Bastone Blonde

Brewed by Bastone
Style: Pale Lager
Royal Oak, Michigan USA

I like this one too. Real clear and bubbly. Not too big on hops and not too big on malt. A great sdession beer in the vane of a light beer. Not everyone at my table liked it , they said it was too light, as they drank their IPA’s. I guess not every beer is for every one. I liked it.

This draft brew from the brewery poured a small sized head of foamy white colored bubbles that was mostly lasting and left behind a transparent softly carbonated yellow colored body and a fair lacing. The weak aroma was mild malt and mild hop. The astringent mouth feel was weakly tingly at the start and at the finish. The flavor contained notes of malt mild hops and mild astringency. Not one that I would likely buy again.

Draft at Bastone. Small off-white head that quickly dissipated, transparent and minimal carbonation. Nose was lightly malty and mildly hoppy. Just not a whole lot here. Flavor was grainy and somewhat harsh tasting. Left a harsh aftertaste. Light body. Not a lot to be said about this one.

Draught at the brewpub. Pours a clear pale gold with a spare white head. Fruity aroma with some yeast, grain and light hops. Flavour of fruit, malt, grain and faint hops -- kind of watery but otherwise not bad. Light to medium bodied. Pretty good for a Blonde, but it’s still a Blonde and somewhat dull.

On draught at the brewpub, Michigan Trip ’06. Medium yellow, small white head. Very mild aroma with faint hops in the mix. Weird sweet grain taste, very odd sweetness tot his concoction. Tastes fresh, but man, did I ever not like this one.

Draught sampler at the brewpub. Very light gold with no head. Aroma of grass and tobacco with slight herbal hops. Flavour is light, grassy & grainy. Fine for what it is - clean, fresh, mainstream quaffer - but not really my thing.

Draught. At the brewpub with blankboy, GregClow, jerc and tupalev. Looks like a pale lager - clear gold, creamy white head, nice lacing, no bubbles though. Aroma is a bit like their dort - chemical, caramel, dry grain - ehh. Taste is a touch sour, harsh and grainy - diactyl? Avg body, bitter lightly carbonated mouthfeel, the finish is quick but harsh, with a harsh aftertaste - fairly poor.

Pale yellow body, thin film of a head. Fairly prominent diacytel in the aroma. Sweet grainy pale malt, very little bitterness. Pretty dull.