Granville Island Brockton IPA

Bottle. Pours a golden color with a small white head. Has a malty hoppy aroma- Fruity malty grassy hoppy bitter flavor. Has a fruity malty hoppy grassy bitter finish.

A fairly standard showing in the IPA category, Brockton IPA shows very little or no outstanding qualities. A moderately low amount of bitterness gives way to a clean palate and low malt backbone. I would definitely call this a "little" IPA and in most comparisons with disregard to the ABV this would most likely be classified as a Pale Ale rather than the stronger and beefier IPA categorization. A rather simple hop character leaves this beer feeling a bit empty and unfinished although it seems as if there was a special adjunct which adds to the variable finish. Faint notes of citrus hops arise in the nose but lack in depth.

Bottle. Pours a light reddish-amber with a frothy white head. Aroma of grass, with some metallic notes. Tastes lightly of malt, a bit sweet, with moderate hoppiness... kind of like citrus / fruit.... finishes with a crisp bitterness. A nice mild IPA... perhaps a good ’gateway’ IPA to introduce someone to the style without frightening them off...

The appearance was nice enough, with a clear amber body capped by a smallish white head. Where’s the hoppy aroma as promised by the label? I really had to work to detect it. Taste was so-so, but I thought Central City’s Pale Ale was more like an IPA than this was. Average in every way, although it was better at the finish.

Bottle (12oz) shared with HogTownHarry & garthicus -- c/o GregClow. Pours a slightly hazy copper-gold with an average size mostly-lasting frothy off-white head. Aroma: Pretty decent, it’s sweet and hoppy, a bit resiny and citrusy. Lightly hoppy flavour, fruity and with a dry bitter finish. Average bodied. Pretty good, reasonably well done.

Tap at Cactus Club, Vancouver. Deep amber beer. Aroma is fairly hoppy. The flavour is quite crisp with a firm malt character. Light grapefruit flavour with a lingering hoppy bitterness. A nice mild IPA.

Draught. Golden amber in the glass with a thin white head. Small bit of lacing on the glass. Aroma is floral with some pine. Flavour has some more pine in the hops; it’s a bit one dimensional. Short bitter finish.

Sparkling gold,small intense bead. Neutral nose. Palate is like honey water,faintly hopped.Thin and water, another poor effort