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Granville Island Brewery, located on Granville Island in Vancouver, BC opened in 1984 and was the first microbrewery in Canada. They began naming their brews for Vancouver area landmarks, this one being named after English Bay, which contains Stanley Park on one side and Kitsilano on the other. This brew, like its namesake, is full of character and complexity.
It has a nice clear copper colour with a white foamy head that creates nice lace down the side of the glass.
It smells of caramel, hops and malt in equal parts with slight undertones of citrus, nuttiness and spiciness.
The citrus and hops come out at the beginning with the caramel and maltiness coming in mid taste to overtake the citrus and fades away leaving just a light hoppiness which is joined by a little nutty spice on the finish.
This is a very fine pale ale, while typical of the style, still with enough character and distinction for it to stand out among the others of the style. It pairs well with grilled fish and meat and is ideal for a nice summer day barbequeing overlooking the water. It is made to go with nice days along it's namesake beaches.
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