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McAuslan Griffon Extra Pale Ale

McAuslan Griffon Extra Pale Ale

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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
McAuslan Brewing

Montreal, Canada

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1092.9/5.02.9/5.05%49.7English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
As gold medalist in the Golden Canadian Ale category at the 1996 World Beer Cup, Griffon Extra Pale Ale has earned a place of honor among Canadian premium beers. Noted beer expert and author Charlie Papazian praised Griffon Extra Pale for its bright gold color, clean hop and malt flavor and "great drinkability".

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 mullet2007 (125), Newfoundland, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/513/20
Aug 14, 2008  
Pours a nice crisp amber colour with a thick white head that quickly dissipates, leaving just a skiff of white foam. Smell is vaguely fruity, perhaps a little bit floral. Flavour is highly sweet, but with malts backing it upas opposed to just sugaryness. There’s some hop bitterness present in the finish, but not much flavour. It’s pretty highly carbonated, but in a good way for the style, and it’s actually reasonably thick, surprisingly.


Turco (11), Alma, Quebec, Canada
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/56/102/512/20
Apr 9, 2008  
Orange beer that pours a thin white head. Has a nice hops smell. The flavor is malty and fruity (apricot) with a well balanced weetness. Kind of bitter with a very dry end.


 pforei (336), USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Mar 31, 2008  
Straw yellow color. Thin head. First note of aroma is oddly reminiscent of french bread with extra virgin olive oil. Then sweet malt and honey notes can be detected. Taste has high pitched notes of citrus (lemon) hops. Acidic finish. Light body.


 AaronBouchard (107), Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/56/103/513/20
Mar 22, 2008  
Thin head off the pour. Smells malty and micro not the aroma I would expect from a specialtly beer. But it tastes like I expect it to. Bolder then micro but still crisp and clean enough to cut it as a refreshing beer. Middle of the road.


 KnN (320), Greenbelt, Maryland, USA
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/513/20
Feb 28, 2008  
Definite malt flavor with a hint of hops. Pours a clear honey color with a nice white head. Nice mouth-feel and pretty good finish as well. Could see drinking a pitcher at a pub somewhere, but it’s not the most adventurous beer.



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