Garrison Hopyard Pale

Brewed by Garrison Brewing Company
Style: American Pale Ale
Halifax, Canada

Serve in Lager glass, Shaker

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Bottle. Amber with lastng thin head and lacing. Light wood, cardboard and hop aroma. Hop and caramel flavour. A bit buttery.

One of the best pale ales I’ve had. Extremely grassy aroma, which just cleared my nostrils right up before taking my gulps. Nice finish. If this were available on draft in BC I’d drink it all the time.

Brown bottle, 341 ml, savoured on May 17 2012; eye: orangey with a caramel hue, clear, light effervescence, tiny ring of beige head, light lacing; nose: citrusy hops, malt, grain, light caramel; mouth: citrusy hops, malt, caramel, light astringency, orange, dry finale in hops with presence of malt, medium body, rather carbonated, mildly bitter, slightly sweet, lightly harsh texture; overall: fine FRANÇAIS Bouteille brune, 341 ml, savourée le 17 mai 2012; œil : orangée avec une teinte caramel, limpide, légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige, légère dentelle; nez : houblon citrique, malt, grain, léger caramel; bouche : houblon citrique, malt, caramel, légère astringence, orange, finale sèche en houblon avec présence de malt, corps moyen, plutôt carbonatée, moyennement amère, très légèrement sucrée, texture légèrement rugueuse; en résumé : bien

Cloudy golden pour with yellowish head. Nose is bitter citrus hops, tastes is bitter nice hop balance, overall good beer.

Orange gold. Floral and pine hops. Sticky an bitter with some fruity citrus. Pretty decent pale ale.

Parfum résineux de sapin et de carambole. Le goût est dans la même veine avec une amertume terreuse. Une pale ale lourdement rafraîchissante avec une surprenante propension aux houblons. Buvabilité excessive.

In short: An orgy of floral and piney dry-hopping (this special tap version was probably different than the bottle)
How: Tap at Trou Du Diable, Shawinigan Qc. (menu said Garrison Hop Yard dry-hopped)
The look: Clear golden body topped by a medium off-white head with good retention
In long: Nose is full of floral hops essence, generous dry-hop. Body has a solid pale malts backbone with doesn’t contribute much to the overall flavor. Like plain pale crackers. Hops dominate, lots and lots of hops juice, floral and a bit piney. Juicy hops resin that sticks to the mouth. Not a refreshing IPA but a nice treat for a hop-head like me. Since the menu said “Garrison Hop Yard dry-hopped” I suspect it is different from the regular bottled version. The regular bottled version probably doesn’t have this excessively generous dry-hopping. Anyway, because of the “dry-hopping” I don’t know if this rating is for a different beer than what other people are rating, and if so I don’t know if the dry-hopped version is better than the regular version, but one thing we can all agree on is that at this very moment this rating is by far my most recent.

341ml bottle pours a golden orangeish color with about a finger and a half of white head which leaves some thin lacing on side of glass. Aroma is pleasing floral hops with a hint of fruit. Taste is nicely balanced between the malty sweetness and hoppy bitterness. Medium body and good carbonation leave the palate refreshed. Has a nice dry finish. A very nice pale ale which stays true to the style.

6-pack from LCBO. Pours slightly hazy dark gold, with lots of carbonation. Aroma is nice - assortment of fruits. The taste is where this beer is lacking. Just tastes and feels a bit watery. Almost no body, and very little hoppy flavour at first, with a bitter and slightly fruity aftertaste, and an extremely dry finish. A letdown after the nice aroma.

On tap at the garrison ale house in fredericton. Great tasting pale ale. Well hopped. Nicely carbonated

bottle. Deep golden colour with white head. Good lacing. Strong fruit/pine hop aroma. Taste is a good balance of malt sweetness and refreshing hop bitter. Nice beer.