Yaletown India Brown Ale

On draught at the brewpub in downtown Vancouver (Yaletown sector), Canada. Pours a clear copper penny amber brew with an average off-white head that slowly dissipates and leaves behind some excellent lacing. Aroma of roasted nuts, grapefruit and citrus zest, a touch of pear fruit and some light caramel malt. Taste is mildly bitter, medium bodied, light carbonation with grapefruit zest, and some roasted caramel malt. Finish has a slight mild bitterness that slowly disappears to a toasted and powder caramel malt aftertaste.

Draught, drank on site, not in the proper glass, but had time to warm by the candlelight, savoured on February 8 2007; eye: amber with a reddish hue, clear, no effervescence, nice lasting beige head, lacing; nose: hops, hops, hops, grapefruit, thin caramel; mouth: grapefruit, grainy hops finale is a bit short all in slightly grainy hops, quite astringent, creamy texture, quite acrid, slightly sweet, quite bitter, full body FRANÇAIS En fût, bue sur place, pas dans le bon verre, mais réchauffée par la chandelle, savourée le 8 février 2007; oeil : ambrée avec une teinte rougeâtre, claire, pas d’effervescence, petite mousse beige persistante, dentelle; nez : houblon, houblon, houblon, pamplemousse, petit caramel; bouche : pamplemousse, houblon granuleux, finale un peu courte tout en houblon légèrement granuleux avec une petite pointe de pamplemousse, pas mal d’astringence, texture crémeuse, assez âcre, très légèrement sucrée, assez amère, corsée

Brown with minimal off white head. Aroma is a little of sugar and piney hops. Flavour is malty with a touch of hoppy bitterness throughout. Finishes with a slight dryness. Nice easy drinking beer.

Dark brown, cloudy. Right off the bat, it’s got that woody, foresty hop and toasty malt in the nose. Lots of toasty, roasty malts along with subtle woody, earthy hops. Fairly creamy body for a Yaletown brew. It’s such a simple formula, why has nobody outside BC discovered it yet?