3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Clear golden appearance. Doughy bready aroma. Lightly spiced malty palate, fruity, with a touch of bitterness in the finish. Above average blonde.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Nice golden color, smallish head, light aroma of fruit, wheat. Malt character is somewhat sweet, fruity, bread; a tinge of hops for the finish. Drinkable and somewhat refreshing, not bad for the style; a good tranistion beer.
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
UPDATED: JUN 12, 2005 Bottle: Translucent golden, small fizzy head, spotty lacing, lively carbonation. Pilsener like aroma, slightly skunked and even a bit smokey... WTF! WHOA, malted peat and ashtray immediately up front. This comes across as a quasi english pale ale / czech pilsner. Hop aspect is nil, malt is minor, and WTF factor is high. It is light, somewhat refreshing, but not at all what I expected. Lingering campfire or charred wood... WTF?!?! This seems to be an intermingling of various styles, or a new style completely. The ashtray reminds me of Full Sail Rip Curl or Redhook Chinook. Oh, and this is newly bottled too! Damnit, I want more barrel aged big beers from Fish Tale!!!
3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 12/20
Deep golden colour. Light bready, slightly fruity aroma. Malty, slightly earthy flavour. Moderate character for style.
3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
On tap @ the Fiishbowl. Clear golden hue with some head and lacing. Malty nose and clean malt profile in the flavor. Crisp dry finish.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
UPDATED: JUN 13, 2005 On-Tap @ <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp? Alehouse in Boise, ID Unfiltered hazy gold, light brown with some light off-white head & no lacing. The aroma is very hoppy for a blond with some musky 2-row & wheat coming up through the sweet pnw hoppiness. The flavor is balanced with a lean towards the sweet side. Very refreshing and clean hoppy blond ale. Quite good but standard for the region.
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