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Granite City Belgian Golden Ale

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RATINGS: 12   MEAN: 3.15/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.01   SEASONAL: Special   EST. CALORIES: 306   ABV: 10.2%
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A beautiful golden color with crisp, spicy, and malty flavors. It’s the perfect summer time refresher!


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3.7
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 16/20
jmagnus87 (1390) - Rockford, Illinois, USA - MAY 11, 2013
From notes. Draft. Belgian yeast, fermented dark and candied fruits. Medium sweet. Probably one of the best beers ive had at GC. Thats not saying much but this one was decent.

3.5
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
khoffman43 (851) - Bloomington, Minnesota, USA - APR 14, 2013
Sample at brewery. One of the better beers in their lineup. Shocked at how high the abv is.

3.2
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Tmoney99 (8788) - Cincinnati, Ohio, USA - APR 28, 2012
Draft sample. Poured hazy yellow orange color with an average white frothy head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate citrus, yeast and malt aroma. Medium body with a smooth texture and soft carbonation. Medium spice sweet flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Good drinkable soft brew.

3.3
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
badlizard (5159) - Berkeley, California, USA - JUL 19, 2011
Clear golden with a creamy white head. Barley and Belgian yeast aroma and taste with an earthy slightly fruity finish.

2.9
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
fata2683 (2167) - Tucson, Arizona, USA - JUN 18, 2011
pours light yellow with a medium white head. Aroma is sweet grass and hay with peppery yeast. Flavor is sweet candied sugar, white pepper and fruity Belgian yeast.

2.9
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 12/20
jandd1983 (1578) - Florissant, Missouri, USA - MAY 18, 2011
It poured a golden color with an off-white head. The aroma was of yeast and bread. The taste was of banana and some yeast. Not a bad brew.

2.8
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
mybrainhurts (345) - North Dakota, USA - MAY 11, 2011
Decent belgian like aroma. Flavors are fruity, flowery, and suprisingly fresh. The problem here is a mushiness in the malts and a noticable cloying sweetness at the finish. A good attempt but needs to be more serious about belgian style cloning.

2.6
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
mnurda (959) - Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA - AUG 6, 2010
Part of the Sampler Platter at Granite City in Creve Couer. Nicelt carbed. Nice spice taste. Good carbonation

3.4
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 14/20
msante79 (2127) - Mount Prospect, Illinois, USA - JUN 20, 2010
On tap at Maumee, OH location. Pours hazy golden with white head. Aromas of bananas, belgain yeast, and bready malts. Flavors of banana, coriander, and some yeast. Hides abv well. Mouthfeel is a little syrupy but not a bad brew.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
thedm (4773) - Fort Wayne, USA - JUN 17, 2010
This draft brew from the brew pub poured a medium sized head of frothy medium sized light clear colored bubbles that were mostly diminishing and left behind a no visible carbonation semi-opaque dark red colored body and a fair lacing. The aroma was malty mild fruit banana and coriander. The crisp mouth feel was tingly at the start with a mediumly tingly finish with a acidic aftertaste. The flavor contained notes of mild citrus coriander hops and malt. An OK brew just nothing special.


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