Minhas Micro Brewery

Ordered the Reuben sandwich with fries and the marbled rye came out burnt. Flies buzzing around the restaurant, and the servers seemed confused as where the food was going.
Brewery tour was about as underwhelming. Started off with a 9 minute video on how they make the beer rather than having the guide explain. Not allowed to go near the equipment as there were, «too many spills, hoses and chemicals» to let the group have a proper tour.
Tour guide was young and not overly experienced with the brewery and spoke in monotone.
Long story short, if you want a g brewery tour, head over to Wild Rose Brewery.

I was convinced that I would hate beer all my life, but thankfully I can say I was wrong. I happened to come here with my boyfriend while he was on beer refilling trip, not really expecting anything from this place. My boyfriend urged me to try come beer here, as according to him, its the best in Calgary. After much refusal, I gave in and tried some Sunshine Lager. It went down nice and smooth and tasted great. Also had some of their pizza there, which was also amazing, The pizzas are a burst of flavor with a crispy crust. I recommend everyone to go, beer and pizza, a great combination.
A bonus, they sell their brews for very cheap, much cheaper than getting it at a regular liquor store.

The best fresh pizza and selection of micro brews in Calgary! I went here for the first time last week and was amazed at how yummy everything was! Can’t wait to go on a beer tour next

I’m not sure how I’ve been in Calgary my entire life and never heard of Minhas Brewery but recently I discovered this amazing brewery and the owners behind it. I’ve really got to know Ravinder Minhas, one of the owners, very well and he is an amazing individual. It is super cool that him and his sister who grew up in Hawkwood, Calgary have been able to break into this industry in such a big way… I’ve been told they are now the 9^th largest brewery in North Amercia (including the one in Wisconsin).
My wife and I actually got to have a private tour with Ravinder and it is incredible to see how they make the beer. They get all their barley and wheat from Alberta and Saskatchewan farmers which is great. The brewery itself is clean and very well laid out.
I also ate at the Pizza Brew which is next door and it was probably the best pizza I’ve ever had (I’m going to leave a review on this next).
I HIGHLY recommend anyone who is in Calgary or visiting Calgary that is interested in breweries to check out Minhas!

Last summer the Minhas’ siblings opened this micro brewery to focus on craft brews in Canada. There was some controversy at first because of a tax subsidy and they’ve had some setbacks getting going, but everything seems to be almsot fully up and running now.
For $ 10 + tax, you can get a tour of the brewery. The tour begins in their tasing room, and extension of their restaurant, with a slide show about the basics of beer, the process, and some trivia. The slide show was good. They covered the basics and gave a few historical examples. If you’ve done a brewery tour before then this information may not be new to you. Beer is a pretty simple process afterall.
Next, the giude takes you into the back where you go upstairs to the gift shop which overlooks the brewing area. After an explanation of what the various vats and equipment is you have a few minutes to browse through the gift shop and ask the tour guide any questions.
Following this, you go back to the tasting room to sample the beers. During the tasting process you get about one pint total. The samples that were offered on my tour were Boxer Lager, Swiss Amber, Imperial Jack IPA, and Chocolate Bunny Chocolate Stout.
At the very end of the tour the guide gives everyone a gift pack. The pack includes two bottles of Blumer’s sodas, a bottle of Gluten Free Lazy Mutt beer, and the glass that you were using to sample the brews with, which they will rinse out for you.
In general I find Minhas beers to be boring. Their flavours don’t really wow me and fall flat. They seem very simple and don’t provide me with anything unique. Boxer Lager is what it is and I probably wouldn’t be able to taste the difference between it and any of the «big» lager brands. Swiss Amber was the best of the samples but still nothing really impressive for me. The Imperial Jack is the one that really let me down. I love IPA’s and this one just didn’t have the hoppy-​ness that I like in a good IPA. Finally, the Chocolate Bunny was good, but it was a very mild stout. It didn’t really stand on its own like I would expect and I just felt like I was muddling through the sample.
Overall I’d give this place a 3-​star rating for the beer but everything else was pretty great which bumps it up to 4-​stars.
Great job by our tour guide.

We went to Minhas with a coupon for a free pizza and a free growler (just the bottle). The atmosphere is surprisingly great. Located in a more industrial area near the airport, one doesn’t expect a pub atmosphere with good food. The pizza was one of the best we’ve had at any price in Calgary. It was hot, fresh, thin crust with just the right amount of toppings.
We ordered beer and wine and the prices were excellent. I had the Dutch inspired beer which was refreshing. It was so good that I had my new growler filled with it for consumption at home.
We’ll be back with friends next time.
Note that they do not accept cash here, only credit cards.