This colourful label was delivered to me by a reindeer over the holidays, but I’ve just cracked open the bottle. This Winter Ale is an ode to Belgian Tripel. It’s golden in colour and has aromas of fruit, noticeable citrus, malt and some honey and yeasty notes. This is a beer with medium body, light…
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Stanley Park Brun
This Belgian-style dark ale is made with Crystal, Pilsner and Munich malts. A very clean beer with aromas of caramel, malt and rye bread, cocoa and espresso. On the palate the beer is balanced, a touch sweet, but not cloyingly so, with some caramel, malt, and coffee notes and a nutty finish. Pairs well with…
Barking Squirrel Lager
This beer is from Hop City in Ontario and I’m rather fond of the branding ; cute and fun. Inside this can is an amber lager that is orange in colour and smells of malt and caramel. The flavours are also malty with sweet caramel and some mild hops on the finish. Light body and…
Granville Island Robson Street Hefeweizen
While I’ve been known to sip the occasional beer when the weather is cloudy, the summer is the time when I really crave something refreshing, crisp and bubbly in a glass. Sure champagne will do, but after, or during a day at the lake I really crave a beer. With summer attempting to show its…
Granville Island Brockton IPA
Brockton IPA celebrates the brewery’s 25th Anniversary. This Pacific Northwest India Pale ale is refreshing, fruity with some mild bitterness and definite hoppiness. Great for sipping poolside. Get it in the mixed 12 pack and compare to Granville Island’s other bottles and celebrate Stanley Park. BIO – Vern Lambourne Brewmaster Granville Island Brewing’s Brewmaster…
