33 Acres Brewing

First time in Canada, and 33 Acres is definitely a nice and modern setting. Beer is great just wish they had a little bit more of a selection! Would recommend if in the area!

I’m really a fan of the beer and everything this awesome brewery entails but the customer service is horrible. I’m sorry but each time I go in they are rude, short and not friendly at all. I’m sorry but I go often to get beer cause I love it so much but each time I get cranky short tempered staff. Sigh.

I really like it here. It’s a modern interior, with a short beer list. Even though the list is short, every beer here is good. There’s a good cider that they have on tap as well.
I’ve tried a few things here, and liked them all. They have some snacks offered but there’s no kitchen, so no meals. Instead, they invite food trucks to park outside every night. There’s a schedule on their website, but it’s not always accurate.
The music is good, sometimes they’ll have live music as well. They have brewery merchandise here, high quality sweatshirts and hats and various other things. You can buy growlers and get growler fills as well. They also have an espresso machine.
The atmosphere here is fun, with lots of sleek lighting, a large concrete table for everyone to gather around, and smaller tables at varying heights around the edge of the room. It’s quite a small space, and it fills up quickly in their busy hours. This isn’t ideal for a larger group.
I enjoy coming here, and their beer is worth trying out.

The Schwartzbier and Trippel (or Belgian Red?) are tasty but the service was disinterested. When we visited the bartenders didn’t seem keen to explain their beers. Maybe it was an off afternoon for the staff. We’ll give it a second try next time we’re in Vancouver.

I come here way too often. Great beers, great company. I love the design work they put into the beers, their clothing, just everything. Been enjoying the manzo lately but I think my favourite beer here is still nirvana.
It can get pretty busy on friday nights though, and also quite loud with the live music. The food truck out front is a great addition for when you’re hungry while drinking

Feels like you’re in a trendy New York bar but a little too sleek and «ouch for the bottom» seating.
Beer is homemade (I’m guessing with no sulphites? yay!)with higher alcohol content (not sure if that’s necessarily a good thing if you don’t want to get drunk or take it out on your liver) still and soda water is on hand, pickup or fill up for beer readily available, a few pricey bites to eat and nice glasses… yet, something was missing for me at least… beers that didn’t taste bold/​bitter and leave strong aftertastes… kind of reminded me of bile and pine trees. I guess the only beer that was on the sweeter and milder end was a summer beer, however that was long gone! Seats uncomfortable, and fans blowing in your face… muggy and hot on a summer day.

Pleasant minimalist location. They have done well with the small place that they have.
Onto the important stuff. The beer from my opinion has improved a lot since my last visit. They have a good variety to suit most beer tastes.
The Nirvana IPA (the beer I ordered today) is smooth considering its abv of 8%, though it could certainly be hopier.
33 acres also has a good selection of coffees.
Definitely worth a visit

My favorite brewery in Vancouver. Love the ambiance of the expansive white space. And the LED lights above the main table are so cool! I want some in my house.
The serving sizes are generous, and I love beer with low IBUs. Therefore, the 33 acres of sunshine is my beer of choice, and I will go out of my way to get my growler filled up there.
Service can be a bit on the hipster side, but whatever… I’m here for the beer, not to be treated like a king.
The merchandise for sale always looks cool, but super preppy so I’m not sure I could rock it.
I wish they were able to open up a bigger space, and ideally outdoor space in the summertime would be KILLER.

33 acres,
there are so many things that I love about you. In fact, I’ve often referred to you as my happy place. Let’s count the things I love:
1) Bright and full of natural light.
2) Your minimalistic design is so aesthetically pleasing I often find myself stealing design tips for my own home.
3) You serve everything I love in one simple stop. The best almond milk latte I’ve ever had, heart coffee, cartems donuts, Nelson the seagull bread, and some delicious and unique beers. Also beer waffles? Amazing
But you know what ruins all of that? Stupid policies and rude people.
Almost every weekend we come to 33 for b33runch and/​or just a simple coffee or beer. One of my girlfriends is lactose intolerant and wanted to try the almond milk lattes I rave about on the regular, so we decided to have a little date. I got there first, grabbed a glass of darkness and sat my ass down to wait for her. I saw her walk up 5 min later and the… umm. bouncer?.. At the door refused to let her in. He told her they were at capacity (there were so many empty tables) and she couldn’t join me, but could go to the back of the line. She asked if she could just let me know she was there and he said no.
Cool story bro.
So what did we do? We left. And my dear friend didn’t get her latte or any of the delicious beer.
The best part is that an hour later I chatted with a friend who had gone for a beer with his girlfriend. He waited in line half an hour and she had stepped away to run an errand while he waited. When she got back mr. Bouncer told her to go to the back of the line as well.
So — here’s the deal, 33. I love your beer, I love your vibe, I love what you are all about, but implementing policies like the above are not good for business and do little more than make you look extraordinarily douchey.
Keep doing what you do, you’re killing it on everything else. but maybe be a bit more reasonable and/​or have your staff be less rude.

Very modern clean place that serves great cafes and great beer and great food

This really is my second office. Only a few blocks from my office, I love coming here after to work to unwind with my favourite beer sunshine, if I’m not sampling the flight (it’s the only way I can handle euphoria without falling over). It’s easy to do a bit of extra work here, or socialize as a group.
I really do love 33 Acres, it has a special place in my heart as a local brewery, a beautiful space, super friendly staff but what I love most is the effort they put into supporting other local businesses and really getting behind the local movement. I can get a pretzel from Bestie here, alongside my scoop of ice cream from Earnest or even have some of the best bread and butter in town, from Nelson the Seagull.
Also, there are really fun live bands specifically the Mexican duo. They add excellent ambiance to the place. Two more added bonuses: every Thursday 33 is part of the local brew pub hop, which runs a van service to take you between different local breweries in the city (an excellent way to spend a Thursday evening) along with a rotating supply of food trucks.
Much love!

Thirty-​three Acres is a little to the side of the beaten path which is Main Street. When they first opened and only offered a few types of beer I can say honestly I wasn’t that impressed. It felt just like another over priced yuppie/​hipster hang out. Now that they have been open a while and even though they have expanded their menu to include small smattering of snacks I realize I was right to not be impressed. Walking into 33 Acres essentially gives me the same feeling I get when going to the IKEA food court. All the staff wear uniforms (which I suspect has been designed using the Hipster Logo generator), they sell swag, cold hard design lines with a plant thrown in for ambiance, and on a busy night good luck finding a place to sit let alone be comfortable.

Nice selection of beers & love the glassware jars. My girlfriend is very happy they added a cider and nice that it was not overly sweet. I am a fan of the IPAs and really enjoyed the 33 ACRES OF NIRVANA. And a great value for 24 oz of this fine brew. Food options are somewhat limited and great that it is on the food truck rotation.
My only complaint is that there seem to be a lot of flies/​bugs in the establishment and we got several bites when we stopped there last.

I actually found this brewery by accident ’cause I took the wrong turn trying to get back to the office. I walked in to get a business card initially so that I could tell the guy I am dating about this place, however, they seemed suspicious that I wanted a business card. I had to explain the situation which was kinda odd.
Flash forward 2 months and we are back at this establishment. Warning that on a weekend that this place gets busy really really fast once 5 pm hits and you’re waiting outside for extended periods of time. It’s not like an eatery where you wait 20 minutes at the most. This is a brewery so people are sitting for up to an hour to just shoot the shit after work and you’re stuck waiting outside. Worse case scenario is that if you’re waiting too long there is the Brassneck Brewery that is a 10 minute walk away.
I got there 20 minutes early compared to my date and they let me in, however, as soon as he arrived, even though there was a spot for him inside they made him wait at the back of the line. I did inform them that I would wait for him inside in which they said that it was okay and then they just denied him entry when he did arrive and made him wait at the back of the line? Instead I just sat there and did my homework in the middle of a noisy brewery and had some drunk hipsters quiz me.
Space is very small, therefore, most of it is standing room only.
They do serve coffee and tea which is a plus.
We split a cheese board between us which was pricy for the selection of cheese.
I am not a beer drinker but I took a small sip for review purposes. Out of all the breweries that we have been to the selection was okay. Most of them are citrus or fruit inspired which went great with the cheeseboard but as a stand alone not that great. There was even beer that to me tasted like burnt hair.
Without the music it gets super super loud. I could barely here the band.

I don’t find the beer to be anything special. It’s a nice clean spot in a hidden neighbourhood, and that makes it cool, but the atmosphere is pretty boring and copycat. It could easily be a Macbook-​overrun coffee shop.
But back to the beer. It’s not the best. It’s priced the same as everywhere else. I drink a LOT of beer, from everywhere, and I don’t find their small selection to be anything memorable.

Ahhhh heaven. This place looks unlike any other brewery I’ve been to. Normally they’re large warehouse type places with a few tables, bar stools, some chairs, and some games if you’re lucky. 33 Acres was the opposite. It was a smaller space and it was white. There was no sign of it being a working brewery anywhere. Normally you can see silos and bags of hops and malts. Here all you saw were the friendly staff, happy customers, and a somewhat zen like environment.
The beer was good, too. We were able to put together a flight to try a few different offerings. One suggestion I have here is to have a small form or something to write down your options. I made the choices at the register and when the server gave me the flight I completely forgot the run down. We had to figure out what we were drinking by taste. Luckily, we’re avid beer drinkers so that wasn’t too hard, but at some point I thought, «Wow I wish they had given us something with our choices on it». Oh well. M favorite was the 33 Acres of Sunshine. I wish I had that on a hot summer day. It was so refreshing. We didn’t order any food but it looked good. It was definitely shi-​shi though so don’t expect typical brewery food. Oh, and there’s coffee. It makes total sense. Brews and brews. Genius!

33 Acres is another style over substance brewery. They came out of the gates with a manicured tasting room, gorgeous ceramic growlers, and rather mediocre beer.
The last time we visited they had a bouncer and rope across the door… again, a tasting room had a bouncer (thankfully in this case the bouncer was more along the lines of an early 20s skater having a hard time monitoring numbers).
33 Acres has a lively tasting room like Brassneck, but without the character or welcoming atmosphere.

Been a few times but the place bleeds hipsters and beers aren’t inspiring.
With branding of 33 Acres of _​_​_​_​_​ (e.g. Life, Ocean, Darkness, Nirvana) the expectation to the drinker is vast. I love life, the ocean, not so much darkness, and nirvana but after a few sips my inspiration level went from 0.03 to 0.03. It’s kind of like when a server at a restaurant tells you this romantic life story of the grape that made this wine and you take a sip and it tastes like Carlo Rossi.
Place is usually packed and they usually have food trucks parked out front. Staff was pleasant.
Better brews can be had.

I may be late to the party, but I finally got around to consuming some of 33 Acres’ weekend brunch menu. The waffle selection anchors their brunch menu and have been lighting up my social media feeds every weekend for ages now, so I had to make the time to indulge bright and early one Saturday morning.
I ordered my light and fluffy beer waffles topped with bacon and chocolate malt Earnest Ice Cream and it was unsurprisingly delightful and delicious. They were certainly tasty and comforting going down.
I imbibed with a glass of 33 Acres of Nirvana (an India Pale Ale with pine and candied orange). It was a light yet crisp IPA with the right amount of hop and flavour to it.
33 Acres as a brand has quickly become a neighbourhood fixture for their seemingly simple yet sophisticatedly discerning tastes beyond just beer.
I also got to try the brand new 33 Acres of Coff33 (a coffee bock collaboration brew with Matchstick Coffee featuring their coffee, cocoa, caramel, and dried fruit). I really dug the coffee taste nicely flavoured into the dark lager.
These are all things that make the already very good beer even better.

When you first walk into this place, you’re not sure if it’s a brewery or a Froyo stop. Whitewashed with modern furniture, 33 Acres is miles away different from the usual warehouse style tasting rooms.
With an eye on beer hopping around the city, decided against a sampler and ordered the 33 Acres of Vloer. Served in a tulip glass, the drink was incredibly strong (strategy fail), with hints of something that I don’t have the palette for.
Unfortunately all the seats were taken when we were there, despite not that big of a crowd — aesthetics took priority over seating. Nice place to chill but a little out of the way from everything else.