New Belgium Springboard Ale

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

Hazy yellow with good head. Yeasty bread aroma. Sweet with an odd bitterness. Very unique, just can’t get pass the astrigent bitterness.

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.

Decent, has a light overall taste to it. Kinda like a good budweiser, made with hops and malts to actually give it flavor.