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Grand River Brewing Bumbleberry Wheat Ale
Submitted by Bruce Ticknor on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 13:04
Brewery Name:
Beer Style:
Flavoured Wheat Beer
Serving Style.:
500 ML Bottle
Alcohol Content:
4.2% ABV
Where Purchased?:
Picked up at Brewery
Grand River Brewing Bumbleberry Wheat Ale
A very full and lasting white head on a dark amber and very slightly cloudy beer.
A very distinct aroma of berries, a touch of earth, and a wee bit of honey. The aroma is relatively faint and doesn't jump out at you.
The mouthfeel is nicely full and rich, not at all watery. A bit drying in the finish.
The tastes are nicely blended, a variety of berries come through, blueberry and raspberry being the most noticeable, but they don't overwhelm the "beer" tastes. A decent level of lightly citrus and drying hops add to the clean finish of the beer and a good base of honey sweetness lies under the whole profile. As I mentioned the aftertaste is quite dry and crisp.
A very nice berry flavoured beer. I like the stuff that Grand River Brewing puts out, I wish I lived a bit closer to them, but I hear rumbles that some of their products may soon be available in the L.C.B.O. or at least some of their stores.
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Fullers London Pride
Click on the Title to Comment on this review.| reviewed by: John H.  | Serving Style: 20 ounce glass Where Purchased: The Crows' Nest Beer Rating: |
Pleasant smoky aroma. Have never come across a smell like that in an ale. Flowery with a bit of citrus flavor. Nice clean bitter after taste. Another great blend of hops and malt, (or bitter and sweet). All in all another great beer, not quite as good a blend as the Fullers ESB.
This is what Fuller's has to say about this beer:
"London Pride is a smooth and astonishingly complex beer, which has a distinctive malty base complemented by a rich balance of well developed hop flavours from the target, challenger and northdown varieties in the brew. At 4.1% a.b.v in cask (4.7% a.b.v in bottles)London Pride is an ideal session-strength premium ale."
