Granville Island Brewing English Bay Pale Ale

English Bay Pale Ale

 

Granville Island Brewing in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 🇨🇦

  Pale Ale - Classic English Regular
Score
5.49
ABV: 5.0% IBU: - Ticks: 48
The English know a thing or two about pale ale. West Coasters know a thing or two about having a good time. Naturally, we kept these facts in mind when we perfected the recipe for English Bay Pale Ale. Tradition is served in the smooth, mild flavour and caramel malt aroma, and that distinctive West Coast character comes through thanks to natural carbonation and careful maturing. The result? A real pale ale with will rise to any occasion.

Championships World Beer 2011: Gold Medal
 

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4.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 4
Can 473ml @ Hotel room, Weber’s, Ann Arbor, MI
Pours clear amber with a off-white head. Aroma has notes of malt, caramel, biscuit and floral. Taste is medium sweet and light bitter with a long malty, caramel and floral finish. Body is medium, texture is thin to oily, carbonation is soft.
Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2015 at 18:24

3.9/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 2.5
Can. A clear, amber colored beer topped by a small, dense, off-white head. The aroma is on the malty side, leaving little room for the hops. Caramel, some bread and a little fruityness. The flavor has bread, caramel, some fruity notes and a very vague bitterness, not managing to deal with the malty sweetness. Medium body, soft carbonation. Long, bready finish with some metallic notes. Not a beer I’d repeat, it’s not horrific in any way, just plain boring and uninteresting. And of course, the metallic touch in the finish doesn’t help. 150615
Tried from Can on 15 Jun 2015 at 18:22

6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Produit moyen qui ressemble bien plus à une rousse qu’une Pale Ale. C’est à peu près tout pour moi; ni désagréable ni mémorable.
Tried on 11 Jan 2015 at 18:42

6.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5.5
Draft - Light grains. Clear copper with a decent beige head. Very grainy, light sweetness and more grains. Not quite what I would expect.
Tried from Draft on 18 Nov 2014 at 14:59

5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4
Sample at Atlantic Beer Festival Moncton. Clear golden color, medium white head. Aroma of light caramel. Taste has a bit of malt. Plain.
Tried on 02 Sep 2014 at 08:13

5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4
What the hell do you do at the cottage beside steal your brother’s cold beer while you’re waiting for yours to cool down. (It was warm beers, or warm milk. The cooler can only hold so much and my kids hate drinking the resulting cottage cheese. The sissies.) Drank from the cottage-appropriate loon glass tumbler. Pour a caramel clear brown, half finger white head that reduces to spotty sheet. Cereal malt nose, little caramel touch of copper. Cereal malts, little hops bitterness, thinner on the palate, creamy carbonation mouthfeel. This beer is meh. Thanks Molsons, and I think my brother owes me a better beer for taking this silver bullet for him. Whatcha think?
Tried from Can on 22 Aug 2014 at 19:34

5.1/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 4.5
Draught. Clean amber with a thin head. Aroma is toffee malt. Flavour is malty, toasted grain, light bitter finish
Tried on 27 Feb 2014 at 16:12

5.5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
Canette 473ml. De couleur cuivrée et claire. Nez de grains de malt légèrement rôti, léger de houblon herbeux aux notes florales et fruitées (agrumes) avec des notes de caramel ainsi que des traces de pain grillé. MInce-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-doux ainsi qu’une texture légèrement crémeuse. Goût de grains de malt moyennement sucré et légèrement rôtis avec des petites notes fruitées (agrumes) dès l’entrée en bouche auquel un léger goût de caramel et de biscuits avec des petites notes de pain grillé puis en finale l’on retrouve une légère amertume aux notes asséchantes de houblon herbeux et légèrement floral avec des traces de noix. Post-goût moyen-doux, légèrement amer de houblon hebreux aux notes florales avec des notes de grains sucrés et grillés et quelques traces de noix.
Tried from Can on 08 Apr 2013 at 20:41

4.6/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
This pale ale poured a dark amber colour with a big, foamy, light tan coloured head. To the nose there are scents of malt, cream and metal. First sip was watery with flavours of malt, light metal flavour and caramel. Finish is malty with a light hop tinge lingering.
Tried on 11 Sep 2012 at 05:30

5.1/10 — Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 5 Texture 8 Overall 4.5
355 ml can. Pours a clear copper color with medium head of big bubbles that dissipates quickly. Light cereal and malt aroma. Aromas oF sweet malts and light cereal, with light hop finish. Good for quaffing by the pitcher.
Tried from Can on 06 Jun 2012 at 20:13