Granite Summer Ale

 According the copy on the 473mL cans, Summer Ale is the oldest seasonal beer from The Granite Brewery & Tied House, an august Toronto institution celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2021. 

Summer Ale is a session-friendly 4% ale. It’s a clear golden beer with a respectable covering of white suds. SA has agreeable malt-forward aromatics with sweet grain and grass notes and a touch of apple. Based on the aroma, I expected a fairly sweet flavour, and though there is a decent dose of cereal sweetness, the beer also surprised with a decent amount of floral bitterness.

My only real complaint with Granite’s Summer Ale is the relatively thin texture. Though, for a beer with just 4%, thinness really should be expected. The balance on display in this brew is impressive and the crushability quotient is off the charts.

Rating: 8.0 out of 10.