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Granite City Ostaras Spring Ale


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27
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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
Granite City Food & Brewery

St. Louis Park, Minnesota USA

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112.77/5.02.77/5.0Spring4%10English pint, Shaker P  Stats

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 bu11zeye (3780), Frisco, Texas, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/56/103/511/20
Jun 14, 2006  
(Draught) Pours a clear golden body with a small white head and good lacing. Aroma of florals, grain, malt, and light skunkiness. Flavor is dominated by citrus (mostly lemon) and malt.


 Tmoney99 (3636), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Jul 3, 2006  
Draft in S.D. location. Clear pale color with an average fizzy white head that mostly lasted with fair lacing. Light sour citrus aroma. Light to medium body with a watery texture and soft carbonation. Light sweet flavor with a sweet finish of moderate duration. Refreshing light brew.


 thedm (3406), Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/104/53/102/55/20
Jun 27, 2008  
This draft brew from the restaurant in Fort Wayne, IN poured a small sized head of frothy white colored medium sized mostly diminishing bubbles that left behind a hazy dark orange colored softly carbonated body and a poor lacing. The aroma was almost non-existent. The mouth feel was thin and watery. The flavor was of soft malt and very mild hop.


 hotstuff (3045), Indiana, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
May 14, 2008  
Draft at Fort Wayne, IN location. Small head that mostly diminished, spotty lacing, hazy, no carbonation when served, and a dark golden hue. The nose was citrus hops, grapefruit, lightly malty, and some caramel. The flavor was very thin and watery, mildly hoppy, some caramel, and citrus. The mouthfeel was smooth, thin and watery. Liight in body. An easy to forget brew that had next to no body, very watery and left me drinking more of my ice water than this beer. I have yet to be impressed with GCF&B’s beers. Another case of the food being better than the brews.


 General_Gao (2575), Iowa City, Iowa, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/512/20
May 23, 2007  
Draft, Cedar Rapids, IA location. Poured a slightly hazy dark golden color. Head was white and quickly dissipated to a thin film that left a bit of lace behind. Aroma was of light malty caramel and a touch of noble hops. Flavor was similar with the addition of subdued grape candy. Body was on the lighter side with carbonation on the heavier side. Crisp, clean finish. Eh, not bad, but nothing to write home about either.



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