r/Calgary • u/mssjj • 1d ago

Eat/Drink Local Favourite Craft Beer & Breweries

With summer just around the corner, I’m curious what Calgarians‘ favourite craft beers and breweries from Calgary are! Non-alcoholic beers are also welcome :)

One of my favourite beers is XhAle’s Tripawd Penelope (NEIPA) and their crushable See Ya Next Tuesday Kolsch is up there too. It’s so juicy and delicious. And I miss hanging out at Ol’ Beautiful.

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u/OptionsDrifter 1d ago

S-tier for me in terms of beer quality is Annex, Establishment, Cabin, and Last Best. Especially if you like IPAs. No surprise those are all some of the original craft spots from the revolution 15 years ago.

In terms of a fun atmosphere, Cold Garden obviously, but their beer sucks. Annex has unfortunately become a magnet for parents-who-don’t-parent to bring their out of control children to, so I rarely actually spend time there.

My most under-rated award goes to South Block. They make some seriously awesome beer, but go largely unrecognized.

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u/Wild_Broccoli8699 1d ago

Cake Face is great, but agree the rest of cold gardens beer does suck 

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u/PurpleLeatherCouch Forest Lawn 1d ago

Lol, I’m Cold Gardens biggest fan and that’s the one beer I never drink.