Granville Island Lions Winter Ale

Brewery: Granville Island Brewing, Vancouver, BC
Style: Strong Ale
ABV: 5.5%
Availability: Winter seasonal; bottles & cans at BC Liquor Stores, draught throughout BC

Dark amber-brown with a thin tan head. Aroma holds a huge kick of vanilla - specifically, vanilla caramel candy - with subtle hints of hazelnut and toasted barley cereal in behind. Flavour is also heavy on the vanilla, along with some honey and cheap caramel, and an odd suggestion of wintergreen in the finish. It’s sort of  reminiscent of a lightly sweetened cream soda with a bit of root beer mixed in. Odd - and oddly interesting as well.