Powell Street Craft Brewing

Great beer. Stingy on growlers, only fill to baseline, while other pubs fill up bottle neck with beer. Hope they’ll do better with good product, it’s good customer relations.

Came to Powell st with my fiancée. started out our day of brew hopping.
This place has a small lot. 8 – 10 cars it can accomodate.
The location is really clean. Nice set up. Can accomodate big parties.
We came in at about 1230ish and noticed that it was empty. We were greeted by 2 gentlemen inside… both seemed friendly. but when we asked questions… we got short answers and felt like they ddnt want to explain anything further.
We got our flights $ 7 for any 4. and of the 4. the only one that was a treat was their ipa. hopdemonium. I think it was called.
There was lots of foot traffic filling growlers but no one really hanging out there. Wonder why.
I’d go back to get growler fills. but not hangout.
Thanks powell.

Ode de citre awesome. Service, slowest of all the craft breweries I’ve seen. A little smile also goes a long way.

Went there last week. Hadnt been here in a while as beer is never that impressive compared to the other breweries in that area. My husband asked was there a wifi code and the girl said yes but not for people who live in vancouver. Because we had a BC driving licence she presumed we lived in vancouver still. poor beer and poor service

I came here with a big group and even though PSCB is one of the larger craft breweries it was still hard to get us all in there. The flights were priced well at $ 7 and the pepperoni sticks were the cheapest of any place I’ve been to. Selection was fairly good although I found that each individual beer had a lot in common with the one I had tried before. Staff were very attentive, polite and the Amarillo Sour beer was one of the better sours I’ve had (certainly better than Main Street’s sour).
Because of its proximity to all other breweries, this is certainly worth a stop on your crawl nights.

On a craft brewery tour, PSCB was our 3^rd stop. The tasting room is small with very limited seating. The food options are also very limited. But one is here for the beers and PSCB does have several great beers and of course the growler fill option. I am a double/​imperial IPA guy and enjoyed both the OPDEMONIUM IPA (8% and 88 IBU) and the RIGHT KIND OF CRAZY DOUBLE IPA (9% and 150 IBU) though even I found the latter a wee bit too hoppy… my fault as I was aware it was a 150 IBU.

My wife and I popped in to PSCB to sample a few beers yesterday, and we ordered four tasters each. The gentleman behind the bar recommended the Grisette which my wife duly ordered. She didn’t like it so she inquired as to whether she could try something else instead, and the gentleman refused.
Now there was nothing wrong with the Grisette, but the bartender recommended it and my wife didn’t like it. This is a brewery — is it really worth quibbling over four ounces of beer? Plus we tipped enough to pay for another whole taster! Which reminds me — never tip before you leave the establishment.
Next time we’ll go up to Parallel 49 instead, it’s super cheap and despite the crappy décor, it always has a great atmosphere.

Small, intimate yet casual, the perfect place to try some perfect beer. I love how small it is, how «craft» it is. Other places get schmaltzy and yaletown-​ish. PSCB keeps it real.

Great craft beer and even better prices. I took 3 friends for a round of flight and my bill was $ 24.
Great inexpensive way to treat u coworkers after s long week.

–1 star for the truly bad carpentry work.
As a master carpenter I’m truly offended my the lack of care and effort of the fit and finish of the place, I’m REALLY hoping you were working with a chairty that employs blind carpenters, thats the only reason i can come up with in my mind for the quality of workmanship. i hope the lack of care dose not spill over into the sterilization of the vats and brewing equipment.
BUT after quite a few good sessions in there I can say for a fact their beer is exceptional, very clean, distinct, and honest, good rotating tap selection.

With all the new craft breweries and burgeoning beer culture exploding, Powell Street has been a reliable staple on the Eastside since 2012. The former nano-brewery’s relatively new location (originally located four blocks east) has a vintage charm to it with the plain wood finishes and basement feel.
As for the beer, I did my best to try most of the bunch. The Ode to Citra Pale Ale was quite crisp and delightful in its fine taste. You’ll most likely be familiar with the award-​winning Old Jalopy Pale Ale as a tasty, no-​nonsense drinking pale ale with abundant citrus and floral notes. The Hodemonium IPA has a nice, subtle bite to it and isn’t too hoppy with its robust flavour.
The White IPA (aka WIPA) was very good, easy drinking, and crisp. It had a very subtle hop to it and I really enjoyed its golden quality. The Azacca Ale was light, refreshing, very easy drinking, and smooth, if a little slight. I was curious to try the Double IPA and was pleasantly surprised by the refreshing hoppiness to it.
I really dig Powell Street’s no-​nonsense line up of basic yet well-​made beers from a very friendly and knowledgeable staff. Also, I enjoy the old school Duff Beer/Moe’s Tavern style mugs.

I love this place. The beer is great, the tasting room is awesome, and the staff are friendly. I usually have the stout and its one of my all time favourites. My partner loves their saison. The lager is also pretty good. Most of the time theres a food truck out the front so you are pretty set. Excellent prices too!

This was our first trip to their new location, and I gotta say these guys are doing some great things with beer! I’m glad they moved to a larger location, as the last place — though cute — left a lot to be desired in terms of seating availability. Now there’s plenty of seating (table sharing is encouraged during busy times), and a big window through which to watch their brewery operations. The beer is still good, and they will give you a little taster to try before you commit to a whole pint. This is definitely on our «must do» brewery list when we’re in this part of town!

I felt a little bad for not spending as much time over the holidays before leaving for the Island with him (alone time), therefore, I decided to throw a cute little date night with him and we did a sampler tasting at this Brewery together. Of course I don’t drink, therefore, he did most of the tasting. I did have a finger lick of each and I am more into the Light IPA.
The place is small and seating is limited. I laughed when I saw the sign which read «Sharing Your Table Is Awesome.» It is kinda sad when you have to tell Vancouverits that it is okay to share, however, this is just us. In Portland you don’t even have to ask. 9 out of 10 times you just join someone’s table if there are seats available. Sad we have to remind Vancouver to be social, however, the sign was still funny none the less.
The guy I am dating decided to pick a table with a view of the actual brewery. It was like whale watching. We got excited when we say a hipster walk in the brewery doing something. Like I said, it’s like whale watching.
The people running the brewery (til) were super friendly and sweet. I chatted with them for a good 5 minutes when my mom went to use the can.
They do have some snacks, very being the magic word. The snacks are okay but more like light bits to fill and absorb the beer.
Prices were very reasonable. The samplers were $ 6 each.
We came here at around 2 pm-​ish, however, it got busy really really quickly.
We had a good brief conversation with the couple next to us as to when it is appropriate to take down your Christmas lights.

Looks like they’ve finally upgraded to a newer venue, with actual seats. This place was once located a few blocks away, but it was basically just a brewing area with no tasting room. Just like Mark H. says, gotta drink ‘em all, like Pokemon.
Parking is available in the small lot out front. There are also spots in the side streets after business hours, but be sure to park on the same side of Powell. The nearest crosswalk is a block away, and this street gets awfully busy. I haven’t played street Frogger like this in years.
As the place is new, everything is nice and shiny. There are a couple of couches for those waiting for a growler refill, and bar seating (maybe 24 seats) for those wishing to try a paddle of 4. The room is mostly painted drywall and plyood, which makes it feel like someone’s cabin at a ski resort.
Flights are a bit more than nearby P49 at $ 6 apiece. As of the time of writing, there are 8 types of beer, so one can wipe out the inventory in 2 paddles. One nice thing about the menu is that it lists the bitterness (IBU) as well as alcoholic volume, which is nice for those who aren’t as adventurous. One thing that stuck out is that the brews here are centred at 5−9% alcohol. Nothing weak, but nothing too strong either. Another thing to keep in mind, if some of your friends can’t handle too much of a liver beating.
Having tried all of them, things here are a bit more on the hoppier side. Ales make up the majority of the selection. There wasn’t really anything I didn’t like. Can’t really go wrong with this place.

Love their new location. Bright and welcoming, with adequate seating. Friendly, knowledgeable staff. Great snacks. There are frequently food trucks parked outside too if you want a bite.
Oh, right, this is a review of a brewery. So I suppose I should mention the beer. Even if we threw out everything above, this would still be a five-​star review based on the beer alone. If it was a filthy hovel with no redeeming features and they served this beer, I’d still only be able to go down to 4 ½ stars. So go, try all their beers and find your favorites! Mine are the Dive Bomb Porter and the White IPA.

The highly anticipated tasting room does not disappoint. Cozy and cool all at the same time. The beers remain solid and probably the most consistent in the Vancouver area. They didn’t have any new beers when I went but I’m hoping there will be some seasonals in time for the gloomy weather. No better way to spend a rainy day than with a flight of good beer and some sausage. You can quote me on that.

Powell St Brewing’s new location is fabulous! So much room compared to the old place.
The décor was ripped right out of my grandparents living room so I feel right at home.
They do a lovely tasting flight for $ 6. Try the White IPA. They’ve also got some snacks for purchase.
Hang out, drink beers and peer through the window in the back and watch the beer masters at work.

Nice new tasting room!
Friendly staff, Celia was super nice.
A nice variety of beers on tap and reasonably priced snacks to munch on.
Picture perfect 70’s/80’s living room corner ;)
We’ll be back!

Excellent beer, knowledgable and friendly staff, and dog friendly!
Be sure to take home a growler if their award winning Pale Ale (best in Canada 2013).
If you’re unsure, just ask, these guys know their beer, but aren’t snobby about it if you don’t.

Keeping up with all the new craft breweries opening in town is like Pokemon. Gotta drink them all.
I was searching for breweries on the Unilocal app and noticed this new listing with no reviews. They just opened in this new space on Sept 24.
Walking in, it kind of felt like someone’s really cool dad’s mancave with retro couch and furniture and wooden bar and tables. The observatory type window into the operations is entertaining.
Flights of 4 are $ 6 including tax which doesn’t win on value (P49 remains king), but really enjoyed the Hopdemonium IPA followed by Ode to Citra Pale Ale the most. Growler fills are $ 11.50 except high ABV ones (IPAs) are $ 13.
Staff are cool. I’ll be back.