Granville Island GIBitter

Brewed by Granville Island (Taproom - MolsonCoors)
Style: Premium Bitter/ESB
Vancouver, Canada

Serve in English pint

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Draught at the Alibi Room, Vancouver, as Vern’s Pale Bitter
Light amber color; creamy head. The aroma is nice, fruity. Dry and lean mouthfeel, with a good flavor of caramel and some toffee. Strong bitterness and long final. A refreshing American-style Bitter, crossover between Bitter maltiness and American hoppiness, very good.

Draft (nitro) at G.I.B.: Inviting and sweet-smelling nose. Not as sweet as it smells, though it did have some soft caramel and a honey-like quality at its core. Light and soft body, as expected with a nitro. I kept wondering when the bitterness would surface. After a few sips, it finally caught up in the aftertaste. OK, overall, but it lacked malt depth.

Has a great body, strong copper hue & mild bitterness. The malts create a richness which enhances the hops and excites the senses. Something special from Granville.

Not much of a head when this one was poured, what there was being off-white and foamy. The beer is a rich, dark copper colour and well-carbonated. Aroma was a pleasant malt, although tending towards the subtle end of the scale. Taste most certainly was bitter, delightfully so. Mouthfeel and aftertaste did not disappoint. A fine beer for tending the BBQ with.

Bottle shared by JoeMcPhee. Clean, hoppy aroma, mainly British, Orange peel and lemon peel. A touch of sweet candied fruits in the flavor, citrus hops, and a bitter finish that leads into bark and leaves. Pretty nice, way better than its rating suggests.

Caramel and bready somewhat grainy malts are joined by fruity esters and floral, earthy hops in the nose. Lightly hazy golden body is topped by a low white head that recedes to a thin but lasting cover with some lace. Moderate bitterness is up front with caramel and bread-like malt character emerging. Earthy and lightly spicy hop flavour lingers in the aftertaste along with a lightly nutty malt character. Medium body with somewhat strong carbonation. Tulip glass. Allowed to warm from fridge temperature. Bottle (2009 limited release) purchased at Brewery Creek in May-09.

Glass, 16-ounce, draught, on the premise, purchased at the brewery on April 30 2009; eye: polished copper, clear, slight effervescence, tiny ring of white head, nice lacing; nose: hops, grapefruit, resinous hops, light malt, light caramel; mouth: hops, hops, resinous hops, grapefruit, light malt, slight caramel, finale all in resinous hops with presence of caramel malt, medium body, rather bitter, slightly sweet, slightly grainy texture, light astringency; overall: quite likable FRANÇAIS Verre, 16 onces, en fût, bue sur place le 1er mai 2009; œil : cuivre poli, claire, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse blanche, belle dentelle; nez : houblon, pamplemousse, houblon résineux, léger malt, léger caramel; bouche : houblon, houblon, houblon résineux, pamplemousse, léger malt, très léger caramel, finale tout en houblon résineux avec petite présence de malt caramel, corps moyen, plutôt amère, très légèrement sucrée, corps moyen, texture légèrement rugueuse, légère astringence; en résumé : bien aimé

Draft at GI Taproom. Poured a clear medium orange color with an off white head. The aroma was hop dominated with lots of pleasant grapefruit, pine, and flower blossom. Light to medium bodied and delicately sweet with minimal bitterness. Lots of hop-imparted flavors as predicted from the nose. I tasted flower blossom, sweat, and pine. There was also some pale malt flavor as an afterthought.

pours a light copper colour with a good head which leaves a nice lacing taste like a light bitter but enjoyable

Pours a clear copper with a thin layer of foam and some lace. Hoppy, citrusy aroma - peculiar... Ok, lots of Pacific Northwest hops in this one, with a touch of crystal to differentiate it from their usual seasonal IPA offering. Crisp body, decent carbonation. Not really a bitter, not that I’m complaining. Very sessionable - surprisingly so. VERY present citrusy hops make this more of an IPA than an ESB.