JustHereForTheBeer.com - Beer of the Week
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Cypress Honey Lager - Granville Island Brewing, Kelowna, BC
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Best Feature: golden brown colour, hoppy aroma
Cypress Honey Lager from Granville Island Brewery is quite interesting in its appearance and taste. When you look at this beer in a glass it has a colour very similar to the light golden brown of honey with a head that was short and compact. The aroma was distinctly hoppy with a hint of sweetness. I found it to have a light body with the honey definitely apparent on the tongue, this was a pleasant surprise. The aftertaste was short and crisp. Overall a good beer for sipping, but because of the sweetness I would hesitate to drink more than a couple in a sitting. Cypress Honey Lager would go well with some lighter tasting food, including white fish, french fries or a simple rice dish.
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Best Feature: complex sweet aroma
I usually don't drink honey lagers because I find them too sweet. Cypress Honey Lager from Granville Island Brewing was not. The colour is very appealling and the aroma was hoppy and sweet at the same time. The aftertaste was pleasant with a slight honey element. Granville Island uses real honey and adds it during the brewing process. The beer is slightly lower in alcohol content (4.7%). The mouthfeel was crisp and this beer had the perfect amount of carbonation. This beer would be good for people who are not traditional beer drinkers but would like to experiment with something a little less mainstream. This would be a great beer to offer to your guests at a bbq. Try Cypress Honey Lager with something light or chicken or sauces with a honey base. |
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Best Features: goes down easy, no bad aftertastes
Although I'm not a big fan of honey I was surprised at what I thought of Granville Island Cypress Honey Lager. It goes down easy. It has a slight taste of hops to it and a lighter finish with a hint of sweetness. It is not overpowering with honey and that's a good thing. This beer leaves no bad aftertastes lingering in your mouth. FYI: This beer is actually made with pure Fraser Valley honey. This beer match up well with the other honey lagers we tasted during our beer tasting class!
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(3.5 out of 5)
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