Spike Beerme Chilton
@spikeinthebeer.bsky.social
I love craft beer and cider, especially from B.C.! Eager to learn and taste more. Cheers! (Personal account @spikeinthebox.bsky.social)
First post-Labour Day beer of the year is the surprisingly refreshing lemon zest, followed by subtle toasted malt and lime cordial, with a lilting floral hop finish of contract brewer Happy Brewing’s (happybrewing.ca) Happy Lager. Dependable go-to in the booming budget beer scene. Go Hawks!
September 10, 2026 at 2:09 AM
First post-Labour Day beer of the year is the surprisingly refreshing lemon zest, followed by subtle toasted malt and lime cordial, with a lilting floral hop finish of contract brewer Happy Brewing’s (happybrewing.ca) Happy Lager. Dependable go-to in the booming budget beer scene. Go Hawks!
Cracking open a king can of the hop-soupy swirl of melon, papaya, and mildly bitter grassy and lime zest hits of an NEIPA, meets the bready malt and crisp, sudsy finish of a Czech pils in Main Street Brewing’s (mainstreetbeer.ca) Big Skyrocket Cold IPA.
June 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Cracking open a king can of the hop-soupy swirl of melon, papaya, and mildly bitter grassy and lime zest hits of an NEIPA, meets the bready malt and crisp, sudsy finish of a Czech pils in Main Street Brewing’s (mainstreetbeer.ca) Big Skyrocket Cold IPA.
As we enter lager season, enjoying the dry sourdough malt, notes of lime zest and cordial, and a smooth, lilting wash of straw, grass, and elderflower in the finish of the full-bodied yet super refreshing Driftwood Brewery’s (driftwoodbeer.ca) Driftwood Lager. The extra .1% makes all the difference.
May 10, 2026 at 7:45 AM
As we enter lager season, enjoying the dry sourdough malt, notes of lime zest and cordial, and a smooth, lilting wash of straw, grass, and elderflower in the finish of the full-bodied yet super refreshing Driftwood Brewery’s (driftwoodbeer.ca) Driftwood Lager. The extra .1% makes all the difference.
Trying first Lighthouse Brewing (lighthousebrewing.com) beer since Lighthouse closed in January and Phillips Brewing took over brand (phillipsbeer.com/news/lighthousebrewing). Still true-to-recipe dry rye malt head, bitter toasted barley and syrupy molasses spine of the classic Race Rocks Amber Ale.
May 2, 2026 at 1:13 AM
Trying first Lighthouse Brewing (lighthousebrewing.com) beer since Lighthouse closed in January and Phillips Brewing took over brand (phillipsbeer.com/news/lighthousebrewing). Still true-to-recipe dry rye malt head, bitter toasted barley and syrupy molasses spine of the classic Race Rocks Amber Ale.
A surprisingly satisfying lager that melds the mildly bitter sourdough malt and Meyer lemon zest of a helles and the key lime zest and effervescent grassy malt of a Mexican lager, Fuggles (fugglesbeer.com) Force Lager is budget beer with luxury refreshmet. A dependable and affordable summer quaffer.
April 18, 2026 at 6:46 AM
A surprisingly satisfying lager that melds the mildly bitter sourdough malt and Meyer lemon zest of a helles and the key lime zest and effervescent grassy malt of a Mexican lager, Fuggles (fugglesbeer.com) Force Lager is budget beer with luxury refreshmet. A dependable and affordable summer quaffer.
Celebrating St. Patrick’s with the most popular German beer in Hong Kong that is now brewed in South Korea, the soft and bright lime zest, doughy mild pilsner malt, and lilting skunkiness (clear bottle) of Oriental Brewery’s Blue Girl Pilsner (www.bluegirlbeer.com/en/). Refreshing, but no pil bite.
March 18, 2026 at 4:47 AM
Celebrating St. Patrick’s with the most popular German beer in Hong Kong that is now brewed in South Korea, the soft and bright lime zest, doughy mild pilsner malt, and lilting skunkiness (clear bottle) of Oriental Brewery’s Blue Girl Pilsner (www.bluegirlbeer.com/en/). Refreshing, but no pil bite.
Celebrating the return of NHL hockey after an inconveniently long Olympic hiatus with the bright sourdough light rye malt, mildly bitter citrus zest hop nip, and refreshingly sudsy mild floral finish of Slow Hand Brewing (slowhandbeer.com) Wrong Lager - a collaboration with NoMeansNo’s John Wright.
February 26, 2026 at 5:56 AM
Celebrating the return of NHL hockey after an inconveniently long Olympic hiatus with the bright sourdough light rye malt, mildly bitter citrus zest hop nip, and refreshingly sudsy mild floral finish of Slow Hand Brewing (slowhandbeer.com) Wrong Lager - a collaboration with NoMeansNo’s John Wright.
Honouring Ireland’s favourite saint, Patrick, and its favourite son, James, with the smooth roasted cereal malts, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, strong coffee, slight crisp lactic tang, subtle anise spice and mild floral hop of Hoyne Brewing Company (hoynebrewing.ca) Finnegans Irish Stout. Sláinte!
March 18, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Honouring Ireland’s favourite saint, Patrick, and its favourite son, James, with the smooth roasted cereal malts, cocoa powder, dark chocolate, strong coffee, slight crisp lactic tang, subtle anise spice and mild floral hop of Hoyne Brewing Company (hoynebrewing.ca) Finnegans Irish Stout. Sláinte!
Toasting the Saint that was named Patrick with the flavourful malt-forward roasted oats spine, followed by mild and refreshing notes of cocoa, dark coffee, and a subtle orange zest nip in the finish of Backcountry Brewing (backcountrybrewing.com) Bernard Ludwig Black Extra Stout. Sláinte mhaith!
March 18, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Toasting the Saint that was named Patrick with the flavourful malt-forward roasted oats spine, followed by mild and refreshing notes of cocoa, dark coffee, and a subtle orange zest nip in the finish of Backcountry Brewing (backcountrybrewing.com) Bernard Ludwig Black Extra Stout. Sláinte mhaith!
Final brew of this aces second Brassneck night is this dry and bitter citrus zest-forward hop slowburn, boasting a sharp and zingy swirl of mango, grapefruit, and tangerine, with a finishing herbal hop flourish of elderflower in Brassneck Brewing (brassneck.ca) Retrofuturism Classic West Coast IPA.
March 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Final brew of this aces second Brassneck night is this dry and bitter citrus zest-forward hop slowburn, boasting a sharp and zingy swirl of mango, grapefruit, and tangerine, with a finishing herbal hop flourish of elderflower in Brassneck Brewing (brassneck.ca) Retrofuturism Classic West Coast IPA.
Penultimate Brassneck of the night, it’s the delicious tropical fruit bomb of guava, papaya, dragonfruit, lychee, and touches of mango and pineapple, with a lilting spruce tip and grassy hop nip in the close of Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) Willful Suspension Hazy IPA. Solid juice explosion.
March 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Penultimate Brassneck of the night, it’s the delicious tropical fruit bomb of guava, papaya, dragonfruit, lychee, and touches of mango and pineapple, with a lilting spruce tip and grassy hop nip in the close of Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) Willful Suspension Hazy IPA. Solid juice explosion.
More Brassnecks, with the surprisingly brawny bready and biscuity malt-forward lager, with citrus zest and mild floral hop end of Brassneck Brewing (brassneck.ca) Fomfest Ūbernormal Festbier. Crisp and effervescent, yet boasts a robust burst of flavour for a lager. Somewhere between lager and pale.
March 3, 2025 at 7:39 AM
More Brassnecks, with the surprisingly brawny bready and biscuity malt-forward lager, with citrus zest and mild floral hop end of Brassneck Brewing (brassneck.ca) Fomfest Ūbernormal Festbier. Crisp and effervescent, yet boasts a robust burst of flavour for a lager. Somewhere between lager and pale.
Having another Brassneck night, starting with the interesting hoppy swirl of pine pith, cantaloupe, pulpy and mildly sweet dark cherry, Japanese pear, underripe apricot, and a dry oat malt bite in the finish of Brassneck Brewing (brassneck.ca) Ten Times Ten American Pale Ale Hopped with Centennial.
March 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
Having another Brassneck night, starting with the interesting hoppy swirl of pine pith, cantaloupe, pulpy and mildly sweet dark cherry, Japanese pear, underripe apricot, and a dry oat malt bite in the finish of Brassneck Brewing (brassneck.ca) Ten Times Ten American Pale Ale Hopped with Centennial.
A light and simple classic macro-style beer, in the vein of Lucky or Labatt’s, Steamworks Brewing (steamworks.com) John Oliver Lager has lilting citrus zest and bready notes, mild dry oat malts, and a subtle skunky bite, yet with a crisp, effervescent floral finish. Nothing new here, but refreshing.
February 15, 2025 at 7:31 AM
A light and simple classic macro-style beer, in the vein of Lucky or Labatt’s, Steamworks Brewing (steamworks.com) John Oliver Lager has lilting citrus zest and bready notes, mild dry oat malts, and a subtle skunky bite, yet with a crisp, effervescent floral finish. Nothing new here, but refreshing.
Chasing Robbie Burns Day Scotch shot with the mild swirl of mango, pear and pineapple, like a East Coast pale, meets a lilting dry oat malt nip and mild citrus zing, like a West Coast, of Parallel 49 Brewing (parallel49brewing.com) Ultra Fox No Coast Pale Ale. Clean yet flavourful take on a Coastal.
January 26, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Chasing Robbie Burns Day Scotch shot with the mild swirl of mango, pear and pineapple, like a East Coast pale, meets a lilting dry oat malt nip and mild citrus zing, like a West Coast, of Parallel 49 Brewing (parallel49brewing.com) Ultra Fox No Coast Pale Ale. Clean yet flavourful take on a Coastal.
Ending Brassneck (brassneck.ca) evening with this odd one, like u-brew peach cider, the scrumpy English-style apple cider base, with sweet-tart notes of apricot and peach, and a mildly tangy and dank pulpy cantaloupe nip on the finish of Xenomorph Tart Barrel Aged Ale with Apricots. Neds more fizz.
January 19, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Ending Brassneck (brassneck.ca) evening with this odd one, like u-brew peach cider, the scrumpy English-style apple cider base, with sweet-tart notes of apricot and peach, and a mildly tangy and dank pulpy cantaloupe nip on the finish of Xenomorph Tart Barrel Aged Ale with Apricots. Neds more fizz.
Continuing a Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) night with the sudsy dry cereal malts, a swirl of yellow plum, green grape, pulpy green pear, and bitter citrus zest, with a mossy hop end of Have You Tried Turning it Off & Then On Again Hoppy Pale Ale for Technical Geniuses Only. Playful spin on pale.
January 19, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Continuing a Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) night with the sudsy dry cereal malts, a swirl of yellow plum, green grape, pulpy green pear, and bitter citrus zest, with a mossy hop end of Have You Tried Turning it Off & Then On Again Hoppy Pale Ale for Technical Geniuses Only. Playful spin on pale.
More from Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) with one of the brewery’s stellar core beers, the tropical juice-bomb of guava, pineapple, lychee, and honeydew melon swirl, closed out by a mildly piney and elderflowery hop zing to finish the choice hop soup of Nebulousness Hazy IPA off nicely. Solid.
January 19, 2025 at 3:44 AM
More from Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) with one of the brewery’s stellar core beers, the tropical juice-bomb of guava, pineapple, lychee, and honeydew melon swirl, closed out by a mildly piney and elderflowery hop zing to finish the choice hop soup of Nebulousness Hazy IPA off nicely. Solid.
Savouring the rich, smooth, slightly smoky and gauzy dark cocoa nibs, espresso, molasses, and a sourdough malt nip, chased by a swirl of bright, boozy butterscotch, subtly tangy corn mash funk, and coppery nut notes in Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) Inertia II Bourbon Barrell Aged Imperial Stout.
January 19, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Savouring the rich, smooth, slightly smoky and gauzy dark cocoa nibs, espresso, molasses, and a sourdough malt nip, chased by a swirl of bright, boozy butterscotch, subtly tangy corn mash funk, and coppery nut notes in Brassneck Brewery (brassneck.ca) Inertia II Bourbon Barrell Aged Imperial Stout.
A clean, crisp final beer from the CFOX (cfox.com) and Yellow Dog Brewing (yellowdogbeer.com) mix pack collaboration, Mr. Fox’s Fantastic Box, is the tangy sourdough malt and straw, with bright hits of tangerine juice, lime pulp, and mandarin orange zest of Jingle Juice Tangerine Blonde Ale.
January 4, 2025 at 7:32 AM
A clean, crisp final beer from the CFOX (cfox.com) and Yellow Dog Brewing (yellowdogbeer.com) mix pack collaboration, Mr. Fox’s Fantastic Box, is the tangy sourdough malt and straw, with bright hits of tangerine juice, lime pulp, and mandarin orange zest of Jingle Juice Tangerine Blonde Ale.
It’s the dry multigrain bread maltiness, subtle herbal and grassy hop notes, a mild black pepper bite, and bitter lime zest zing in the finish of Yellow Dog Brewing (yellowdogbeer.com) Fa-la-la-la Lager Kellerbier, from the ‘World Famous’ CFOX (cfox.com) collab mix pack, Mr. Fox’s Fantastic Box.
January 4, 2025 at 7:27 AM
It’s the dry multigrain bread maltiness, subtle herbal and grassy hop notes, a mild black pepper bite, and bitter lime zest zing in the finish of Yellow Dog Brewing (yellowdogbeer.com) Fa-la-la-la Lager Kellerbier, from the ‘World Famous’ CFOX (cfox.com) collab mix pack, Mr. Fox’s Fantastic Box.
Rang in the New Year with the big hits of overripe pear and fresh, leafy coriander, mellow notes of apricot, red plum and pink grapefruit zest, and closing, mildly boozy, mossy brett funk of Dageraad Brewing (dageraadbrewing.com) Anno 2024 Belgian Strong Golden Ale. Better than that lowly champagne!
January 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Rang in the New Year with the big hits of overripe pear and fresh, leafy coriander, mellow notes of apricot, red plum and pink grapefruit zest, and closing, mildly boozy, mossy brett funk of Dageraad Brewing (dageraadbrewing.com) Anno 2024 Belgian Strong Golden Ale. Better than that lowly champagne!
More a NWIPA hop quencher than an NEIPA hop soup, is this final, and best of the bunch, brew from the Big Box of Big Rock, the mango, peach, pineapple, and guava swirl, with a bold, yet mildly dank, mossy hop finish of Big Rock Brewery (bigrockbeer.com) Nebula North East IPA. The best Big Rock yet.
December 28, 2024 at 7:05 AM
More a NWIPA hop quencher than an NEIPA hop soup, is this final, and best of the bunch, brew from the Big Box of Big Rock, the mango, peach, pineapple, and guava swirl, with a bold, yet mildly dank, mossy hop finish of Big Rock Brewery (bigrockbeer.com) Nebula North East IPA. The best Big Rock yet.
This penultimate brew from the Big Box of Big Rock is the caramel malt, subtle notes of roasted mixed nuts, molasses, cola, and raisin, with a mild floral hop finish, of the brewery’s flagship brew, Big Rock Brewery (bigrockbeer.com) Traditional Ale. Always a dependable Big Rock quaff.
December 28, 2024 at 6:17 AM
This penultimate brew from the Big Box of Big Rock is the caramel malt, subtle notes of roasted mixed nuts, molasses, cola, and raisin, with a mild floral hop finish, of the brewery’s flagship brew, Big Rock Brewery (bigrockbeer.com) Traditional Ale. Always a dependable Big Rock quaff.
This one from the Big Box of Big Rock sports a melding of pleasant full-bodied biscuit malts and nuttiness of an ale, with notes of straw, citrus zest, and yeasty breadiness of a European lager, balancing nicely in Big Rock Brewery (bigrockbeer.com) Rhine Stone Cowboy Lagered Ale. Goes down nice.
December 18, 2024 at 7:32 AM
This one from the Big Box of Big Rock sports a melding of pleasant full-bodied biscuit malts and nuttiness of an ale, with notes of straw, citrus zest, and yeasty breadiness of a European lager, balancing nicely in Big Rock Brewery (bigrockbeer.com) Rhine Stone Cowboy Lagered Ale. Goes down nice.