Granite Brewery Best Bitter Special

Cask pint at the Henry House in Halifax, NS (May 2007). Pours a clear amber-copper with just a whisper of head (lasting) and a touch of lacing as it gets drunk....big fruity-floral hoppy aroma, apricots and dogwood dominate but there are hints of cherry blossom and tart cider apples as well....very smooth and light with a nice twinge of dry hop character at the finish....but alas, the mouthfeel is rather watery and dull and the natural carbonation doesn’t really help matters in this case, a little more fizz might have given it the zip it needed....still not at all bad, but a bit of a disappointment for me after several fine Granite pints.

Sampled at Granite (Toronto). MR 14/07

App.: Slightly hazy orange-copper, small tan-greenish head. Aroma: Lots of hops but also some sulphur stink, citrus, earthy and dirty. Palate: Medium body and soft carbonation. Flav.: Lots of citrus and piney hops, the malt comes through a bit, almost salty. Nice roasted malt finish and plenty of bitterness.

I like what the dry-hopping does to the flavour. Shame about the nose.

On tap at the Granite; this fresh ale was a rich ruddy copper with a subtle head of foam on top. The aroma was flowery and hoppy. Solid flavour that required some big gulps because it was so good.

Tap@ BierBistro in Tdizzle. A lot like the Durham Hop Addict, this is hoppy, crisp, with citrus notes. Well dry on the palate, and very easily finished.Well put together, and wel balanced.

[051-20060921] Tap @ Granite (Toronto, ON). Crispy hoppy aroma with a bit of sweetness. Coppery red body with a medium-lasting white head. Very dry, crisp, hoppy flavour with a long aftertaste. Dry mouth, medium palate. Nice but prefer the unspecial (less dry).

VEry bitter in taste, but it does not tire. It has a copper colour. Good foam and it last for a while.

Rusty red pour with a pale head. Hoppy bitter scent. Much dryer then the normal Granite Bitter. Very clean finish. Some nuts or other roasted taste, with just a hint of sweetness.

Pint at Toronto brewpub. Coppery colour, faint white filmy head. Grapefruity hop aroma. Hop forward flavour with decent maltiness. Hoppy aftertaste with some grains.