Hopyard Pale - Garrison Brewing Company

cratez

Ontario (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

341ml bottle from a six pack purchased at the Wellington & Bradley LCBO in London, ON.

Pours a hazed amber orange with two fingers of cream-coloured froth, some bubbly carbonation in the body, and strands of sticky lacing on the pint glass.

Smell is apricot, mango, nectarine, faint butterscotch and metallic notes, bread dough, biscuit, jujube candy, and citrusy orange rind.

Taste is fruity, citric, and spicy hops upfront, clean and oily hop profile imparts peachy-orange flavours, a slight grassiness, and some earthy, mineral-like qualities with more apricot and mango on the cough. Malts are almost undetectable - they merely balance this beer with tiny traces of caramel, biscuit, and toffee.

Mouthfeel is crisp and medium bodied, oily middle, solid bitterness precedes a quick flash of juicy astringency followed by a bone dry lingering finish.

Overall, this tasty no frills pale delivers on its name. A great session beer that can satisfy a hop fix. Glad to see this in the Ontario market - I'll be buying many more sixers. Cheers to Cass of Bar Towel for getting this over here!

Serving type: bottle

06-15-2011 01:19:12 | More by cratez

KStark

British Columbia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

05-30-2013 18:38:39 | More by KStark

sclitch

California

4/5  rDev +6.1%

03-28-2013 15:36:32 | More by sclitch

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

02-14-2013 22:06:26 | More by DaPan

deonreds

New York

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

02-07-2013 10:32:44 | More by deonreds

sdm9465

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

02-05-2013 17:13:15 | More by sdm9465

mmurphy525

Nova Scotia (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

12-31-2012 01:58:08 | More by mmurphy525

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -20.4%

11-06-2012 15:24:09 | More by cfalovo97

Idrankthat

Saskatchewan (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

10-13-2012 04:25:59 | More by Idrankthat

bcrocker

Nova Scotia (Canada)

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

10-06-2012 20:00:42 | More by bcrocker

beerhunter13

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

09-30-2012 12:07:24 | More by beerhunter13

Molson2000

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

09-13-2012 00:46:33 | More by Molson2000

graybayou

Nova Scotia (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

09-01-2012 21:44:56 | More by graybayou

CurtisD

New Brunswick (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%

08-26-2012 13:18:03 | More by CurtisD

Foudebiere

Quebec (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

08-24-2012 03:01:48 | More by Foudebiere

smcolw

Massachusetts

4.43/5  rDev +17.5%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Good bar-pour head. Leaves plenty of interconnecting spots on the glass. Golden amber and nearly clear.

Attractive floral hop nose. Slightly sweet but not in a cloy way.

If blindfolded, I'd swear I was drinking an IPA. There's lots of bitterness with a solid pale malt base. The aftertaste is long lasting with a hop bite that falls short of sucking a hop pellet. Full bodied with low-ish level of carbonation.

Simply put, a well-balanced, leaning to the bitter, well-made beer.

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2012 20:57:38 | More by smcolw

Cris4545

Indiana

2.5/5  rDev -33.7%

08-11-2012 03:05:25 | More by Cris4545

sliverX

S. Georgia & S. Sandwich Isls.

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

07-22-2012 03:30:32 | More by sliverX

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3.58/5  rDev -5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance - Pours a bright orange amber with a finger width of foamy white head. Slightly hazy.

Smell - Dominated by earthy hops, along with aromas of sweet apple and fresh citrus.

Taste - Bitter, earthy hops are the ruling flavour in this brew, followed by sweet fruitiness as detected in the initial smell (from the malts).

Mouthfeel - Medium bodied with light carbonation. Nice creaminess in texture.

Overall - An enjoyable APA by Garrison Brewing. I enjoyed the hop profile in this brew, however I felt the malt elements were lacking for the style. Despite that, still a worthy beer to try.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2012 01:45:53 | More by leaddog

Ivanhoes_Backpack

New Brunswick (Canada)

4/5  rDev +6.1%

04-06-2012 01:54:52 | More by Ivanhoes_Backpack

schopenhauerale

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

03-28-2012 00:18:25 | More by schopenhauerale

sasky7777

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.8/5  rDev +0.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This dark gold beer poured a frothy white head. I didn't get much hop aroma even though it was served on the warm side around 50F. Hop biterness dominates, with enough malt to balance. The taste is resiny at first and then it reminds me of eating the pith of a grapefruit.

A sessionable and very enjoyable beer.

Serving type: bottle

03-09-2012 04:10:52 | More by sasky7777

BDTyre

British Columbia (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Nice light amber with a thin white head. Crisp, hoppy smell with a nice malt profile. Yeast, biscuits and a bit of caramel. The hoppiness eases a bit as this warms.

Sharp hop profile on the taste, good bitterness. Nice bready flavours, and a bit of fruitiness. A little bit of sugariness to this.

A bit heavy-handed on the carbonation, but otherwise not bad. Definitely worth repeating.

Serving type: bottle

02-28-2012 04:15:46 | More by BDTyre

benbou17

Alberta (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

01-20-2012 17:39:27 | More by benbou17

CoreyJKelly

Ontario (Canada)

2/5  rDev -46.9%

01-17-2012 04:03:52 | More by CoreyJKelly