Granville Island Brewing Lions Winter Ale

Lions Winter Ale

 

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

  Amber / Red Ale Winter
Score
6.32
ABV: 5.5% IBU: 22 Ticks: 30
Combines premium malt with aromatic specialty hops. Brewed with our special yeast, this beer has a vanilla like finish. A robust ale. Pair it with holiday meals.
 

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5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

On tap at the moose in north bay. Clear dark brown pour, with a tiny white head. Sweet, fake, artificial cocoa aroma, light spice, and sweet butterscotch malts. This isnt totally unpleasant, but whoa is it sweet. I washoping the finish wouldnt reflect the aroma, but its just as sugary and sweet. Not awful but not my bag either.

Tried from Draft on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:21


6.5
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

12oz pour at Biercraft. Pours clear dark amber with white head. Aroma has a ton of vanilla and sweet malts; like cookie dough. Flavour is also dominated by vanilla with sweet bread malts underneath. Objectively, this is an unbalanced vanilla gimmick beer, but for technical qualities aside, this is also a comfort beer.

Tried on 27 Oct 2024 at 01:03


6.8
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

(Tap) Clear mid brown with small tan head. Chocolate aroma. Medium body, well carbonated. Pleasant and interest taste with a lot going on. There’s chocolate, vanilla and toffee together with some tartness and a hint of smokiness in the finish. Very pleasant.

Tried from Draft on 08 Oct 2024 at 22:39


5.2
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Max. Clear amber, beige head. Malt, caramel, spiciness, vanilla, sweet, a bit candy-ish.

Tried from Can on 29 Mar 2020 at 18:49



6.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

341ml bottle. Pours a clear red-amber with a medium, creamy, long lasting, beige head that laces. Sweet aroma of caramel malt, vanilla and light spice. Sweet flavour of caramel malt, vanilla and light spice with a mildly dry, bitter finish. Light body with a creamy, smooth, syrupy texture and soft carbonation. Not bad.

Tried from Bottle on 10 Mar 2016 at 21:51


7.6
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

This beer is very full bodied and has a strong caramel sweetness. It's a very clear amber with medium carbonation. Quite sweet, not a lot if spice, but all around good xmas beer

Tried on 06 Mar 2016 at 14:27


6.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Slightly sweet malty lots of toffee and oranges. Not super well balanced, but enjoyable.

Tried on 09 Jan 2015 at 22:21


5.4
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Le produit ne sent pratiquement rien. Au goût, c’est plutôt bon (surprenante vanille, chocolat blanc) mais ça s’arrête là... J’ai vraiment eu l’impression de croquer dans 3-4 Maltesers ;-)

Tried on 20 Nov 2014 at 17:31


6.1
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Draught. Clear dark caramel with a minimal head. Big chocolate vanilla nose. Flavor is powdered chocolate, vanilla, a little spice. Not bad

Tried on 27 Feb 2014 at 20:16