Griffintown
Brasseur de Montréal in Montréal, Quebec, Canada 🇨🇦
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.79
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Inspirée de la tradition des bières blondes bohémiennes, la Griffintown est la première bière brassée par Brasseur de Montréal à l’occasion de sa fondation, en 2008. Ayant évolué subtilement au cours des années, elle est sans l’ombre d’un doute la plus appréciée et la plus prestigieuse de nos bières. Le choix du Silo à grain que l’on retrouve sur la terrasse de la microbrasserie était un choix logique pour identifier cette bière iconique de la brasserie.
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6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
I feel slightly inclined to write part of this review in French, since it’s Montrealaise, but I’ll just be on the Anglo-side of the city and stay en Anglais. Crisp, clear slightly orange golden blonde coloured body with a large, thick off-white head that leaves a lace on the glass. Aroma of fresh malt, light hops, citrus, a bit of caster sugar and some very mild coriander seed freshness. Light-bodied; Fresh malt flavour with some very subtle corn and yeast with an odd fake-sugar sweetness. Aftertaste is slightly bitter, but left mostly mild from the lack of real flavours and complexity. Overall, not such a great beer, but perhaps good and fresh when the weather is very hot - when is that in Montreal?!? I sampled this 341 mL bottle purchased from Marche Des Saveurs in Montreal, Quebec, Canada for CA$1.99 sampled at home in Washington on 24-January-2011.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Jan 2011
at 22:59
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Brown bottle, 341 ml, purchased at Broue Ha Ha on May 7 2010, savoured on June 8 2010; eye: golden, clear, light effervescence, off-white head that turns into a tiny ring, no lacing; nose: malt, caramel, grain; mouth: malt, caramel, grain, finale in caramel with a little presence of malt, medium-light body, rather carbonated, mildly sweet; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, achetée au Broue Ha Ha le 7 mai 2010, savourée le 8 juin 2010; œil : dorée, claire, légère effervescence, mousse blanc cassé qui se transforme en un très petit anneau, pas de dentelle; nez : malt, caramel, grain; bouche : malt, caramel, grain, finale en caramel avec une petite présence de malt, corps moyen-léger, plutôt carbonatée, moyennement sucrée; en résumé : correct
Tried
from Bottle
on 08 Jun 2010
at 13:29
5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
A golden ale with a thin white head. A strong grainy malt aroma with earthy nutty notes, like unroasted coffee beans, and a bit of oxidation. In mouth, a grainy sweet malt with light honey notes, light grassy hops, oily, a bit cloying, some nuttyness develops later. 2.39$ bottle from Grand Duc.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Aug 2009
at 15:42
4.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Bottle: Poured a clear light golden color ale with a small bubbly head with minimal retention and some small traces of lacing. Aroma of lightly sweet malt with no much else in terms of noticeable characteristics. Taste is also dominated by some sweet malt with no discernable adjunct and a thin watery finish with some light unrefined grain ester. Definitely not the best from this new brewery.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 May 2009
at 22:29