Great Divide Samurai

Brewed by Great Divide Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Denver, Colorado USA

I was full-on expecting a budweiser with the rice. But it pours a golden haze and a nice sweet, almost citrusy nose. Taste is crisp and you get some natural, grainy rice - earthy - on the tongue.

Sample at the Great Divide Tap House in Denver. The beer pours a pale yellow color with a thin white head that dissipates quickly. Spotty lacing on the glass. Light fruit and grain in the nose. Light-bodied with flavors of grainy malt, mild hops and sweet fruit. Did not get too much rice character out of this. The finish is clean and fruity with a short malt aftertaste. Average overall.

Very pale yellow, big frothy white head. Decently carbonated. Aroma slightly yeasty, metallic hoppy twinge. Flavor is pretty light, not a lot of depth--grainy, light malts, yeast. slight bitterness on the end. Don’t really notice anything overly "ricey" about this--maybe just a slight rice taste that lingers on the finish. Easy to drink. Not bad, but not terribly good either.

Light golden ale aroma. Hazy pale gold color. Typical bland golden ale-ish flavor with a bit of peach and hop finish.

On tap. Banana esters and rice in the aroma. Pale yellow, nice lacing. Tastes pretty bland for Great Divide, but one can’t expect too much from a blonde ale. Medium bodied.

Bottle 355 ml
Appearance: pours as golden frisky brew with quiet large white foamy head. Slight haze shown.
Nose: soft fruity nose , hint of orange peel , wheat , candi and pils malt
Flavor/Palate : mid bodied. Light nutty earthy tomes with golden background. Very drinkable with enough soft palate smeared with leafy wet hop to be balanced. I could drink this all day. What else you might want. Bit dry with hint of alcohol , wet hop character with soft silky body.

This is one of the oddest beers I’ve ever sampled. Its has nice lacing but has the strangest Cloudy yellowish hue. Its aroma reminds me of Bud, Miller or Coors. It is refreshing and light. Tastes decent, unlike the ’aroma’. Got this is a mixed 12 pack. Thank goodness only two more of this one.

Sample from Newtown Brewfest. One word, rice...bleh. Hazy yellow gold in color. Aroma is pure rice and armpit with a little yeast. The flavor had me heading toward the garbage can- rice, grains, and tart shit mixed with essence of sweaty taint.