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Brays Brandy Pond Blonde Ale


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A Wheat Ale brewed by
Brays Brewing

Naples, Maine USA

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43.42/5.03.23/5.0-0 Shaker, Weizen P  Stats

Commercial Description:
Brandy Pond Blonde Ale is an American style wheat ale made with 40% malted wheat and a hint of carapils and Munich specialty malts. Lightly hopped with Cascade hops, this beer has an original gravity of approximately 1.046. Yankee Brew News (YBN) calls Brandy Pond Blonde "a light thirst-slaking wheat ale firmly in the American wheat beer style--delicate and smooth without the assertive, phenolic-and-cloves character found in German-style weiss biers."

 MartinT (4241), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20

May 20, 2008  
My Bottom Line:
Citrusy wheat and bready yeast run by each other during every sip, locking harmoniously once in a while in this intriguing take on the American Wheat style.

Further Personal Perceptions:
-A sheet of foam tops the cloudy beige white.
-The omnipresent yeastiness overshadowed some of the delicate features of the flavor profile.
-The biscuity wheat apport is pleasant.
-Drinkability is quite high, yet the overall recipe is not quite as compelling as one that would have used a Weissbier yeast, imho.

On tap at the brewpub.


 beerbuzzmontreal (2674), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
3.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/513/20
Jun 20, 2008  
Pours a hazy blonde color with a medium white head. Pleasant aroma of wheat, citrus and spices. Interesting flavor of lemon, spices and wheat, there is some tartness too. The body is light and creamy while the carbonation is soft. Not bad at all.


 Taktik_MTL (1843), Montréal-Nord, Quebec, Canada
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
May 22, 2008  
En fût. Pinte dégustée directement à la brasserie. Arôme: Odeur de cérérale avec une pointe d’agrumes. Apparence: La couleur est blonde voilée. Présence d’un mince col mousseux et d’une fine dentelle sur le verre. Saveur: Goût de céréale avec une pointe citronnée. Durée moyenne de l’arrière goût. Palette: Le corps est moyen avec une texture légèrement huileuse. Faible effervescence en bouche. Légère présence d’épices en arrière goût. (Rating #1704)


 Sammys (428), Portland, Maine, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Oct 9, 2001  
Well balanced but certainly not boring, this was among the more flavorful blondes I’ve had - definitely superior to my other favorites, Bear Brew and Sea Dog. Damn hard to find though.




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