 doubleo (1037), San Diego, California, USA
Jul 3, 2008
Apparently, this brew is their Aud Blonde but with more hops, yum! On-tap at the brewpub. Pours bright, light orange/amber with a thinnish white head, good spider web lace. Smells mellow hoppy and smooth grassy. Tastes hoppy but not too bitter, just nice floral and tasty hoppy. A touch of lingering grassy bitterness as well as some malty sweetness. Medium body, good carbonation.
SamGamgee (1140), Isla Vista, California, USA
Mar 22, 2009 Draught at the brewpub. Clear light gold with a creamy head. Bready, honey-like malt aroma with ample spicy hops as well. Solid bready malt flavor, light bitterness, and an oily, resiny hop flavor. Medium-light body with smooth carbonation. Almost seemed less hoppy than the aud blonde at first because of the added malt balance, but the green, oily hop flavor definitely lets you know that they didn’t skimp on them. Quite nice, but not quite as refreshing as aud blonde for the lighter beer option.
BrotherGrendel (485), San Diego (La Jolla), California, USA
Mar 21, 2009 On tap. Murky golden hue. Aroma is grainy malts with a subtle pine resin edge. Flavor is surprisingly grainy with a strong Pilsner character with an additional grassy-piney hop presence, some light fruits and citrus, finishes fairly dry and bitter. Light-medium body with a watery texture. Hoppy beer more like an APA than a blonde, wort-like malt is more dominant than expected, interesting but not amazing.
marcus (1515), Sacramento, California, USA
Mar 18, 2009 On tap at the brewery. This blonde ale poured with a modest off-white head and a floral aroma. There is a carbonated and sweet caramel malt base with a long bitter finish.
dalekliz (515), San Diego, California, USA
Mar 14, 2009 On tap at O’Brien’s Russian River night. Pours a clear dark gold with a small white ring. Crisp aroma of citrus and pine hops, with a bit of malt. Taste is big and bitter, of lemon hops, pine, and a bit of a bite. Lingering bitterness. Tasty.
SDalkoholic (1162), Chula Vista, California, USA
Mar 10, 2009 On tap @ Toronado: Crisp clear blonde ale with miniature formation of head. Aroma is equipped with a hoppy citrus based scent. The flavor is bitter and metallic like with notice of honey, flower, hibiscus, orange peel, pollen and sort of tastes like a juiced up version of American pale ale. Clean and refreshing while at the same time interesting.
Vac (2358), San Diego, California, USA
Mar 6, 2009 Pours with a golden body topped by a medium thick head with a good amount of lacing. It’s hoppy and bitter with notes of pine and grapefruit as well as grassy notes and a light malt sweetness. Light to medium bodied and smooth.
Beardface (772), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Mar 4, 2009 Extremely interesting take on the style, with the hops being very prominent both at the front of the beer and in the finish. Very bitter and tasty.
carruthm (889), Seattle, Washington, USA
Feb 24, 2009 on tap at toronado san diego for RR fest. loads of hops mixed with this typical blonde schematic. Nice balance.
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