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Jan 05, 05
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"Granville Island Brewing 1125 Richter Street Kelowna, BC V1Y 2K6 One of the earliest microbreweries in B.C., it opened in 1984 on Vancouver's trendy/touristy Granville Island. Now part of Cascadia Brands Inc., along with a winery and distillery. With the change of ownership, production has moved to Cascadia's facilities in Kelowna" However... "Christmas Ale (7.2%) - A Christmas ale designed in the mode of a Belgian Tripel, which is a traditional high-alcohol beer of Trappist monks. This beer is produced in small batches at the brewery on Granville Island, as opposed to the company's major brewery in Kelowna, and aged in oak casks. Very dark ruby-coloured beer with lovely aroma of fruit, spices and herbs - a somewhat perfumey, but intriguing, combination. I would guess some ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg. The flavour is rich and even wine-like, although not acidic - the oaks casks may well have helped the complexity. The fruitiness really comes through after a sip or two, as it warms up, and combines nicely with the maltiness. Traditionally, a 'Tripel' is nowhere near this dark or fruit/spice-enhanced, so the designation is a bit pretentious, but a nice flavourful beer nonetheless and a good choice for a long romantic winter night. Went very well with some Christmas butter tarts I had on hand. 650ml bottles only." 
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