Grand River Town Hall Lager

Growler from the brewery. Clear copper-bronze with a white head, some retention & lacing. Aroma of grassy, metallic/minerally hops, grainy/biscuity malt, toffee, nuts and a appricot fruityness. Flavours of earthy-orange, metallic hops, with a little nutshell bitterness and woody spicyness. Caramel malts with a little nuttyness and a slightly buttery diacetyl round out the flavour. Good bitterness. Moderate body has a light sweetness and a crisp finish. Very drinkable.

Got this in a growler from the brewery. Poured a nice amber with a head that dissipated to a ring around the glass, lots of lacing. Smell is malty, some hops there, not as aggressive as their Plowman’s ale. Flavor is smooth and malty, with a hoppy bite in the finish. Very smooth and easy drinking. I’ll be back to get more next time i’m in the area.

growler from the brewery. pours golden with a small white head that dissapates quickly. tight strands of small bubbles float up from the sides of the glass. aromas are of caramel apples with some floral notes. sweet malty flavours dominate at first but give way to a nice hoppy bitter finish. im not usually a huge lager fan but this is another great lager from this brewer.

Growler straight from the brewery. Pours a deeper golden colour than most pale/premium lagers, with a large, fluffy white head that subsides quickly. The aroma is pretty enticing, very malty, decent hops (as should be expected from this brewery). The taste is very, very malty, but with some good hops blended to add balance. It is light, but for sure, still full of flavour. The malty flavours remind me of the intoxicating aroma of the mash boiling when you pass by this brewery while they’re making some new batches. Not quite as good as the Galt Knife Old Style Lager, but still a pretty impressive, enjoyable brew. EDIT: I’ve had this again and it seemed different than I remember. Slightly deeper copper in colour, sticky, rocky white head. For something at 3.9% abv, the alcohol still seems present? Maybe I drank it too fast. But it still has some nice tasty toasted malts in there. EDIT AGAIN!: Ok so every time I have this it’s different. This time it was much better, filled with delicious bready-malts, and a great little hop bite to add balance in the finish. Much better!

Draught sample at the brewery. Burnished golden-amber with a small head. Aroma is soft, fresh and balanced, with a yeasty tinge and a hint of fruit. Very good mouthfeel, full without being heavy. Flavour is very fresh and lively, some solid fruity malts and a smoothly hopped finish. Gotta love a brewery that makes something like this as their "mainstream" offering...