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Brewed by Granville Island (Brewery - MolsonCoors)
Style: Amber Ale
Kelowna, Canada

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RATINGS: 30   MEAN: 3.2/5.0   WEIGHTED AVG: 3.17   IBU: 40   EST. CALORIES: 168   ABV: 5.6%
COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTION
Swing Span Amber Ale: Way back when, Granville bridge swung aside to let the tall ships through. We’re blowing a horn to that heritage with our Swing Span Amber Ale. A medium-bodied, deep amber ale, rich with aromas of premium Mosaic and Cascade hops.


2.8
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
Vladivostok (339) - Buckinghamshire, ENGLAND - JUN 27, 2015
Mid-amber in colour, gentle malty aroma followed by biscuit malt and a middle of the road hoppy finish. All the attributes of an English bitter but rather too heavily carbonated for my taste.

3.4
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
ryanhunter_4 (122) - La Crete, Alberta, CANADA - JUN 13, 2015
Pint poured at schanks in Edmonton. Pours an amber with a frothy white head that’s it’s quickly but laces nicely. I smelled dandelions. Bitter taste. Drinkable.

3.6
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Metalchopz (2671) - Cantley, Quebec, CANADA - JUN 9, 2015
6-pack from my local Metro store. Pours a deep amber colour with a frothy warm cap, great retention and creamy lacing. Nice aromas of nutty malts, fruits (raisins), floral hints and some decent sweetness. The taste is not as sweet, well-balanced with some grassy hops in the finish. Mild dry finish. Refreshing fruity and nutty malt. Quite a nice stronger amber ale that goes down well, but has good character.

3.1
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
dfinney23 (2317) - Houston, Texas, USA - MAR 18, 2015
Deep amber pour with a thin nearly white head. Mild hops and some caramel malt. Better than expected.

3.8
   AROMA 8/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Beardbeerman (282) - Montreal, Quebec, CANADA - FEB 19, 2015
Pours a clear dark copper topped by a finger of tanned fizzy head showing low to moderate retention properties and leaving some lacing on the side of the glass. The nose is all about the Cascade hops. Very floral, they let some toasted malts through and some nutty elements. The taste is nutty with the roasted malts, but once again the hops pack a punch and take center stage with a nice and round bitter and floral attack. Both density and carbonation come out medium and the nutty aspect comes back in the finish with a touch of butter. Pretty decent amber and more on hoppy side than most I tried. Cheers!

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 15/20
Whatup14 (1183) - Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, CANADA - FEB 16, 2015
Bouteille 341ml. Couleur cuivrée foncée translucide, mousse beige fuyante laissant un anneau sur les parois du verre. Arôme de malt grillé, un peu floral, touche de houblon. Goût de malt grillé, touche de noisette, légère amertume, café en arrière-goût. Carbonatation moyenne-faible, corps moyen. Plutôt surpris par cette bière, sans grands défauts et sans être exceptionnelle, elle est intéressante et goûteuse.

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
MunBro (845) - St. Albert, Alberta, CANADA - FEB 11, 2015
Pretty good flavours here. Nice crisp citrus and pine notes from the hops, also has a light floral bitterness.

3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
dandeman (691) - Gatineau, Quebec, CANADA - FEB 1, 2015
L’olfactif présente des accents floraux et herbacés avec une touche de pamplemousse. Les arômes se dégradent assez rapidement vers des notes de gazon brulé. Le liquide est roux / cuivré et clair. La mousse de densité moyenne est plutôt mince et disparait trop vite. L’attaque est très houblonnée avec les notes typiques du Cascade(pamplemousse et épices). L’amertume est forte et sèche en finale. Ses notes de poivre sont très marquées. Que du houblon. Je cherche le caramel et ne le trouve point; et je n’ose même pas penser aux petits fruits. Désolé, mais c’est loin d’une Amber Ale. J’appellerais ça plutôt une Red IPA

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 14/20
czar (6013) - Québec, Quebec, CANADA - JAN 24, 2015
pours clear medium dark golden orange with a small off-white cap showing some retention and lacing. cascadian spicy oranges, tangerine peel, lightly sweet toasted maltiness - maple syrup and woodsy vanilla hints, other woodsy and lightly spiced hops, earthy and citrusy, quite fruity too - few lager-like fruity notes - some raspberries perhaps, grass, pepper. light carbonation, light body - oily, balanced earthy-spicy-citrusy finish. pretty solid macro amber.

2.3
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
Cinctus (189) - - DEC 27, 2014
Tasted at Granville brewery on Granville island. A hoppy taste very reminiscent of an IPA. Taste is like a deeper fuller IPA too. Non distinct amber brown colouring.


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