Granville Island Brewing Gastown Amber Ale

Gastown Amber Ale

 

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

  Amber / Red Ale Regular Out of Production
Score
5.32
ABV: 5.5% IBU: - Ticks: 9
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3.4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3.5
Very little head, and what’s there is fizzy and disappears quickly. Aroma is alcohol, tin, and malt. Taste is smooth cardboard with a tin finish and a slight cream aftertaste. This one isn’t working. How did it become an "instant favourite"?
Tried on 23 Dec 2010 at 18:12

6.2/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Draught at the taproom
Amber color, creamy head. Caramel aroma, lightly nutty. It has an average nutty caramel flavor, and correct bitterness. It’s a fairly well brewed Amber, without excitement.
Tried from Draft on 20 Jun 2010 at 14:56

4.3/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 3 Flavor 4 Texture 6 Overall 3
(341 ml bottle, thanks Kinga via rickgordon)On Ocotber 18, 2008Hazy dark copper color, tan head. Buttery, fudge, oily, sweet scent. Some caramel as well. Sweet, buttery, sugary taste. Thin mouthfeel, low bitterness.
Tried from Bottle on 19 Oct 2008 at 16:34

5.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6
Sample, draught, drank on site, savoured on February 9 2007; eye: caramel with golden reflections, no effervescence, clear, beige head; nose: malt, tannin (?), floral hops; mouth: soft malt almost caramel, a bit of grainy hops, creamy texture, short finale without much taste but I can feel on the creamy texture some lightly grainy hops, quite carbonated, medium body, texture is also grainy, mildly bitter; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, en fût, bue sur place, savourée le 9 février 2007; oeil : caramel avec des reflets dorés, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige, claire; nez : malt, tanin (?), fleur de houblon; bouche : malt doux presque caramel, petit houblon granuleux, texture crémeuse, finale courte et peu savoureuse mais je perçois sur la texture crémeuse un houblon légèrement granuleux, très carbonatée, corps moyen, texture est aussi granuleuse, moyennement amère; en résumé : correct
Tried from Can on 08 May 2007 at 15:52

4.9/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Reddish amber ale with a thick collpasing light moka head. Caramel malts, pineapples, berries and light boiled eggs. In mouth, sweet caramel, with very light bitter hops, but short in mouth again. A boring beer!
Tried on 21 Jan 2006 at 16:04

5.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 6
Amber coloured crystal clear body with a thin tan head. Aroma of caramel and malt. Medium-bodied; Sweet caramel flavour with malt flavours throughout. Mild aftertaste with not much else lingering. Overall-decent, just not great. I sampled this 12 ounce bottle on 15-May-2004 at the May RB Party in Toronto, Ontario.
Tried from Bottle on 10 Oct 2004 at 22:12

4/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4
Dark Amber Color, light head, Dark cherries, oranges in the nose. Malty sweet nutty mouthfeel, lightly hopped mild, but nice aftertaste. Nice balance of hops and malt.
Tried on 28 Apr 2004 at 16:44

5.1/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
A very ordinary beer, drinkable enough but nothing really stands out ......
Tried on 23 Dec 2002 at 23:59

4.6/10 Appearance 4 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
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Tried on 25 Nov 2000 at 12:21