Pelican Surfers Summer Ale

Brewed by Pelican Pub & Brewery
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Pacific City, Oregon USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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22 ounce bottle. Pours a clear gold with a nice white head. Aroma of grass, malt, and spice. Taste is malt, citrus, grain, spice, and honey. Easy to drink.

22. Pours a clear medium gold with bright edges and a gigantic fluffy platinum blond head. Corn nuts and toasted biscuit on the nose. Creamy light-medium body with soft carb. Corn nuts and biscuit on the mid palate. Mild toasty finish.

Gold with whispy white head / Steely, light nose of grass and honey / Light body, clean, low carbonation, some sweetness and resin, watery, good balance but weak finish / Watery but potentially interesting, floral flavors of honey, resin, grain, orange, passion fruit, soap, and cream / A little more oomph to the body would elevate this one.

Draft. Amber beer with a cream head. Bready malt aroma with light spice. Bready malt flavor with spice. Medium bodied. Bready malt lingers with spice and light citrus.

pours a clear straw yellow with a medium white head that goes away quickly, above average carbonation, and a little lacing. smell is of grain, a little citrus, and some malt. taste is thin and carbonated, grain, corn, citrus, and about two hops total... ends a refreshing but not much there.

A better than average blonde with just enough hop and malt character to keep things interesting.

Bottle:   Golden, clear, moderate finely bubbled head, fairly decent lacing, very little carbonation.   Pale hoppy nose, slighty grassy like maltiness, light sweetness.   Reminds me of a lighter Pale Ale.   Body and mouthfeel are moderate, perhaps a little on the lighter side.   A little mealy on the finish, but not much.   Grassiness lingers.   Clean, smooth, not heavy, probably a great summer sipper.   Yeah, American Pale Ale Light.   I can dig it.

Bomber poured a clear gold with a lasting white head. Aromas of wheat, bread, toasted malt and light earthiness. Palate was light bodied and crisp with a dry finish. Flavors of wheat, bread, light citrus and light earthiness with a crisp dry finish.

pours a beautiful crystal clear golden color with a small bubbly head that slowly becomes a slight sheen on the top of the beverage. There’s definitely something off about the aroma. It’s slightly skunky, slightly vegetal, and overall not very pleasant at all. I would almost argue that it has a slight lacto smell. I passed it to my girlfriend and she described the smell as "B.O. and urine". Maybe it’s infected? The taste is a bit less offensive, but still not very good. There is a slight nuttiness and sweetness coming from the golden promise and a VERY slight hint of spice from the hops. The spice lingers a bit after swallowing, and veers off into just a hint of bitter in the back of my throat. It pains me to say this, but this is going down the drain.

On tap @ Pelican. Great session beer. The malt character is rich and toasty without being sweet. The hops are nice and lemony with just enough presence to lighten the beer up a bit. I really liked this beer, the drink-ability is amazing. One of the best Blonde’s I’ve had.