Bright Morning
The Brewery At Four Star Farms in Northfield, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Rotating|
Score
6.92
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British Style Golden Ale
Bright herbal tea, light toast and biscuit.
Designed to be similar to the classic British style “Ordinary Bitter.” When it comes to British beer styles brewed this side of the pond, the sky’s the limit on interpretations. Since Ordinary Bitters, Premium Bitters, and Pale Ale are synonymous in English beer, we designed this to be true to style. Featuring British light pale malt, British light crystal malt, and onsite grown rye malt, this beer features a soft balanced palette with the smooth drinkability of classic pub beers. The light rye spice brings out a balanced and layered malt spice to pair with the characteristics of the Four Star Farms grown Teamaker hops. Teamaker is a relatively new hop variety designed to be high in beta acids but very low in alpha acids, allowing it to impart an exclusively aromatic quality to beers. Described as a floral aroma, we are pairing this unique hop with one of Omega Yeast Labs British Ale yeasts, balancing a defined malt backbone with fruity esters and floral hops. We also use the yeast for Bright Morning in our IPAs (Binecutter and Solstice).
Bright herbal tea, light toast and biscuit.
Designed to be similar to the classic British style “Ordinary Bitter.” When it comes to British beer styles brewed this side of the pond, the sky’s the limit on interpretations. Since Ordinary Bitters, Premium Bitters, and Pale Ale are synonymous in English beer, we designed this to be true to style. Featuring British light pale malt, British light crystal malt, and onsite grown rye malt, this beer features a soft balanced palette with the smooth drinkability of classic pub beers. The light rye spice brings out a balanced and layered malt spice to pair with the characteristics of the Four Star Farms grown Teamaker hops. Teamaker is a relatively new hop variety designed to be high in beta acids but very low in alpha acids, allowing it to impart an exclusively aromatic quality to beers. Described as a floral aroma, we are pairing this unique hop with one of Omega Yeast Labs British Ale yeasts, balancing a defined malt backbone with fruity esters and floral hops. We also use the yeast for Bright Morning in our IPAs (Binecutter and Solstice).
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7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 7.5
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Reviewed from notes.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: rustic golden color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace.
Aroma: light herbal to grassy to floral hops rolling over some malty to crackery malts; some tea-like scents roll in lightly underneath
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas mildly sweet with a crisp quaint bready tone; no aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue; finishes bready with a touch of herbal quality
Overall: I get it as a golden ale but am I to understand this beer is supposed to be a cross of an American blonde ale and a British pale ale? I guess so, I don't mind that.
Can to becher glass.
Appearance: rustic golden color with a two finger white foamy head which slid off delicately to leave some light lace.
Aroma: light herbal to grassy to floral hops rolling over some malty to crackery malts; some tea-like scents roll in lightly underneath
Flavor: blends all the prior noted aromas mildly sweet with a crisp quaint bready tone; no aftertaste
Texture: light to medium bodied, sessionable; fairly smooth along the tongue; finishes bready with a touch of herbal quality
Overall: I get it as a golden ale but am I to understand this beer is supposed to be a cross of an American blonde ale and a British pale ale? I guess so, I don't mind that.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Feb 2026
at 20:10