: 0

This milk stout, also know as sweet or cream stout, is black in color and brewed with cara, chocolate and roasted barley. Presenting a dominate malt sweetness with notes of chocolate, caramel and a hint of roast in the aroma and on the palate. Lactose sugar deepens and rounds out the pleasing rich malt and medium body of this unforeseen galactic visitor!

First seen on Thursday, March 1, 2018

Style: Pale Ale - Belgian

ABV: 7    IBU: 0

Inspired by the classic Abbey Ales of Belgium, Drawn to Light has an inviting floral aroma, crisp and fruity malt profile and a very dry finish. Stylistically this beer is a Belgian Pale Ale and will evolve with some aging.

First seen on Thursday, May 12, 2016

Style: Sour - Other

ABV: 9.4    IBU: 0

First seen on Monday, October 28, 2013