 MrManning (1415), London, Ontario, Canada
May 11, 2008
Growler- Pours from the giant bottle, a slightly hazed sparkling gold topped with a one finger of white froth. No real lace to speak of. In the nose I get floral notes, and lemon zest with pale malts, and a blast of almost tropical fruits, leading to fresh floral hops and a bit of yeast. Also present is the ever there mineral/tin presence of all grand river products which is a by product of what I think is the water, but which I also find very enjoyable. I can’t describe how good it smells with my words, but I’ll say that it is all subtle,but well balanced and leaves me wanting to take a sip. The taste is bitter, grassy, lemony hops, with subtle sweet malts and grains. This lends a hand to a yeasty, metallic twang with a good astringent finish. Yet again, I am at a loss of words when describing the beer from this brewery. I could drink this all day long. It seems to be a great hybrid between the helles that was originally planned, and the new pilsener designation. My hat goes of to you Rob, Bob, and crew. Please keep on kicking my ass with your amazing beer.
Maltybones (49), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Jul 26, 2008 Drank many samples of this at the Pheonix Beerfest in Hamilton. Appearance is a golden yellow with nice carbonation and a fairly frothy head. Aroma is pleasing, with a straw base being complimented by citrus notes and a little bit of fruit. Taste is quite grainy, with sweet fruits, a little bit of buscuit and a perfect amount of bitter hops to finish. Another great beer from Grand River.
Ported (51), Ontario, Canada
Jun 27, 2008 Growler. Nice golden yellow, with a thin white frothy head. Citrus, grassy and floral aroma. witj a strong biscuit flavour. Very crisp and enjoyable. Very good summer beer!
Barnabus (28), Niagara, Ontario, Canada
Jun 16, 2008 Sampled at Brewery. Really fresh, clean taste with straw and citrus notes. I don’t normally like a fizzy beer, but this one worked well. This is may well be the best summer beer I’ve tasted.
Radek Kliber (3278), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 29, 2008 On tap at Volo
Appearance: Mild golden appearance with fine medium, fairly creamy top , some lace noted. 3+
Nose : Sweet , grainy front with fruity hop backing..
Flavor/Palate : medium bodied with lighter palate. Slightly sour , grainy hints up front followed by dry hay. To much of fruity bitterness on palate to be true helles yet not nearly enough of hop profile for pils. Malty softness was proper to intended style. Brew that grows on you the more you drink, that’s good. Currently with this batch I would classify under premium lager category.12+/20
jerc (3056), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
May 19, 2008 2008-05-10. Crisp golden yellow body with a small white head and light lacing. (3+) Interesting aroma, light grassy floral hops with allusions to fruit. (6+) Flavour has a similar hop spectrum, light grass, straw and floral with modest not quite fruit aromas - perhaps citric hops? (6+) Palate is slightly fuller bodied than average. (3+) Well made, pleasant, but I would personally reach for one of the breweries other offerings first. On tap at Volo
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