Bomber Brewing

Smallish tasting room, would be tough to fit 2 large groups in there. Beer was tasty, glass was clean. Not much in terms of food, but there are options on commercial drive before going in for beer.
Would definitely return to try out all the other beers.

Bomber has some good brews to try. The Pilsner is perfect for something crisp & light. However, the Marzen amber ale is probably the one I most naturally gravitate towards. It’s got depth of flavor but it’s not overbearing. In summer season, I love the passion fruit ale as a nice fruity light option. It’s better than all the fruity radlers that breweries have been producing lately.
As for eats, this tasting room has pretty good options that fare better than other local tasting rooms. You can get pickled eggs, large pickles, fresh locally cooked potato chips, large German style pretzels and a couple of types of sausage sticks-​yum!
As for décor… I think the logo is great, hip, catchy, but the sitting area could definitely be bigger. If you don’t plan to stay long, you could always fill up a growler to go. Plus, they have well-​priced 6-​packs. $ 10 plus tax. That’s better than any BC store offers.
It’s definitely a local brewery that’s worth a visit.

Let’s be fair, you can’t go wrong with delicious beer right on the bike path.
Mary W. and I stopped by here on a warm Thursday night, tottering along on our bikes after a couple of cocktails before this. As we rode down the street we saw the spot across the road was super busy so we chose Bomber instead.
The tasting room isn’t the absolute cosiest I’ve ever seen, and doesn’t necessarily inspire you to stay and sip for hours, but they do have a large collection of board games, and a lot of delicious beers on tap, so I could be persuaded! We grabbed a stick of spicy pepperoni and a flight each and tucked ourselves onto the wooden benches in the corner. There aren’t many tables so prepare to cuddle a stranger, but there’s room enough for your beer, and enough distance that you can have a conversation without feeling like it’s rude not to invite your neighbour to join in.
The beers are great, but you knew that. The Park Life is a fruity favourite, and I also enjoyed the dunkelweizen’s malty goodness, and the IPA’s hoppy punch. They also have a decent amount of bike parking outside, which is a huge bonus!
Give it a shot, the beer is tasty and the prices are on par with other local breweries, so you’ve got nothing to lose!

This is a great little brewery tucked away in East Vancouver… not easy to find but worth the effort. The tasting room is small with no natural lighting and the food options are quite limited. I am a fan of the IPAs and really enjoyed their IPA (6.3% and 65 IBU). I have yet to try their SUPERPEST DOUBLE IPA (7.5% and 90 IBU) which I will ensure I try the next time we stop by.
The staff were very attentive and pleasant and made the stop a great experience.

Tucked away in East Vancouver, just off the bike path — a great way really enjoy exercise.

They guy and I found this totally by coincidence as we were walking toward another brewery and had some time to kill, therefore, decided to hit this one up in the run. Great service, great samples, small space, friendly patrons and they had some really good sodas for the none drinkers such as myself. They had a large bag of really salty chips for $ 2. Lots of grab and go product in the cooler.

I’ve been to Bomber Brewing many times (and drank their bottles even more times), but never quite felt like I had a total sum experience of their offerings until now. I love their kitschy, old school branding and strikingly designed cans of beer.
The Eastside brewery has a vibrant yet unassuming feeling and demeanour echoed in their beverages. I really like their reliable standards and interesting lineup of beers. The blonde is a very robust, easy drinking brew as is the ESB a solid British extra special bitter.
The Märzen (amber lager) is a smooth tasting, full-​bodied, Bavarian style lager with a nice maltiness to it and clean finish. The Absolute Horizon (Cascadian dark ale) is probably my favourite Bomber brew so far. It’s a very satisfying blend full of rich texture and malt flavours. The Old Fat Heater (winter ale) is a strong, seasonal blend with a lot of bite. I tried the Espressso Helles for the novelty and really enjoyed the strong, striking coffee taste from the German style pale lager.
The Cinder Ale is a nicely smoked altbier designed for the East Van patio. I had Dan’s Famous Summer Bitter (obviously, over the summer) and found it was just as advertised, a clean, refreshing summer blonde in honour of the late Dan Small. The Oktoberfest (München style lager) is a light and festive tasting version of their Märzen, inspired by autumn weather with hints of pumpkin.
Bomber has a great selection of standard and seasonal beers available for every style. Its tasting room is designed as a neat little sidebar full of character and charm.

I would likely have given this a better rating, but my tour guide last tuesday was the same guy who filled my growler last weekend– and it just seems that he’s determined to not like me.
Time to check out Off the Rail…

Good beer, but not one of the best tap rooms in the East Van brewery scene.
Bomber do make some great ales, and they have a bottle fridge in the tap room which is a great addition for those without growlers. More tap rooms should have this option.
The tap room itself is a little dark and there’s just something uninviting about it. There’s also an odd smell that’s more than a little unpleasant (and no, it’s not a brewing smell).
The door police there are also a little unfriendly with an attitude that’ll make you consider taking the half a block walk to Off The Rail Brewery.

Cool dudes and free Beer air.
I’m not a biker but they have a hose that gives you Beer byproduct air for your tires. Because your bike deserves to get drunk too.
My favourite beer of theirs is the ESB. None of the others have stood out. Lease favourite, Cinder Ale. Tastes like pinecones.
If you’re in the area, do the circuit: Off the Rail-​Bomber-​Strange Fellows-​Powell St. Make sure your bike isn’t wasted.

This place has some really mixed reviews which I dont really get. They have an excellent selection of beers. The guys behind the bar are friendly and more than willing to walk you through the selections and help you decide. Id been hanging for a stout all night and their stout did not disappoint! It was probably the smoothest and creamiest stout I’ve had. Ill be back to fill up the growler for sure!

The guys over at Powell Street Brewing Co. told us about Bomber and we’re glad they did. You’ve got to love a beer community that, even amidst the hustle and bustle and competition of the big city, manages to support and recommend each other.
Bomber was easy to find, with it’s bright red signage, and there was plenty of free street parking nearby. Inside we enjoyed a couple of their very large 20-​oz. pours and some salty nuts. The «beertenders» were super friendly, and the beer was really good. I had their winter ale and enjoyed it immensely. Bomber is a great addition to the ever-​growing Vancouver brewery scene!

Bomber is a hit with me any day of the week. All of the beers are a little bitter, which I love, but might not necessarily work for everyone. Do yourself a favour and pay a visit as all of the beers are most definitely worth a taste. The ESB and the IPA are my faves, but there’s usually a fun seasonal worth tasting. The infusion beers are a fantastic idea. I loved the chili basil infused pilsner I had there.
Not a tonne of space inside, but totally worth a short wait to get in. Six packs are cheap as chips inside and they will fill ANY growler. They also win the prize for best branded brewery in town. I want a t-​shirt!

The tasting flights give you an excellent chance to sample all the great brews here. My favourites are the ESB and Pilsner but there are brews with more hops for those whose tastes lean that way.
I love the look of the tasting room, though it can be busy after work.

This place is a beauty of design. I love the river rock bar and wooden slab counters. Now onto the most important part! The beer we filled our growler with was a really nice Belgian blonde. Usually we get a flight but we were tired/​uninspired here. Everyone who worked there was really nice! It was freezing in there. Competition is stiff in this area and this place was only pretty good/​average for me.

The craft beer business model is really heating up in Vancouver. This one is tucked away on a side street. You have to specifically look at it.
Parking is available directly in front, as well as along any of the side streets.
The hours are quite decent here (open until 2300 daily); however, the tasting room is quite cramped. The place fills up quite regularly, especially on weekends. If you don’t time your visit carefully, you’ll be standing outside for a while.
The other head scratcher is the chairs — they’re made of stainless. The only other places I’ve ever seen such furniture is usually in hospitals and prisons. They’re quite uncomfortable to sit on.
They sell your typical $ 5 refillable growler, as well as a really cool looking leather holding case. I would pick one up except it costs $ 85. Hopefully they lower the price one day. As the bottles all seem slightly different between breweries, you probably can’t use the case with a growler from elsewhere either.
As for the beer — they have some 6 main kinds. Most of their beers are on the hoppy side — if you’re not a big fan of bitters, this place may not be for you. There are only 2 non bitter brews — the pilsner, and the Belgian blonde. Something to keep in mind.
Brews here are quite a bit pricier than nearby Parallel 49, at $ 7 a flight. There, I said it.
They have a decent gig going, and I don’t know their marketing objectives, but this place simply isn’t as competitive as P49, for now at least. Hopefully they can get up to speed in some of the other departments.

A giant mehing sigh of meh.
Meh to the beer. Everything tastes the same and same is waaaay below average.
Meh to the service. Didn’t get the vibe that anyone was pumped to be there. Sure we were there late after many a drunk was probably served, but still.
This place was highly anticipated for me… on the bike route… 2 blocks from my house… great signage! But holy crap kids, these peeps poured way too much in the branding and didn’t have anything left for the beer. The interior is lovely though.
At a time when neighbourhood tasting rooms and craft brewing are exploding, you can’t afford to be forgettable. Especially when kick ass places aren’t that far away.
Fingers crossed it gets better!

A newer brewery & tasting room in town & with just $ 7 for 4x5oz flights, you can’t go wrong with a visit. Pepperoni sticks are available to nosh on for $ 3 for a regular (more reasonable than the $ 4 at Brassneck Brewery).
I like that they have beers that span a real spectrum of light & dark. Something for everyone, rather than just a variation on one theme.

Too much branding and too little work on the beer = disappointment. I went with a bunch of people who were also highly anticipating the opening of this brewery and we each had the taster flight. I added the 5^th taster for an extra $ 2 and wish I hadn’t afterwards. The pilsner was undrinkable, the ESB was mediocre, the blonde was meh, the stout was forgettable, and only the IPA was bearable. The whole group left the pilsner behind and these are people who love beer and hate to see it go to waste.
Not to mention the substandard service. Not only did they give us another table’s order, they double charged me (and another friend of ours on a different day). Granted these may be growing pains but that is not really an excuse when you’re running a business and there is stiff competition in the neighbourhood. Bomber bombed for me.

Riding the wave of the new generation of craft beer tasting rooms in Vancouver, Bomber has finally arrived on the scene. Many have anticipated the opening, remarking at the massive branding on the outside of an otherwise plain building on the well-​traveled Adanac and Mosaic bike routes.
The buzz has been around since last summer.
Inside lies a bustling, clean and modern tasting room. Even better, it’s open until 11pm every day. As you open the door, the smell of beer-​making-​stuff hits you. I don’t claim to know everything that makes up the smell, but that delicious stank make-​a me thirsty.
A flight of 5oz tasters will set you back $ 7, and individual tasters are $ 2.
In the case of my visit, five tasters for $ 9.
They also serve 16oz and 20oz pints if you already know what you like.
A big display fridge holds ready-​to-​go 6-​packs as well as their seasonal bottles.
There are 1L ($ 3 + $ 6 fill) and 2L ($ 5 + $ 10 fill) growlers on sale as well.
I tried all five beers that were on offer.
Blonde
IPA
Pilsner
ESB
Shut Out Stout
The winners for me were the ESB and the Pilsner. Both were beaming with freshness and complexity.
A growler of ESB somehow followed me home.