Great Divide Samurai

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

bottle courtesy of swalden28. poured a cloudy yellow with a white head. aroma of citrus. flavor of citrus and slight hops. light body with high carbonation. i was surprised with how tasty this was.

Interesting.....and not really in a good. Had a light, almost pale ale like flavor, but the rice add something that is similar to a bad mass-produced lager, which is not surprising since rice is a widely-used adjunct. Did not like it.

has a mild fruit/hop aroma, taste is a little hoppy, really just tastes like a well hopped pale ale.

Smells a little like notebook paper and sun scorched driftwood. Very very soft on the nose. Slight haze to the golden color, little head. I get some kind of a minute rice starchy thing going on here and it’s distracting. I love where they’re going here but this blond isn’t for me though I still like it for what it is and would be proud to have it in my fridge.

Bottle courtesy of unclemike. Pours a cloudy yellow with white head. Aroma of citrus, faint malt. Flavor has signs of citrus, faint malt. Mouthfeel is light-medium body with high carbonation. Not bad.

Bottled. A hazy light golden berr with a thick lazing white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of rice and citrus. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of rice and light flowery notes of hops as well as a touch of yeast. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.

bright yellow gold with a thick sticky head. flavor is yeasty and sweet, but kind of bland like a watery golden ale. palette is clean and bright. nice alternative if not in mood for a lager or hefe, but not particularly exciting.

Poured a really lovely light pale color with a big generous "whipped egg white" foam head. Aroma was kind of sharp and crisp. Maybe a little bit of spice? This one was hard to place. Flavor was also very crisp. The carbonation brought some things to the forefront, but I’m not sure if I was biased from knowing that rice was used in the brewing, but all I could pick up was Rice Krispies. Sort of the same light puffy crisp flavor you get with a bowl of cereal. I kept expecting it to snap crackle and pop at me. Not bad, but not good either. Maybe revisit on a hot summer day.