3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
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.
3.3 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 13/20
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.
2.2 AROMA 2/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 8/20
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.
3.7 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
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.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
22 oz bottle from Roth’s Sunnyside Market in S.Salem. $4.99
Golden coloured ale,clear and bright..large frothy white head.
KInda hop forward aromas..citusy/grassy type, some honeyish tones also.
for being so hoppy on the nose the taste is totally different more honeyish and malt centered..though a gentle tongue caressing hop is there.
Nice palate..quite smooth and easy for the style,nice finish.
Nice summer quaffer...we are getting a lot of this here in the PNW.
Nice to give the hops a rest for the season!
3.8 AROMA 8/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 15/20
22oz bottle from the Doemens Euro Beer Star stash. Dark gold with a lasting white head. Lots of apricot in the aroma, which is very similar to the cream ale as well. Nice toasty malt underneath, but a light pale ale sort. Nice fruity touch to the flavor and a mellow yet present bitterness. Light toasty malt and a medium to full body with smooth bitterness. Nice golden bitter or whatever they entered it as. Love the hop aroma, even if it is nicely integrated.
3.3 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle, clear golden orange color with big bright foam, bready fruit aroma, flavor is strawberry, fruitcake, malt, finish is wheaty
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
[3002-20100628] Tap. Not much aroma, a little chocolate cocoa hint. Clear, pale yellow body with no head. Bland flavour has a little grain corn. Light body. No off flavours.
Overheard: "Makes the Kiwanda seem flavourful."
(@ brewpub, Pacific City, OR)
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