2.6 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
UPDATED: SEP 4, 2010 Sample at the brewpub. This beer is a clear golden color with a thin white head that evaporates quickly. Minimal lacing is evident. Mild grassy hops and fruit aroma. Light body with flavors of subtle hops, fruit and sweet malt. The finish is short and lightly hoppy. Slightly below average overall.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 7/20
On draft at brewery, consumed 01/14/08. Clear, light golden hue with active carbonation and nice lacing. Sweet aroma. Slightly astringent. Very subtle flavor. Almost nothing there (slight hop bitterness at start) until the aftertaste, which reminds me of Capn Crunch: sweet corn.
2.3 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 9/20
Tap @ Brewpub: Very pale, pellucid, yellow, light head and lacing. Nose of stale wheat, cheap malt, overattenuated yet nicely hopped. Lemony mouthfeel, subtle lameness. Thin flavor, but not in that order.
2.4 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 10/20
A crisp aroma with nice hop notes. Also some corn aroma. The taste is the same, it is crisp yet corny. It is easy to drink, and somewhat enjoyable. Color is light golden. A very average beer.
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 9/20
Sparkling straw body with white head. Aroma is medium sweet, not much else. Taste is medium sweet, grass, some bread, minimal bitterness. Light body, some crispness.
2.3 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
standard blonde ale. weak nose. simple taste. okay mouthfeel. decent color.
2.1 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 8/20
Same company and same name but a different recipe to the Manhattan Beach Blonde. Clean and light, lemon and citrus, slight bitterness.
1.4 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 3/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 4/20
What a lethargic, lifeless blonde. Dully pathetic. Uninspiring. Blah, blah, blah. Taste is of generic brewpub lite lager. Color is of urine.
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