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Bards Tale Dragons Gold

Bards Tale Dragons Gold  - Specialty Grain

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 Percentile 
10
overall
Brewed by Gordon Biersch Brewing Company
Style: Specialty Grain

Palo Alto, California USA

bottled
common

on tap
unknown

Broad Distribution
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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
1862.32/5.02.33/5.04.7%6.1Lager glass, Tumbler
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Commercial Description:
This Golden Sorghum Lager will appeal to beer drinkers who prefer the lighter taste of lagers produced by the major brewers, such as Anheuser-Busch, Coors, Miller, and Heineken. This ale has a light crisp taste to meet the thirst quenching requirements of the lager style while still having enough body to interest the ale drinker during the spring and summer seasons. This beer has low bitterness and a subtle but pleasant hop aroma that will gently caress the senses.

Note: contract brewed for Bard’s Tale Beer (<A HREF=http://www.bardsbeer.com/ TARGET=blank>http://www.bardsbeer.com/).
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 glkaiser (1150), Seattle, Washington, USA
1.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/103/52/102/55/20
Jun 10, 2007  
First gluten free beer I’ve tried. Light copper with small head. Aroma is sour honey...taste is of doughy bread, and badness. I couldn’t stomach more than a few ounces. I’d rather have bud light; at least that tastes like water.


 LyndaNova (492), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/52/102/54/20
Jun 4, 2007  
Cold 12oz bottle: Pours a clear dark golden orange color with a quickly diminished fizzy alabaster head. Aroma is of dough, light grains, light fruit and grass. Taste is of light grains and grass with tangy bitterness. Light to medium bodied, lightly crisp, and well carbonated. Ending is of light grains with notes of light fruit. Leaves a tangy aftertaste.


 Volgon (2487), Manchester, New Hampshire, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/52/102/55/20
Jun 4, 2007  
Bottle: Pours a clear orange with a thin white head, aroma is of honey and berries, light bodied with a watery ending, starts and ends lightly bitter, I can’t tolerate the taste of this beer, so I’m ending the rating here.


 gws57 (1131), Saint Charles, Illinois, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/105/514/20
May 29, 2007  
Thanks <a href = "http://www.ratebeer.com/ViewUser.asp?UserID=11283">Arnie! Had this one bottled in North Aurora, Illinois. For my first sorghum brew, I was very impressed. Nice, dark yellow pour with a minimal head. Molassas and mild fruitiness, maybe some strawberries and rye bread. Pretty good, and very drinkable!


 krysztofar (344), belleville, Illinois, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/103/55/20
May 23, 2007  
pours a light golden with a thin white head. aroma is faint and hard to place. taste is sweetish almost like honey. maybe the high sugar of sorghum. has a touch of hops on the end with plenty of carbonation. some strange earthy/ vegetal notes in there. glad i don’t live gluten free


 5000 (2409), Hardened Liver, Washington, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/103/59/20
May 5, 2007  
Bottle: Vibrant golden, almost fiery orange, extremely translucent, large white dishwater head, sparce lacing.   Head dies quickly... seems still.   Berry like nose, very fruity to start, much like taffy.   Pale malt, little to no hop, slight sweetness.   Body and mouthfeel are barely moderate.   Very soft artificial Boo Berry or Franken Berry flavor on the finish, slight cereal.   Not bad, but not that interesting either.


 markas101 (541), Fargo, North Dakota, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/102/59/20
May 5, 2007  
33 cl bottle, Fargo. Pale golden colour, nearly no head. Smells uninspiring, slightly sour taste. Not my choice of beer but worth trying for reference.


 maniac (2628), Richmond, Virginia, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/102/510/20
May 3, 2007  
WBF-Raleigh. Clear golden body with a small white head. Sweet fruity aroma that I’ve found to be common amongst sorghum beers. Somewhat grainy sorghum flavor.



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