Swing Span Amber
Granville Island Brewery

Swing Span AmberSwing Span Amber
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From:
Granville Island Brewery
 
British Columbia, Canada
Style:
American Amber / Red Ale
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
83
Avg:
3.6 | pDev: 15.28%
Reviews:
4
Ratings:
20
Status:
Active
Rated:
Sep 04, 2015
Added:
Apr 24, 2014
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Rated: 3.49 by CurtisD from Canada (NB)

Sep 04, 2015
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Rated: 3.71 by Drknight from Virginia

Jul 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by schopenhauerale from Arizona

Jul 06, 2015
 
Rated: 3.27 by papat444 from Canada (QC)

May 22, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by YamagamiTravis from Canada (BC)

May 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Socialiste from Canada (QC)

Apr 27, 2015
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Reviewed by kevofficiel from Canada (QC)

3.68/5  rDev +2.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Swing Span from Granville Island Vancouver British Columbia


The look of it: Amber color. Very clear. Light carbonation. With half of finger of head.


The smell of it; Remind me of the IPA tyoe of beer. It have some caramel and a touch of citrus


The taste of it: Feels like the brother of the IPA. The caramel taste is still there but u have on the after taste some citrus and some apple but very light


So overall would I recommend it ? Absolutely yes ! This is a beer that you can enjoy during winter, spring, summer and autumn. Give it a try you won t be disappointed !
Mar 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.47 by Whatup14 from Canada (QC)

Feb 16, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by BCborn from Canada (BC)

Feb 15, 2015
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Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

3.67/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Enjoyed on tap with a plate of drunken mussels at a local restaurant. This is a nice surprise from Granville. The hop presence is subtle but just enough. I enjoy the malt, toffee and saltine flavors. Definitely worth a return visit!
Jan 17, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by ledjip from Canada (QC)

Nov 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by joemcgrath27 from Canada (AB)

Oct 19, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by LDuke from Canada (AB)

Oct 17, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Derek from Canada (BC)

Oct 11, 2014
 
Rated: 2 by Chazz_Chetly from Canada (BC)

Sep 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by McBastard from Canada (BC)

Aug 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by xFL from Canada (BC)

Jun 28, 2014
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Reviewed by The_Renaissanceman from Canada (BC)

4.89/5  rDev +35.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5
This Beer should be served with a bible... for it's the closest to God I've ever felt.

Bitter like an IPA but with the added infusion of Mosaic hops to provide that Grapefruit/ citrus flavoured twist at the end; there's certainly enough hop in your step to make you feel like you could walk on water by the end of it (all though- id advise against this!!).

All I can say is Hallelujah and praise be to the Lambourne!!
Jun 27, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by scameron from Canada (BC)

Jun 25, 2014
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.61/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
16oz glass at Beer Revolution Edmonton. Part of GIB's 'Under the Bridge' series, apparently.

This beer appears a clear, medium brassy amber hue, with one finger of fizzy and loosely foamy dirty white head, which leaves some nice broadly spaced webbed lace around the glass as things hastily slip away.

It smells of crackery caramel malt, sugary bread, muddled, yet sharp citrus rind, and a soft leafy, weedy hoppiness. The taste is fairly sweet, somewhat nougaty caramel malt, hard toffee, wet raisins, mild citrus cream, and more rather peppy and bitter leafy, earthy hops. Simple, but agreeably so.

The carbonation is low-key frizzy, and gently applied throughout, the body on the lee side of medium weight, and plainly smooth - nothing really else can be said about it. Things finish off-dry, the caramel malt deflating a bit, with the generic hop bitterness holding tight - literally and figuratively.

A pleasant enough PACNW amber ale, though, as expected, any hoppy extremities are mostly lopped off, leaving an echo of the something good that could have been. The low ABV is not noticeable as such, which would make this a more or less endearing sessioner, should the tap options be of that particular ilk, as they are commonly wont to be across this land of ours.
Apr 24, 2014
Swing Span Amber from Granville Island Brewery
Beer rating: 83 out of 100 with 20 ratings