RateBeer
   Home Sign Up or Login Advanced Search
   People Ratings Events Places Forums Shop Magazine
      Top By Category  RateBeer Best  Latest Ratings  Top 50    

McAuslan Griffon Extra Pale Ale

McAuslan Griffon Extra Pale Ale

* picture credits
copyright may apply

 Percentile 
37
overall
A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
McAuslan Brewing

Montreal, Canada

bottled
available

on tap
available

Regional Distribution
Find this beer

Add Distribution Data
Send Corrections

 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in  Advanced 
1132.92/5.02.92/5.05%52.8English 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".

 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 ClarkVV (3559), Allston, Massachusetts, USA
4.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/105/59/104/517/20
Mar 11, 2005  
2004 or early 2005 bottle. Pours a bright yellow color, like melting butter, with a firm, lightly creamy white head, good retention. Aroma smells floral, with orange blossom honey, herbal hops, doughy brown bread and sugary dextrin malts. Flavor begins with a sweetness that is truly sublime. Sweet and chewy, but not cloying or syrupy. Honey, pale malt, vanilla yogurt (that’s stretching it, I know). Fruity yeastiness is divine in this! It reminds me more of a Belgian yeast than an English one (which I assume is what they use). A bit of herbal hops through the middle, light bitterness on the end, but the malt stays with you the whole time. These guys sure are good with malting! Reading beerhugger’s review, I have to agree, there is some "skunkiness" to it, but I love it! It’s a lightly sour fruitiness that works perfectly to offset the malt sweetness. Medium body is NOT watery (my bottle wasn’t, that’s for sure) and the carbonation, while present just adds light texture. I see everyone else’s score, but what can I say? The right beer at the right time? Who knows. . .


 mkobes (2066), paramus, New Jersey, USA
4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/512/20
Nov 23, 2003  
Very tasty. Had it out of a bottle, really enjoyed it. Pleasant fruity aroma. Clean hop flavor. Pleasant to drink.


Flamojune (77), Ville de Quebec, Quebec, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/517/20
Oct 16, 2008  
Bonne blonde rafraichissante de couleur dorée clair. Cette biere n’est pas pour autant cheap. Bon gout de malt, beaucoup de gout pour une petite blonde...


 dhurtubise (569), Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/515/20
Aug 20, 2002  
A beautiful pale ale. Ondrej must have mistaken this one for another - not a cheap beer- it has arather good balance with good maltiness for a pale and hops. I’d drink this one anytime.


 austinpowers (2828), New York, New York, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/103/516/20
Apr 29, 2002  
Yes, this one’s great. I really liked the mildness. Can’t taste the ringwood yeast.



would you like to read more ratings?



Then join us! RateBeer is made by beer enthusiasts for the craft beer community. Your basic membership is free and allows you to read all beer ratings.

Desired User Name
*


Valid Email (Needed to verify your account)
*

Relax. RateBeer is 100%, guaranteed spam-free. That's our promise to you.

I agree to the terms of the RateBeer User Agreement

RATE THIS BEER

Aroma

rating assistance

Appearance

rating assistance

Flavor

rating assistance

Palate

rating assistance

Overall impression

rating assistance

TOTAL SCORE

Comments

More Golden Ale/Blond Ales

Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Extra (4.01)

Crouch Vale Amarillo (3.78)

Clay Pipe Blue Tractor Ale (3.74)

Dock Street Gold Stock Ale (3.68)

Crouch Vale Brewers Gold (3.68)

Oakham Haka (3.64)

Pictish Amarillo (3.63)

Le-Brewery Norman Gold (3.61)

Thornbridge Hall Jaywick (3.61)

Millstone True Grit (3.59)


About RateBeer | Add A Beer | Add A Brewer | Edit Personal Info | 100 Beer Club | FAQ | Log out | Feedback? | Copyright 2000-2009, RateBeer LLC