Coronado Golden Ale

Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Coronado, California USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

Bottle from Smith’s. Gold pour with white head. Nose is pale malt, mild honey-dipped apricot, hopcitrus. Tastes bready pale malty, semi-sweet, with a medium palate, and late fruit and hops.

Draft at the brewery. This one pours a mostly clear golden yellow color with a small, white head of foam that leaves thin lines of lace around the glass. The aroma shows notes of citrus fruit, floral and citrus hops, and a light toffee malt on the back end. Th flavor is straight forward showing the citrus fruit, oranges, and floral hop bitterness. The toffee malt balances things out well. Medium to light bodied with good carbonation. Easy drinking, but nothing too crazy in the flavor.

On tap at Coronado Brewing Co. Yellow color. Creamy corn flavor. Tight creamy white head. No bitterness. Easy to drink. Leans bland, but not bad.

I think a 20 rating is a little harsh for this beer but i guess thats just where it falls. I thought that the crispness was very good and the high hops were just enough to make it palatable and very good. Nice spice and flavor but very low aroma.

Bottle. Pours a golden body with a white head. Grassy with herbal notes, a bit of saaz hops, dry grain and a sweet fruit like character. A decent golden ale.

Draft: Drank in the restaurant, my wife liked it a lot. Food Pairing: From the menu Meditarranean Calzone.

12 ounce bottle from Market Street Wine Shop, Uptown, Charlottesville, VA. Pours a slightly hazy gold color with a thin fizzy head. Fair head retention and lacing. Aroma of bitter grassy hops. Taste is bitter grassy hops, caramel and light fruity notes. Medium bodied. Refreshing but fairly boring.

Is this an ale or lager. Tastes the later to me. I may have gotten a bit of a skunky one