Postmark Brewing

I stopped by here for the second time and was impressed again with the beer & wine offerings.
Previously, I bought a bottle of the Vancouver Urban Winery Pinot Noir. I loved it & wanted to purchase another, but to my dismay, they were out of it. On this visit, I tried and really appreciated the pinot gris from the VUW.
A friend and I also tried a flight of beer, which were mostly great. The favorites were the Winter Wheat Ale & the Postmark Blonde. We bought a couple of bottles for the road.
I’ve noticed BC liquor stores also sell some Postmark brews, so pick one or several up and give the regular or special releases a try.
The brewery atmosphere is modern and warehouse-​style. There is a modern seating area, a back room for simply sipping on drinks, or you can fill up a growler or two at a separate counter.
I have yet to sample the restaurant menu, but by the looks of it, there are some good food choices here. Something on the agenda for next time.
Sip local.

The service was top notch — friendly, attentive and upbeat. Really good service. The beer (had an IPA & a Stout) was very good and the little pizza’s were very tasty. I had the one with mushrooms and smoked bacon and it was excellent. Food was out promptly and nice and hot. Not much to not like here. Will be back.

Such an amazing hidden gem! Beautiful décor and ambiance! The food looks amazing! There’s a large selection of beer and wine! Friendly staff!

Postmark, well, they make beer and stuff. It’s good. The beer is really good. In this city there are dozens of micro/​craft breweries trying to win your favour. They do dumb stuff like add berries and chocolate and carpet shavings and hummingbird toenails to their beer. Postmark doesn’t do that. They pick a few different types of brews and make each of them very well. Why not five stars? That’s a magical place reserved for the best in the world. Postmark is very close to getting five stars. Very close. Are they the best in the world? No. But they make really, really good beer. Maybe if they served potato chips with their burgers instead of popcorn they’d get the rounding error of their fifth star. Still, the beer is amazing, the only thing I’ve eaten there is a burger and it was really, really good, and I buy their beer on a regular basis despite the fact that it’s a bit of a detour for me to ride by their facility. It’s worth the detour. Damn fine beer. Lovely people. Good food.

I saw this reviewed on the front page of Unilocal June 26, 2015 and book marked it for future reference.
I appreciated compared to the other breweries that we’ve (guy I am dating and I) have been to this year is that they actually have a semi meal menu and just not snacks.
The guy I am dating had the sampler: Raspberry lemon zest, west coast pale ale, dry Irish stout, strawberry blonde. His favourite was the pale ale and strawberry blonde. Price margin is fair market value at $ 8 for the sampler set.
I had the baked pistachio yogurt with pomegranate ginger syrup, chocolate and pistachio crumb with preserved lemon. OMG! THIS WAS AMAZING (so amazing that it deserved to be in caps). It almost felt like a cheese cake without the heaviness. I could taste the pistachio. Very beautifully plated (see photo).
It’s a 6 minute walk from the bus stop on Hastings in an area that is less than desirable but worth the walk. Inside is huge and large.
Overall prices for the food was decent. Customer service was awesome. Our waitress was really friendly.
The music wasn’t loud so you can have a conversation. They play a lot of hipster music.
The bathroom (the ladies) had pictures of famous actors as generals in history (see photo). This kinda freaked me out a bit and made it odd for me to pee but after the second time it was easy to get over that. Imagine my fright when I turn to get some toilet paper and behind me is a framed picture of Robert Downey Jr.

Great space in the heart of the east-​side of Vancouver. Beers are awesome and great selection. Food is great. Wine is v expensive though. 15 dollars for a glass of fairly ordinary wine.

This place is amazing!!! Jet was amazing and gave the best service. The wine and beer is AmaZing!!! Shayla gave a wonderful tour of the brewery and even broke down the brunch menu for us to get us to come back again. She should be a server!!!

Had to pick up a gift for my kids teacher today. Rather than your typical Starbucks card I decided to go the beer route. Jessica was a great help letting me sample any beer I requested. The aroma coming from the kitchen was amazing. I can’t wait to come back and try the food.

$ 10 growler fills!
They only have one stout on tap, but it’s a good one.
The Dry Irish Stout is light in body but has great depth of flavour.
Tried the other beers although I’m not a fan of light beers– Postmark has fairly light and approachable beers.
The IPA is not as hoppy as most other IPAs and *I* even found it ok.
The Blonde and Saison were waaaay too light.
Didn’t get a chance to taste the Pilsner or Pale Ale– they were out or the tap was not happening at the time.
The décor is beautiful.
the service is here is ok.
The price of the growlers are A-​ok and free parking in the area.
I’d be back for a new/​seasonal release or if I was in the area and needed a cheap growler fill. Wouldn’t totally go out of my way for the flavour of the beers though.

Postmark and the associated brand collective are tough to evaluate. At least on the Brewery end of things this appears to be a rather severe case of style over substance.
The building is gorgeous both in terms of architecture and presentation. As a space to have a drink in, the settlement building is one of my favourite places in the city.
The staff are also wonderful. Showing up at the door as the place neared last call, the staff went out of there way to accommodate us. As all seats were occupied we were offered a tour!?! :) and given the opportunity to taste a couple of the beers in the tasting room adjacent the fermenters. Having a beer in the dimly lit tasting room was a really great experience. When space opened up the staff found us a some couches to enjoy for the rest of the the evening.
The building is so beautiful, and the staff so exceptional, that the beer just seems like a total failure by comparison. Postmarks beer is entirely unexceptional. They’ve produced a wide range of products and swag associated with the brewery, but the beer is somewhere between unremarkable and mediocre.
Get the beer up to the quality of the staff and building and Postmark will be the best place in the city to have a pint. Until then Postmark is tragically okay.
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Also your staff is awesome, super, super, awesome.

This place is beautiful! The food was absolutely delicious.
We got the pita & hummus, tomato soup fondue, meatballs and beef short ribs. You can tell how much care they put into their food. The flavours were so well developed. Only downside is how small they are. I likely wouldn’t go here for dinner if I was starving but it’s great for small plates while enjoying beer/​wine.
When we went they were out of 2 of their beers. Only suggestion would be more selection of the «popular stuff».
Make a reservation as they are quite busy all the time.

One of the fastest fills in town.
See my Belgard Kitchen review for the ambiance of this really cool building.
Growler station is left once you walk in. Usually not much of a wait as most patrons are waiting for Belgard.
I like their IPA the most as it is not as hoppy and more approachable for people who haven’t acquired the joys of IPA’s bitterness. Pale ale isn’t bad either.
I missed out on their limited release toasted hazelnut amber ale (Agassiz nuts). It went in a day.
As they are newer they opted for the long spout filling system which is super fast compared to the closed door type.
I suggest you eat at Belgard and get a growler of your favourite brew.

Found this brewery just by passing. Decided to check it out with a friend last night. Awesome interior décor. Host told us we’d have to wait 45 minutes for a table. That was ok, as we decided to get a couple of beers while waiting. The beer was good although a limited range. The guy working at the bar as you walk in was very helpful and friendly. After 30ish minutes we got a table. Table was really wet from either being sprayed and not wiped or just a very wet cloth. Mentioned it to our server, as the menus and our arms were getting wet. She seemed annoyed that I mentioned it? She said she’d take care of it. She returned 5 mins later to take our order and had obviously forgotten about the wet table. I didn’t care at that point, I was pretty hungry. We ordered the yam gnocchi and flank steak. Food came and we were shocked at the portion sizes. Food was pretty tasty, nothing to rave about though. Spent $ 35 each for two small glasses of beer and food. Left hungry and disappointed.

Compared to the some of the other brewery options in East Van this is probably a 3 star brewery, but it gets a 4^th for the ridiculously awesome décor. They’ve done an outragous job of the bar area with incredible attention to detail — this is real gastro bar styling. From the huge cathedral style front doors onwards it’s a visual treat.
The beer is solid, although lacking in variety and depth compared to some of the other breweries. Their Pale Ale and Dry Irish Stout are both excellent.
If you have a dog the Growler room where you can get a fill-​up to-​go is located inside the front door but outside the main bar area, so your pooch can go with you!

Recenty we took a day off to spend checking out some of Vancouver’s newest breweries, and Postmark was on our list. We arrived around lunchtime, so food was definitely on the agenda too. The space is amazing — beautiful décor. It was obviously very well thought out, with a hip, industrial vibe balanced by a lot of wood and soft lighting. The beer is good, too. I enjoyed a chocolate blueberry stout, which was dark and delicious. The hubby ordered an IPA, which he also enjoyed. There were only four beers on tap today, which was a bit of a disappointment considering this is, hey, a brewery. They are also an «urban winery,» though, and there were plenty of wine taps to choose from.
For food we decided to share a bowl of tom yum soup from their daily «fresh list» and a pesto bacon pizza from their regular menu. I gotta say, both were a little underwhelming. The soup was incredibly spicy — hubby couldn’t even eat it, and although I’m a big fan of spicy food I could not even finish the bowl. It was served with some delicious artisan bread, though. The pizza was pretty small, and I found it a bit bland even though it had a lot of toppings. The crust was mushy.
Including the beers, this lunch cost us almost $ 40 and we were hungry again an hour later. If we go back I might try something different from the menu. I’d probably even have given it three stars but the service was seriously slow (and we got there way before the lunch rush).

Short review: drinks — beer brewed on site is very very good, emphasis on smooth flavours and seasonal brews. Tends to be on the lower end of the alcohol spectrum (only 1 beer is currently 5% or above). Wine selection is all BC and geared towards tasting flights and discovery — a unique experience in Vancouver. Food — focus on sharing & smaller plates. Scallops, tomato fondue are phenomenal, other items are ‘Very Good’, though the flatbread is pretty bland. Atmosphere — small-​ish dining room in a large heritage building dominated by brew pots and a wall of wine barrels makes this a beautifully unique and cozy space in Railtown.

Came here with a meetup group (craft beer in east van); vancouver urban winery/​belgard kitchen/​postmark brewery… where are they separate?
the brewery brews wine, and you can order beer, wine and food from the same server.
The interior is an intact warehouse complete with loading crane.
Take a tour of the brewery before or after you’ve tasted what they have on tap, and pick up a growler on the way out.
As to beer, I recommend the IPA.

Another brewing establishment comes to life in this city.
Parking is available on the side streets.
As mentioned by others, this place shares the space with Belgard Kitchen. For this reason, I’ll only talk about the beer here. See my review for Belgard Kitchen for the rest of the experience.
As they are relatively new, there are only 5 beers on tap. They were out of saison when we showed up, so my friend and I had the other 4 beers by default.
Pilsner — surprisingly good. I normally am not a big fan of pilsner, but this one had me sold. It’s much milder than most other ones.
Raspberry lemon zest hefe — this one was different. Can’t decide if I like this one. There’s a zing in it, but I couldn’t taste the raspberry or the lemon.
Dry Irish stout — this one was a lot stronger than I expected. I thought I was drinking bitter coffee.
Red IPA — also nice and bitter. They use 3 types of hops, but I couldn’t tell.
Looks like I’ll be back to try the saison.

The team behind Vancouver Urban Winery, FreshTap (wine on tap), Roaring Twenties Wine Co., and the newly opened Belgard Kitchen have launched their long in the works in-​house brewery, bringing the same passion and zeal for wine to craft beer at 55 Dunlevy Street with Postmark Brewing.
Postmark was pouring two beers to start: A trademark American style citra red IPA with a stark yet smooth, easy drinking taste and a very crisp saison farmhouse ale with a nice bite and lingering spicy flavour to it.
What’s quite remarkable is the growler fill indoor/​outdoor window setup at the building’s immediate entrance. It’s perfect for a quick drop-​in fill and dash off in the summertime and is sure to appeal to walkers by and foot traffic from workers in the area.
Postmark’s team and operations in tandem with the winery, kitchen, and now, brewery are ambitious and energetic with the care and craft put into every aspect of design, production and execution.
It’s encouraging to see this step and what’s next for the Settlement Building crew. Cheers.

Sharing the same space as Belgard Kitchen and Vancouver Urban Winery, the newly opened Postmark Brewing completes this gastronomic trinity and now is offering five of their own brews on tap. (A flight of four costs $ 7.) They are all seasonal, so they’re probably still testing out which ones will stick with customers. The lager was tastier than most but still refreshing. Another one made with BC raspberries was delicious: you can definitely detect the fruit, but it’s definitely tastes like a beer rather than a sparkling juice (à la Belgian Lambic).
A separate counter by the entrance is dedicated to growler fills. Inside, there’s a variety of seating options due to the variety of businesses, but you can drink and eat anywhere: by the lounge chairs around the fire place, on the high bar tables or bar counter, or inside the cozy room to the side with a tangle of filament light bulbs dangling overhead. It seems like there’s something for everyone, and I can’t wait to come back to try the food.
Free wifi with password posted on the chalkboard. Nice restrooms and decorative touches. Add Postmark one to your local brewery tour list.