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Grand River Plowmans Ale

Grand River Plowmans Ale

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An Amber Ale brewed by
Grand River Brewing

Cambridge, Canada

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353.56/5.03.52/5.04.7%96.4 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
a robust, deeply flavoured ale with multiple malts and hops blended with some of the American 'super-alpha' hops blended with some new and traditional aroma hops

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Spab (8), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/56/103/514/20
Jul 1, 2008  
Growler from brewery retail store. Pours a deep amber with a large off-white head that slowly dissipates for the most part leaving a relatively minimal head. Sweet aroma bursting with floral hoppiness. Lots of malt with a bitter finish.


 robinvboyer (950), Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Jun 22, 2008  
on tap at volo. nicd amber pour, good aroma od sweet malt, and some nice hopping.Here is also a touch of caramel, and maybe some ripe fruit. Flavour is smooth, and malty, some nice bready chewy malts. A really nice amber ale, super sessionable beer, a great daily drinker.


Barnabus (26), Niagara, Ontario, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/105/57/104/515/20
Jun 18, 2008  
Pours a reddish brown and has an enormous off-white, rocky head that lasts. The aroma is very malt-forward, with a touch of hops and pumpernickel. Medium body with soft carbonation. It starts slightly sweet and ends very acidic and bitter, almost too much so. It paired well with sausages and red-pepper.


 garthicus (515), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/101/55/20
May 24, 2008  
Appearance: Brown & slimey. Aroma: Skunky, malt and some cut grass. Flavour: Quite ’meh’ some malt in there, I struggled to taste it, a little bitterness too in the finish. I will rate it again I think, but for now ’meh’


 JoeMcPhee (3614), Jackson Heights, New York, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/55/102/511/20
Apr 8, 2008  
I had this a few times because the first pint was so terrible, I couldn’t believe that people rated it this highly. The rating is for the second time I tried it. Tap at Volo. Earthy sweet malty base with a hint of butterscotch that I find somewhat unappealing. A fruity woody hoppiness as well. The flavour is substantially better however. Soft malty base with asome light licorice as well. As it warms the hoppiness in the nose give off a nice floral/herbal character. Further warming really brings this together. Noble/woody/floral hops over a soft earthy malt base. Lightly nutty flavour. Soft earthy malt base. Lightly nutty flavour with a soft lingering bitterness. The palate comes across quite watery though. It’s kind of a strange bag of stuff and I still don’t think it’s all that good.




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