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Bards Tale Dragons Gold

Bards Tale Dragons Gold

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A Specialty Grain brewed by
Gordon Biersch Brewing Company

Palo Alto, California USA

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1442.32/5.02.33/5.04.7%6.3 n/a P  Stats

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 (http://www.bardsbeer.com/).

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does not count click to see why this does not count tbsween (1), USA
4.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
9/105/59/105/519/20

Apr 7, 2008  
I base my rating on the usability of this product which should be focused towards the millions of celiacs whose opinions are the ones that really matter here. I have personally asked many who love this product, especially compared to Redbridge. As a lager compared to other regular gluten-included lagers, I found it remarkably drinkable and savory.

 fakepurseninja (493), Sammamish, Washington, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/514/20
Sep 5, 2008  
I was at one time diagnosed (mistakenly) as having a severe allergy to gluten and was faced with the reality of having to give up beer (and most other grains) so I think this is a great product for those who cannot enjoy normal, barley-wheat-rye beers. On its own merits; it sucks. A notch above macro-swill. A little more character with some interesting toffee and earthy notes. I could toss a few of these back on a hot day with a bratwust.


 mgermani (599), Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Aug 29, 2008  
Pours a pale orange with a loose-bubbled head which dissipates quickly. Aroma is sweet and slightly off, can’t quite place it - apples? Tastes of maple syrup and green apple, seems all sorghum beers have this flavour but this one is more maple syrupy than the rest. Thin body with lots of fizzy carb. If I was told this was a cider I’d think it to be sessionable, but as a beer it’s best to avoid.


 SSSteve (1527), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/54/102/56/20
Aug 9, 2008  
gold under a small white head. aroma of caramel. flavor of butter and toffee. creamy texture. plastic aftertaste. sorghum beers suck.


 J_Hunter (165), British Columbia, Canada
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/103/54/102/510/20
Aug 8, 2008  
pours a yellow with a red tnt, liht bubbly head. aroma of hops and taste earthy and leaves a wet palate


 redgold07 (297), Fort Worth, Texas, USA
0.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/51/101/52/20
Jul 27, 2008  
Pours a nice bronze color with very little white head. Smell is sour. Flavor is very sour and tastes like it has gone bad. REALLY BAD. Maybe I got a bad bottle. It says it was bottled in February though... weird. Yuk. 12 oz. bottle.




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