Great Lakes Brewery (Canada) Pompous Ass English Ale

Pompous Ass English Ale

 

Great Lakes Brewery (Canada) in Toronto, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦

  Pale Ale - Classic English Regular
Score
6.54
ABV: 4.2% IBU: - Ticks: 32
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3.6
Appearance - 3 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 3 | Overall - 16

Murky Red/brown pour with a significant off-white head. Nose is citrus hops with soft malt undertones. The name of this beer is a total misnomer. This is actually a tasty light session IPA or APA. Crisp, easy drinking ale with nice slightly soap and metallic (I’m guessing big C) hops. Love the 4.2 ABV!

Tried from Can on 23 Sep 2025 at 20:00


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

Lovely citrus nose, with a UK biscuity malt bill. perfect carb and mouth feel. Not exactly to style, another beer that is best in its style cause they added a huge dose of West coast hops. It’s a great beer but I don’t think should be top in its style.

Tried on 28 Feb 2025 at 05:47


7

(#1495)(#6 CA)(#6 Ontario)
Bought it at "Longo's Maple Leaf Square", Toronto, ON, CA

Tried from Can on 11 Sep 2023 at 17:30


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

Optisch helles Braun, in der Nase Malz. Im Trunk ebenso, erdig, bitter, zieht spät an, hinten deutlich besser, Trauben, dezent röstig. Okay.

Tried on 21 Jul 2023 at 00:13


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

Nitro taster at the brewery. Lightly cloudy, copper to brown colored. AROMA- toasted, caramel, biscuits. FLAVOR- slightly sweet, slightly bitter, caramel, toasted, earthy. Medium bodied. Good. Definitely closer to Mild Ale than Pale Ale.

Tried on 05 Oct 2022 at 18:22


6

Pours amber. Aroma and flavor are sweet, bitter, sour, fruity, black tea, watery. Overall: ok.

Tried on 16 Aug 2019 at 21:19


5

Just bland malty brew

Tried from Can on 16 Aug 2019 at 21:18


6.6
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

A reddish copper ale with a thick frothy lacing light mocha head. In aroma, sweet caramel malt with light resinous floral hops, treacle, light butterscotch, pleasant. In mouth, a nice sweet fruity caramel malt with light resinous floral hops, light treacle, pleasant. Can.
Earlier Rating: 2/18/2012 Total Score: 3.5
A hazed dark amber ale with a thin creamy light mocha head. In aroma, beautiful hops, floral and grassy, with nice biscuit malt. In mouth, a smooth hoppy ale with biscuit caramel malt, light British floral hops, nice and smooth. On tap at Arrow and Loon, Feb. 16 2012.

Tried from Can on 26 May 2019 at 17:40


7.3
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 8 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

Staff recommendation at Bryden's. Pretty dark amber color, nitro head. Light floral aroma. Taste is lightly peppery and easy drinking. Good palate cleanser

Tried on 18 Oct 2017 at 13:39


7.4
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 8.5

Tap at Bar Hop, Toronto, 13th July 17. Pours a hazy dark orange brown with a neat white head, off nitro. Aroma is caramel, grain, light English hops, roasted malt. Nice.

Tried from Draft on 13 Jul 2017 at 13:16