Granite Brewery Gin Lane Ale

Brewed by Granite Brewery (Toronto)
Style: Barley Wine
Toronto, Canada

Growler shared by my friend Mike. Deep caramel, slightly hazed. Pours a thin mocha head. Aromas of stone fruit, (citrus), plum and other pit fruit, caramel, a metallic twang, bread crust. Tastes very sweet, with almost no hops. Funny thing is that it doesn’t seem to need much hops. The fruitiness and sweetness is good. Not overly so. Lots of plum and caramel, citrus, a slight metallic hit. Seems balanced, but the hops aren’t present. A strange little beer that I enjoyed quite a lot. Thanks Mike, for sharing!

CASK DAYS Volo Toronto - Dark, thin look. Faint aroma. Med Body & taste of dry & rootsy herbs. Dark berry fruit, fine noble hop, sarsaparilla, kola, faint lemon, leafy greenness, some tart tropical fruit (guava, maracuja) - solid and austere, rather than loose, with good fullness & body, and a hint tobbacco.

Deep ruby, thin lingering off white head, light lacing. Aroma is of light berries, moderate sweetness, light alcohol. Flavour is of alcohol, moderate sweetness, berries, minerial. Sweet mouthfeel, medium/light body, medium carbonation. Finishes fairly quick, uneventfull.

Pretty boring, uneventfull, basic, plain.

Draught at Volo in Toronto, Ontario.
Sampled on February 7, 2009.

Cask Days 2009 @ volo. bright orange pours, decent cask bubble head and some minimal carbonation. nice way to drink a barley wine. nose was cara malt and ripe fruits. not overly sweet but the hops arent really that noticeable. really nice barley wine that i didnt expect to find on cask.

A dark reddish brown ale with a thcik creamy moka head. A nice treacle, molasses and licorice, quite nice. In mouth, a good licorice malt with warming alcohol and treacle. Medium bodied. On tap at the brewpub with Sammy, March 22, 2009.

Had growler with buddy, color is kinda brownish amber. tan foam. nose is boozy, spicey, clove ginger, raisins some darker aspects like molasses, flavor is more of the same, dried fruits, toffee boozy and a nice hop finish

Growler. Pours hazy mahogany. Aroma of sour malt. Flavor is of sweet candy. Finishes bitter. Very nice balance. Heavy medium body

Dark amber, some head and lace, aroma is caramelly but also fruity and funky, a bit vinegary. Dark malty flavours that are a little too sweet. Some wood and bready tastes to it. Not bad.