Bayhawk Honey Blonde

Brewed by Bayhawk Ales
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Irvine, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

On tap. Pale yellow with a small head. Aroma is honey malt, with light graininess. Flavor is light malt with some faint hop bitterness and a light mineral quality. Light body with low carbonation and a watery mouth feel. Pretty lame beer, Bayhawk let me down again.

Tap at Claim Jumper. Poured a clear yellow with a little white head. Little to no lace. Honey, sweet malt, cereal grain in the nose. Taste was thin, metallic, slight chemical, tinny, iron, old sugar, hay, cloying honey sweetness. Not good but not offensive.

Light in color, small white head with light lacing. Aroma is cereal, bready, light sweetness, though not necessarily distinct honey. Body is light, with crisp carbonation and clean finish. Flavor is malt-forward, touch of sweet malts, finish remains mildly sweet but balanced. A light summer beer, an alternative to a Pilsner or Kolsch.

A: The pour is a pale golden color with a fluffy white head and plenty of carbonation bubbles. S: The nose is slightly sweet with some biscuity malts and a slight floral aroma. T: The flavor is "light", with some hints of bready malt and maybe even some graham cracker. Not much else to it, however. M: The body is a touch on the thin side with an abundant carbonation which gives the beer an airy feel. D: Even for a blonde ale, this one was pretty bland. It’s not bad, but I would opt for some of the other beers that are on tap.

Pours a golden yellow with a distinct honey aroma. Taste is very sweet honey with mild hops in the aftertaste. The beer tasted better the more I drank it. Overall a descent blonde ale.

On tap @ King’s Fish House in Eastlake. Light almost faint aroma of floral hops and sweet honey detected by the nose. Sweet and perfectly balanced between hops and malt while a noticed spoonful of honey in the mix as well. Strong disgusting finish that tasted like a Coors aftertaste or another macro company.

On draught at Yard House in San Diego. The beer is a clear orange-golden color with a thin off-white head that diminishes quickly, and spotty lacing. Lightly sweet malt and honey in the nose. Light body with bready malt and honey flavors, and just a hint of spice. The finish is sweet and short, with just a touch of malt left over. Slightly below average overall.

From tap at Yards, Pasadena. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small lacing white head. Aroma is mild caramelish. Light breadish and mild caramel flavoured. Light sweetness and caramel lingering finish. Good.