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  • The Narrows - Winter Ale

    The Narrows

    Winter Ale - 5.5 Gallons - All Grain - ABV 6.0% - IBU 26 - SRM 19

    The Narrows is where the land between North Vancouver and Stanley Park are closest across open water. This location was chosen for the 1st Narrows Bridge, otherwise known as Lions Gate Bridge. This Winter Ale recipe is paying homage to the famous Lions Winter Ale beer made by Granville Island Brewing.

    We did our best to mimic the smooth vanilla notes from GIB’s beer, but we also wanted to make it different in some ways. The end result is a bit boozier, darker, and heavier than GIB’s. The secret to this beer is the additions of molasses in the boil, along with vanilla and white chocolate in secondary. We add them like a dry hop. In the end, the beer is easy drinking and its vanilla smoothness complements a cold dark snowy night, which is something Vancouverites wouldn’t know much about (except when they are out snowboarding on one of their many mountains)

    Purchasing this recipe includes all of the below ingredients, as well as the instructions. We will mill the grains for this recipe unless told otherwise. Equipment and extras such as dextrose or DME for priming are sold separately. For this recipe, Molasses, White Chocolate, and Vanilla Extract will need to be added. 

    Recipe Instructions

    Included Ingredients

    Grains

    Maris Otter x 7.5lbs

    Vienna x 1lb

    Munich Light x 1lb

    Crystal Light x 0.5lb

    Crystal Medium x 0.5lb

    Crystal Dark x 0.4lb

    Chocolate Malt x 0.2lb

    Carafoam 0.3lb

    Molasses x 4oz (Sold separately) 

    Hops

    1oz Willamette @ 60min

    0.5oz Cascade @ 60min

    0.5oz Saaz @ 0min 

    Yeast

    US-05

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