Notes
Visited: September 16, 2006
Opened: 1997
Dockside Brewing is attached to the Granville Island Hotel. Parking on Granville Island is diabolically difficult. They lose a point for using frosted glasses. The menu is pricey, but the food is magnificent! Granville Island Brewing has a tasting room just two blocks away.
Updated: January 21, 2008
Beer List
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4.50% abv.
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4.30% abv.
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Date: September 16, 2006 (#6042)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 17½ pointsAppearance (3)
Bright golden. Thick head.Aroma (3)
Spicy, fruity hops, with a hint of toast.Mouthfeel (9)
Light-medium body, fizzy. Nice biscuity malt flavor. Interesting caraway note up front. Mildly bitter finish.Overall Impression (2½)
Good clean tasty beer.
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4.80% abv.
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Date: September 16, 2006 (#6045)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 15 pointsAppearance (3)
Darkish golden. Hazy. Moderate head.Aroma (3)
Smoky cloves.Mouthfeel (7)
Medium body, smooth. Carbonation is only moderate. Nicely malty, nicely wheaty, with a mild banana character and more than just a hint of hop flavor. Some yeastiness at the end.Overall Impression (2)
4.70% abv.
4.90% abv.
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Date: September 16, 2006 (#6043)Package: draughtPlace: at the breweryScore: 15 pointsAppearance (3)
Bright yellow. Thick head.Aroma (3)
Clean sweet grainy malt.Mouthfeel (7)
Light body, creamy. Sweet, grainy malt. Vegetal hop flavor, mild bitterness.Overall Impression (2)