Granville Island Lions Winter Ale is a full-bodied, seasonal winter beer with 5.5% ABV from Granville Island Brewing, founded in 1984 in Vancouver, British Columbia. It proudly takes its name from the Lions – the two distinctive mountain peaks overlooking the coast of the beautiful BC capital – and has become British Columbia’s most popular winter beer with its irresistible combination of premium malts, aromatic specialty hops, and a distinctive vanilla-chocolate note. With robust notes of cocoa, caramel, and vanilla, it is the ultimate winter warmer. Crystal, Vienna, and Munich malts, together with real caramel, vanilla, and chocolate additions after filtration, give the beer its characteristic creamy-malty depth and create an aroma profile of toffee, vanilla bean, freshly baked bread, and cocoa, culminating in a gently bitter, warming finish. Granville Island Lions Winter Ale is the perfect choice for anyone seeking a high-quality, full-bodied, and cozy-aromatic Canadian winter beer that pairs excellently with winter comfort foods like pumpkin soup, mushroom risotto, and clam chowder, as well as a delightful warmer for those who have earned a special beer to warm up with after a day in British Columbia’s winter mountain world.
