Grainy and slightly
gritty to the nose, GPL weds cereal sweetness with dry, slightly
metallic aromatics. The flavour starts sweetly, with grain and floral
elements, and moves into a realm of faint bitterness. I’m a rank
hypocrite to complain about a beer’s strength getting in its way because
I typically opine that they should be stronger, but reaching the 6%
threshold hampers GPL’s crispness and
I’ve
mentioned before that I don’t love “premium” as a qualifier for a craft
beer, as I find it is basically meaningless. I won’t rehash that
argument except to say that this is another beer that falls into that
christening trap. Issues with the name notwithstanding, the beer
deserves some plaudits and earns some admonishment. Given the volume of
breweries in the province, there really aren’t that many Ontario lagers
that dare to exceed 5% and GPL should be praised for going strong. But
its additional ballast also caused problems—namely too much sweetness
and a crispness issue. While it doesn’t crackle, the finish does offer a
nice amount of bitterness.
Rating: 7.0 out of 10.
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