SKA True Blonde Ale

Brewed by SKA Brewing
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Durango, Colorado USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Wow, I’m going way against the grain on this one. The aroma was floral and malty with hibiscus and daffodil notes. Very clear golden, thin head. Fantastic honey and hibiscus flavor with bits of dandelion. Quite possibly my favorite beer from SAVOR.

It has nice body from the can into a borosilicate glass and a good full flavor.

The color is a light golden color with a white head, and the aroma has hints of yeast and wheat. The taste is quite sweet and slightly salty, and the texture has a thin texture, medium body, average carbonation, and an abrupt finish, which makes the beer quite drinkable.

I would like to start with a comment; It blows my mind that a beer which won a bronze medal in the Great American Beer Fest can not garner more than a 29 on this sight. I have had this beer many times but this is my first review and it just boggles my mind. I wish folks would pay more attention to what they are tasting and not what they want to taste when they review their selections. Aroma: This beer threw me for a loop just now and I had to consult my wife on what was going on. After mild deliberation I/we have concluded that on a side by side, this beer could be mistaken for a light and less spicy Midas Touch. Now before everyone freaks out on me let me explain. I just had a Midas so my brain is going there already, but the nose on the True Blonde is very honey laden and slightly white grape/ vinous smelling, two characteristics in common with the Midas. Weird. Kind cool also. The nose is very rich and complex, but I’m not able to place the spice, but it’s there. Appearance: I poured the ale vigorously and there was a head to begin with but it faded almost immediately to the thin lace I see before me now. The golden color is exactly what I would like in a blonde ale, but I’m a stickler for head. I really wish more beers were better carbonated. Taste: So the similarities to Midas are gone now. This beer has a solidly malty/honey flavor that drives the first half of the taste. Those flavors linger and fade into a slightly more bready flavor with mild acidity. The beer finished how it smelled with a light fruit flavor and still more hints of honey. Palate: The beginning is an assertively rich feeling blonde ale, but as the beer left my palate, there was some good acidity. What surprised me was the dry finish which was somehow not what I was expecting. Second, third and fourth samplings have reveled an ever more smooth ale. English summer ale indeed. Overall: This unassuming blonde ale does not ask to be a double IPA or even stand in line with such wild and crazy beers as the Midas Touch. What it asks of you is to be enjoyed in the company of others on a warm Colorado day and to refresh while hopefully stimulating the creative juices.

Just tried out of the can for the first time. Way better than bottle. All the same staples of the bottle, just ten times smoother.

can. hazy gold with medium, foamy white head. nose has slight tartness to it and a little lime. the flavor is lemon/lime and lightly tart. i taste of little of the honey sweetness too. light to medium bodied. comes out good from the can. a bold blonde indeed. dry with a quick finish. i like this one.

Aroma- Sweet honey, and bready yeastiness, there’s also a bit of spice hiding behind the sweet malt...but i can’t for the life of me put my finger on it. Appearance- clear and clean with a good size white head, which is pleasantly surprising. Taste- O wow, that colorado honey is right up front, but in no way is this an attempt at an artificial honey flavor, its more of the quality honey you would get at a farmers market, not overly sweet. It finishes with some strong bready malt, and that spice comes back...still can’t place it... Palate- good palate for the style, crisp and clean, yet rich for a blonde. This was quite good, and i’m not usually a blond drinker, but my girlfriend enjoyed it too... Excellent ska brew

delicious golden ale. Tastes even better out of the can. Extremely sessionable, light and crisp. Hints of honey.

A sparkling golden color swirls around the glass. The has a small hint of floral like flavors very light in scent. The taste of this beer has a small trace of bitterness and there is a dry almost salty like ending. A great beer for the summer!

This isn’t anything super special but then again, blond ales are not a specific style that you can really hang your hat on. At least it’s not a style that I’m very familiar with. I got his in a sampler pack, was the last beer drank and am actually surprised by how decent it is. Cheers!!