English Bay Pale Ale - Granville Island Brewery

logicpositive

3.75/5  rDev +19.8%

01-05-2013 04:04:02 | More by logicpositive

greenengineer

Massachusetts

2.78/5  rDev -11.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75

473 mL Can, in the hotel room, Toronto.
A - foamy head dissipates quickly, orange bronze color.
S - a little bit of malt sweetness
T - sweet, malty, a little watery, hits of pepper. sweetness not balanced by hops
M - a little watery, good fizz on the tongue.
O - Overall, I'm not impressed by the beer options here in Ontario. Drinkable compared to the fizzy yellow stuff, but nothing I would seek out.

Serving type: can

05-12-2013 17:35:37 | More by greenengineer

IdeaSpeeder

Ontario (Canada)

2.94/5  rDev -6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Serving Type - 473ml can poured into a nonic pint glass.

Appearance - Pours an redish brown colour. A white head that disappears quickly, leaving behind some light lacing.

Smell - Very sweet smelling. Some vanilla notes, combined with some caramel and toffee.

Taste - As expected from the nose, this brew is very sweet. Almost too sweet for my tastes. A big vanilla kick and more caramel. There may be some very light spiced - pepper maybe. Little to no hop bitterness, surprising for an english pale ale.

Mouthfeel - Medium to heavy body. The beer is almost 'sticky' - it sticks to the inside of my lips. So much sweetness. Carbonation is low - virtually non-existent. Unremarkable finish.

Overal - 3/5.

Serving type: can

05-07-2013 04:09:31 | More by IdeaSpeeder

patre_tim

China

3.08/5  rDev -1.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

A: Copper, medium fine bubble carbonation, 2 fingers of slight beige creamy foamy head, clear filtered. Nice lacing.

S: Bananas, cream, stinky feet, malt. Slight apricot.

T: Apricot tea, peach tea, malt. Slightly acidic, but mostly watery. Very little bitterness near the end.

M: Light slightly bready body, medium low low carbonation.

O: A real disappointing watery beer. Sort of like it, love the can and the fact its from Canada, but it is watery, tea like, and not flavourful.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 13:18:21 | More by patre_tim

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3.61/5  rDev +15.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Appearance- Pours a light copper brown with a 1/4 finger of bubbly head.

Smell- Caramalts, hint of vanilla, light earthy hops.

Taste- Caramalts, light earthy hops, and a touch of butteriness.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied with light to moderate carbonation. Pleasant smoothness to the body.

Overall- A fairly tasty pale ale by Granville with a good caramalt backbone. This brew has some characteristics that lean towards the EPA classification rather than an APA.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 03:47:03 | More by leaddog

ghisty

New Brunswick (Canada)

3.31/5  rDev +5.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25

appearance: pours somewhat foamy, and a deeper orange than i expected for the style,
being an ale i expected some color but this was a little deeper than i figured for.

smell: had a smooth malty smell. big notes of toasted grain. not overpowering. nice nose.

taste: crisp, and not hoppy really at all, almost zero dryness factor, an ale by definition
i was impressed by this beer. goes down nicely , reminded me of labatt blue but with double the malt and less corn. tasted like an ale should taste, but didnt linger around
which makes drinking more of it easy. the food pairings for this (as stated on the box) are grilled meat (which is pretty vague). but it mentions a carmel flavour, which i failed to find as anything worth mention. that charectaristic would be subtle, at best.

mouthfeel:
not sharp at all, still somewhat carbbed, compared to a more classic ale style.
but sort of slick and smooth , with a small zip of the malt and the grain mixing.

overall:
i didnt know what to expect, and having bought a 6pack, i was hoping it was decent.
this doesnt exactly seem to be a PALE ale as they state ..it seems more to me like a slightly creamy amber..but without the typical hops of most ambers.
and heavy on the malts and grains. i was initially impressed by this beer, but the more i drank of it the more it became just a slightly above average craft beer .
I dont have anything really bad to say, because it is good. but it leaves a little bit to the imagination, but that can make for an awesome session brew.
if ale is your thing, and you like it west coast local. give it a shot.
not something id buy frequently, but i can see a specific type of beer fan loving it.

Serving type: bottle

05-03-2013 22:54:55 | More by ghisty

chadmbogo

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +11.8%

05-02-2013 13:55:56 | More by chadmbogo

TheSevenDuffs

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -20.1%

04-05-2013 01:20:42 | More by TheSevenDuffs

ThinkAgain

Ontario (Canada)

2.25/5  rDev -28.1%

04-04-2013 00:19:25 | More by ThinkAgain

slitherySOB

Ontario (Canada)

2.73/5  rDev -12.8%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Probably the weakest beer in their mix pack, this pale ale has no hops whatsoever. Pours a clear caramel colour with one fingers worth of head that barely lasts. Smells of sweet malts, biscuits, and cinnamon. Tastes more biscuit than the smell. Medium body mouthfeel and kind of dry in the finish. A beer I will not be seeking a sixer of, but if they served it at the bar, I'd drink it.

Serving type: bottle

03-31-2013 19:15:50 | More by slitherySOB

RefillMyglass

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +27.8%

03-12-2013 01:37:53 | More by RefillMyglass

sbarre

Ontario (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +19.8%

03-05-2013 11:45:36 | More by sbarre

Cramshawbar

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

03-01-2013 01:05:41 | More by Cramshawbar

BigGruntyThirst

Ontario (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +11.8%

02-14-2013 19:03:36 | More by BigGruntyThirst

DaPan

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

02-14-2013 12:33:04 | More by DaPan

yancot

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +3.8%

02-11-2013 21:19:10 | More by yancot

twelveinches

Washington

2.5/5  rDev -20.1%

02-08-2013 06:57:43 | More by twelveinches

BeerClubNiagara

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

01-26-2013 01:12:59 | More by BeerClubNiagara

kjyost

Manitoba (Canada)

3/5  rDev -4.2%

01-20-2013 21:47:22 | More by kjyost

sansho

Tennessee

3.5/5  rDev +11.8%

12-29-2012 00:05:52 | More by sansho

4ster

Quebec (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +3.8%

12-09-2012 03:04:02 | More by 4ster

KalanM

British Columbia (Canada)

3.5/5  rDev +11.8%

11-29-2012 02:16:38 | More by KalanM

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3.28/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Had this for the first time a few weeks ago (First of any Granville beer). I found it on tap at a local bar and was pleasantly surprised. Poured nice with a copper color, with a sweet cirtusy taste. Well balanced. The bartender said they were trying hard to get some other Granville products in as this one was being well recieved by those who tried it

Serving type: on-tap

11-23-2012 01:24:11 | More by cfalovo97

bigox420

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -12.1%

10-20-2012 18:25:06 | More by bigox420

jrempel

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5  rDev +19.8%

10-14-2012 00:54:26 | More by jrempel