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New Belgium Springboard Ale

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RatingsAverageScoreSeasonalABVStyle PctlServe in
2582.95/5.02.95/5.0Spring6.2%45.5Lager glass, Tumbler
Commercial Description:
Ale brewed with wormwood, goji berries, and schisandra. Deftly, this spring brewed venture lands on its feet. Springboard combines oats, ancient Chinese herbs and Mt. Hood hops to maintain a balanced equilibrium for such an exhilarating ale. This cloudy blonde has a spirited threshold, and a creamy body, followed by a refreshingly dry finish.
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 Angeloregon (2025), Portland, Oregon, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/57/104/515/20
Mar 27, 2007  
Very nice bitterness that may’ve come from the standard hop/malt/yeast ingredients or better yet, the goji berries and wormwood. A pleasant yellow, hay straw hue. Also mentions containing an assortment of unnamed Chinese herbs. As a tea maker, I really appreciated this refreshing summer-esque ale. I am sprung!


Happiness (2), USA
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2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/511/20
Mar 26, 2007  
Pours well with an average aroma. Look is what I would expect from a cloudy blonde. Too many flavors though. Plus it is very astringent.


Vorm (5), Lubbock, Texas, USA
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3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/56/103/515/20
Mar 25, 2007  
Pours with nice, large head, nice head retention and lacing. Lots of Carbonation. Light Yellow in color and cloudy. Aroma is bready/yeasty with some fruity esters. Flavor starts mild and finishes with the taste of the spices coming through and somewhat astringent. Overall a pretty good spiced Belgium Blonde.


 Rictus (126), Camdenton, Missouri, USA
3.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/58/103/513/20
Mar 25, 2007  
Mild smell. Pretty, cloudy and pale yellow with a larger than usual head. I can taste the berries but I cannot taste the wormwood. Very fresh and odd. Strange yet pleasant. Palate is watery like a pale lager and very carbonated. Though I definately won’t drink this every day it’s still a pleasant beer.


 murawski (158), USA
3.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/515/20
Mar 23, 2007  
Nice mild aroma of yeast and malt, with a good hazy yellow color (like a spring ale should have). I drank this very cold, and it was smooth and refreshing (with a great flavor, with a hint of spice). The palate was a bit rough, and the ale had a slightly acidic finish. Overall, I was surprised by this ale (which was different than your typical cookie-cutter spring ale). I recommend this one.


 glkaiser (1164), Seattle, Washington, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/104/55/103/510/20
Mar 21, 2007  
Hazy yellow with good head. Yeasty bread aroma. Sweet with an odd bitterness. Very unique, just can’t get pass the astrigent bitterness.


 jake65 (1698), Williston, North Dakota, USA
2.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/56/20
Mar 21, 2007  
Bottle: Pours a clear golden/yellow, lots of white bubbly head, tons of carbonation. Nose is malty, grainy and hints of sours. Taste is lagerish with some sharper grassey notes. It tastes like NB tried to polish a bud. Blah.


lipscomb216 (78), USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Mar 20, 2007  
Decent, has a light overall taste to it. Kinda like a good budweiser, made with hops and malts to actually give it flavor.



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