Grand River Brewing

Microbrewery in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada 🇨🇦
Owned by Magnotta Winery / Brewery
Associated Venue: Grand River Brewing

Established in 2007

Contact
271 Chrislea Rd, Vaughan, L4L 8N6, Canada
Description
We are pleased to announce that Grand River Brewing is now officially operating at our Magnotta Vaughan facility, together with our award winning Magnotta Brewery. One of the first craft breweries in Ontario established in 1996, Magnotta Brewery is excited to be working side by side with Grand River Brewing. Together we will continue to grow our own distinctive ingredients on acres of hop fields in Vineland, Ontario and pride ourselves on providing unique flavours using quality ingredients to make natural, wholesome and honest beer, just the way it should be.

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5.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
This bock poured a dark amber colour with a soapy, tan coloured head. To the nose there are scents of cooked veggies, roasted malts, a little egg, and earth. First swig was rich with roasted malts, a light (hop) bitterness, a little smoke and a cooked veggie. Finish is sweet and lightly smokey with sweet malt flavours lingering.
Tried on 30 Dec 2010 at 19:30

6.6/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
This kolsch poured a crystal clear, medium yellow colour with a bright white, foamy head. To the nose there are scents of creamed corn, dough/bread, light cheese and cream. First swig was smooth and somewhat creamy with flavours of corn and a very suttle hop flavour that leaves a very light bitterness until later when the hop flavour kicks in a minute after you swallow. Very nice to see they calmed the bitter hopp flavour down in some of their beer.
Tried on 30 Dec 2010 at 19:00

7.1/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bouteille 500ml, courtoisie de Hogtownharry. De couleur noire-rouge et opaque. Nez de malt rôti aux notes brûlées, de chocolat au lait (notes lactiques), moyen de café avec des notes de fruits (cerises sûres) et des traces de fumée de bois. Moyennement ronde en bouche avec un pétillement moyen et une texture moyennement huileuse et légèrement crémeuse. Moyen goût fruité (petits fruits et notes de cerises sûres et de raisins) accompagné d’un moyen goût de chocolat au lait (lactique) ainsi que des notes de fumée de bois lors de l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de malt assez rôti avec des petites notes brûlées et moyen de chocolat noir puis progressivement un léger-moyen goût de café vient s’installer jusqu’en finale oèu l’on retrouve une légère amertume de houblon herbeux. Post-goût moyen-long, moyennement amer de rôti, moyen de chocolat noir, léger de café et de houblon herbeux avec des notes fruitées (notes de moût de raisins).
Tried on 19 Oct 2010 at 19:08

7/10
Very mineral-like which lends itself to a certain bitterness. Lots of citrus in there and ends with a distinct salty twinge.
Tried on 18 Sep 2010 at 17:53

6.9/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottle at ChrisO "I’m Trying to see the Stool" pre GBBF2010 tasting. Black thin beige head. Decent impy stout. OK tar. Good drinkability. At least it tastes of an impy stout instead of all those rubbish Cigar City things.....
Tried from Bottle on 26 Aug 2010 at 07:49

7.5/10
Crisp, has a mineral-like character and good bitterness.
Tried on 24 Aug 2010 at 17:43

7/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 8
Bottle 50cl. @ ChrisOs Pre-GBBF Shindig 2010.[ Raise The Roof Tasting ]. Clear dark brown color with a average, frothy, good lacing, mostly lasting, off-white head. Aroma is moderate to heavy malty, roasted, dark roasted, chocolate, berry sour notes. Flavor is moderate to heavy sweet, light light acidic and moderate bitter with a average to long duration. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20100731]
Tried from Bottle on 18 Aug 2010 at 13:37

7.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 7.5
Bottled@The Chriso Rock The Roof Down pre-GBBF shindig. Hazy dark reddish brown colour with a small beigeish brown head. Aroma is roasted malts, some chocolate, burnt wet wood as well as liquorice and some mild liquorice. Flavour is smoked wet wood, some roasted malts, mild coffee, liquorice and chocolate. Quite pleasant sipper for finishing the evening at the shindig.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2010 at 21:42

6.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
500mL bottle, pours black with a thin beige/tan head. Aroma of dark roasted malts, chocolate, espresso and some smoke. Flavour is quite smoky, with burnt roasted malts at the forefront, and a lingering peaty finish. Solid.
Tried from Bottle on 17 Aug 2010 at 19:51

7.9/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 8 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 7.5
50 cL bottle. Pours hazy dark brown with a small tan head. Aroma is dark roasted malt, chocolate and smoked. Dark malty, sweet, dark roasted and mild acidic. Smooth mouthfeel. Bitter and roasted malty finish.
Tried from Bottle on 01 Aug 2010 at 08:31