Infamous IPA
Granville Island Brewery
- From:
- Granville Island Brewery
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American IPA
Ranked #4,664 - ABV:
- 6%
- Score:
- 81
- Avg:
- 3.51 | pDev: 9.97%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Feb 22, 2026
- Added:
- Feb 04, 2015
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 18
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by DraftMonger from Denmark
2.57/5 rDev -26.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.57/5 rDev -26.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Jasper 22/7 2018. 50 cl from tap on O’Shea in Jasper. Eating dinner on Via Rails tab (delayed again).
Pours clear amber with a small white head. Settles as a thin, almost transparent layer of foam barely covering the surface of the beer. Crawling up the side of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is quite weak. Sweet caramel, sweet malts. Generic.
Strong carbonation. Thin, watery, fizzy texture.
Flavor has medium strong sweetness followed by slightly weaker bitterness. Aftertaste is lightly bitter with a sweet undercurrent.
A beer that suits strong food pretty well - but no great adventure.
Feb 22, 2026Pours clear amber with a small white head. Settles as a thin, almost transparent layer of foam barely covering the surface of the beer. Crawling up the side of the glass. Moderate lacing.
Aroma is quite weak. Sweet caramel, sweet malts. Generic.
Strong carbonation. Thin, watery, fizzy texture.
Flavor has medium strong sweetness followed by slightly weaker bitterness. Aftertaste is lightly bitter with a sweet undercurrent.
A beer that suits strong food pretty well - but no great adventure.
Reviewed by ewpass from Canada (PE)
3.58/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.58/5 rDev +2%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Clear deep gold with a soapy head. English hop nose, not too citrusy. Medium malt body with resinous hops to taste. Good smooth-crisp balance. Pleasant but not ambitious.
Apr 18, 2019
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.02/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -14%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Golden color in the glass. No noteworthy hop presence, fairly bland effort. It is a refreshing beer, probably more suited to daytime than night. Pleasant, but unremarkable.
Feb 18, 2019
Reviewed by argock from Virginia
3.51/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.51/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Heavy caramel malt use is evident with C-hops providing a very early-mid 2000’s type of IPA. Mouthfeel drags down the drinkability. If this beer were leaner in respect to caramel malts and body, I think there is potential here.
Feb 08, 2019
Reviewed by rapayn01 from Kentucky
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
I had this poured from a bottle, which can be difficult to find in Ottawa. Even more rare, it was a small size (about 12 ounces, presumably 355 ml though I forgot to check). It had some hop, not all that potent, well-balanced by mild malt sweetness. It's not at all like a typical west coast IPA unless I had an old bottle.
Dec 07, 2018
Reviewed by kitsgrad84 from Canada (AB)
2.83/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.83/5 rDev -19.4%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
In the bottle in a glass , doesn’t matter Scrub IPA. GIB IPA is falling fast ...too much too fast so many others to pick from today yesterday is where this IPA belongs. Sad really Used to like this brewery Try other GIB seasonal brews much better
Nov 23, 2017
Reviewed by ExVashonGujy from Washington
3.78/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
From the 12 ounce bottle, Infamous pours clear and golden, with a big white head that hangs around. The aroma is mild hops. The taste is big hops, mostly piney, with a lot of bitterness. Hey, it's an IPA, right on target with the taste. Maybe there's just a touch of caramel. Pretty good stuff, and well worth a try.
Jul 29, 2017
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