Grand River Galt Knife Old Style Lager

Growler
Appearance :Clear copper look with medium fine top.
Nose :Full of high alpha hops , citric with hint of sweet mango, slight earthy sides.
Flavour/Palate: Fairly light bodied . Malt base is totally covered with green, wet hops. Recommended to taste as last beer of session coz it will kill your palate.

Draught. At Volo. Bright refractive gold, average white head. Sweet grainy mildly yeasty aroma, like a grainy pils, mild. Oddly salty taste, decent grainy malt body, herbal/floral fairly harsh hops , nothing special. Body is on the thin side, mildly astingent and carbonated, surprisingly long bitter finish. A bit harsh, but full-flavoured and a lot of hops. Let’s not get crazy here, this is just another freakin’ run-of-the-mill lager, just cleaner and no corn or other crap in it.

Sampled at the brewery and a growler enjoyed watching a softball tournament at Budd Park in Kitchener. Golden amber body with a huge creamy white head that does not cease to impress - incredible head retention. Hoppy aroma is grassy, over lightly toasty malt. Pleasant grassy hop bitterness with the very lightest note of lemon. Supportive malt provides excellent balance throughout. Average palate is appropriately carbonated with a pleasant mouthfeel. Quite drinkable.

Draught at Victory Cafe. Yellow with a good white head and some lace. Neutral aroma, with some hop. Served just right at cellar-like temperature. Very easy drinking, the caronation was above average and kicked in with bitterness at the end, and this still did not detract. medium mouthfeel, and a good drinkability for a lager.

Sweet malt nose, deep amber, small firm white head. Bitter taste, some decent malt backing, biscuity. Light bodied, crisp, clean, sweet, bitter and balanced. Very nice. Thanks R.