Swedish Blonde (Bottle)
(Batch of Swedish Blonde)
Maxim Brewery in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.86
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This smooth blonde beer is very light in colour and uses cascade and first gold hops to give refreshing hoppy and complex grapefruit flavours on the palate
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5.9/10
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Appearance 7
Aroma 5.5
Flavor 5.5
Texture 7
Overall 5.5
Clearish gold with a decent white head. Fruity and some light bready notes. Bitter and bready with some light fruity notes.
Tried
from Bottle
from
CentrAle Newcastle
on 15 Mar 2022
at 14:09
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
24th Apr 14, been cutting the lawns, need a refreshing pint: this should do the job. 500ml Bottle: BBD 28th Oct 14, poured into a vase shaped pint glass. Almost lager like in appearance, although the snowy white head was thicker and stayed. Mild citrus in the aroma which became full on in the taste, grapefruit and lemon feel to both the smell and flavours. Refreshing enough, but I’m fed up with golden brews that have a citrus bent and this is smack in the middle of that style. I’ve scored it kindly because it is well made and although it’s not for me I know many others love these type of brew.
Tried
from Bottle
on 24 Apr 2014
at 12:41
4.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Bottle from Sainsburys, Watford. Poured a very light, hazy golden colour with a scummy white head. Aroma was very sweet and slightly synthetic with notes of banoffee pie, marshmallow and vanilla. Fruit Salad sweets on the initial taste with cornbread and a light peppery hop character. Finish was light with some grass, soft fruit and brown sugar. Fairly boring.
Tried
from Bottle
on 15 Jan 2014
at 12:57
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle at home from Sainsbury’s. Pours a slightly deep yellow, a bit of head, fair bit of lacing and quite a lot of carbonation. Faint but pleasant aroma of lemon washing-up liquid and Cascade hops.Taste is bitter, weak, and somewhat soapy. Better when chugged with abandon rather than sipped. Not a great golden ale, and certainly not the best Maxim ale.
Tried
from Bottle
on 31 Dec 2013
at 10:24
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
500ml bottle from Sainsbury - Didn’t mind this, a foggy yellow body, foamy white head. Nose was a muted grapefruit, and the smell you get when you open a bag of wine gums. The taste was helped along by a medium palate, with a creamy texture, leaving a bitter-sweet fruit ending.
Tried
from Bottle
on 17 Oct 2013
at 02:04
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle from Sainsburys 2013 great british Beer hunt. Clear golden colour with a thin persistent head. Aroma is light caramelsome fruity midget gem hops. Flavour is semi sweet caramel. Hops are a light touch. Light hedgerow bitterness. Palate is medium body and fnishes dry. slight chalk in the mouthfeel. Decent stuff, maybe a bit much caramel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 06 Oct 2013
at 12:05
5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle from Sainsbury?s. Pours a clear gold with a thin white head. Some nice lacing. Aromas of butterscotch, bread, musty, light citrus fruit. Taste has a good bitterness, but is both oily and minerally. Ok. Just.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2013
at 12:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Murrayfield [170812]
Blonde, clear, medium white head, some lacing
Aroma - Light caramel, light pale toffee, touch of cereal, no fruits
Taste - Grassy hops, light caramel malts, straw, not fruity to me, slight floral hop
Palate - Medium carb, light body, bit oily, Soft bitter finiah.
Overall - Average stuff
Blonde, clear, medium white head, some lacing
Aroma - Light caramel, light pale toffee, touch of cereal, no fruits
Taste - Grassy hops, light caramel malts, straw, not fruity to me, slight floral hop
Palate - Medium carb, light body, bit oily, Soft bitter finiah.
Overall - Average stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2013
at 13:55