Gold Creek Ale
Alaskan Brewing Company in Juneau, Alaska, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Rotating|
Score
6.65
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Domestic Pilsner, Vienna and Munich malts bring a unique old-world base to this refreshing beer. With Magnum and Sterling hops providing bite to the taste, and Halletauer hops delivering a bright note to the aroma.
Initially brewed as part of the Rough Draft Series.
Initially brewed as part of the Rough Draft Series.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 8
Howler purchased at Liquor Shed, $5.
It pours a crystal clear 18K gold with a +1 finger head of foam. I see zero bubbles cascading to the top. A bit strange.
The smell is of grapefruit, pine, perhaps a bit of fruitiness is there but I’m not sure because it does have a strong hoppy aroma.
The taste differs in that the strong hoppy aromas are more at ease and a good light bready and grainy character comes through. I’d still say that this is more hoppy than malty but it’s close.
Light bodied, light carbonation, it gets a tad watery in the finish but I expected that considering the low abv.
Well then, this Howler isn’t lasting long...that speaks volumes to where the drinkability lies. Very well worth the $2.50 per pint.
It pours a crystal clear 18K gold with a +1 finger head of foam. I see zero bubbles cascading to the top. A bit strange.
The smell is of grapefruit, pine, perhaps a bit of fruitiness is there but I’m not sure because it does have a strong hoppy aroma.
The taste differs in that the strong hoppy aromas are more at ease and a good light bready and grainy character comes through. I’d still say that this is more hoppy than malty but it’s close.
Light bodied, light carbonation, it gets a tad watery in the finish but I expected that considering the low abv.
Well then, this Howler isn’t lasting long...that speaks volumes to where the drinkability lies. Very well worth the $2.50 per pint.
Tried
on 03 Aug 2014
at 10:52
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Just brought out of retirement, I had this on tap at the brewery.
The appearance was a nice golden looking color with a decent half finger-ed white foamy head in a sample glass (had this several times to say something here).
The smell was Pilsner like with a decent maltiness running about it.
The taste was sweet and crisp, slightly showing a decent maltiness about it.
On the palate, she runs fairly light to medium. I could see this being a pretty good session.
Overall, I say this is a good American Blond Ale worthy of having again.
The appearance was a nice golden looking color with a decent half finger-ed white foamy head in a sample glass (had this several times to say something here).
The smell was Pilsner like with a decent maltiness running about it.
The taste was sweet and crisp, slightly showing a decent maltiness about it.
On the palate, she runs fairly light to medium. I could see this being a pretty good session.
Overall, I say this is a good American Blond Ale worthy of having again.
Tried
from Draft
on 07 Jun 2014
at 17:52