The Golden Flounder
Buzzards Bay Brewing in Westport, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
6.37
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Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Draft at the source. Hazy yellow, white head. Light malt, hay, grass. Decent.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Poured into a becher pint glass, the appearance was a golden color with a sly transparency about it. Some carbonation could be seen rising at a moderate pace to fill a semi-fizzy to foamy little white head. Not much lace.
The aroma had some sweet malty bready notes, light grassy hops, some lemon/citrusy notes and a subtle floral quality underneath.
The flavor leaned sweet with a gentle hoppiness coming about. Sweet clean aftertaste and finish.
The palate was about light bodied with a pretty good sessionability about it. Carbonation felt fine. ABV felt fine.
Overall, I didn’t mind this one. Would be better with some Summer food, by the grill and that sort of thing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 4 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 4
Pours a copper from a bottle, thin white head quickly dissipates, minimal lacing. This is rather bland and watery, nose of caramel and biscuit, but only faintly. Not bad, just not anything.
superspak (10160) reviewed The Golden Flounder from Buzzards Bay Brewing 11 years ago
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5
Got in a BIF from ZebraCakez. 22 ounce bottle into signature pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours lightly hazy bright golden color with a 1 finger dense white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Light spotty lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of lemon zest, orange peel, light banana, herbal, floral, grass, light pine, light pepper, wheat, cracker, biscuit, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of citrus/earthy hops, pale malt, and yeast ester notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon zest, orange peel, light banana, herbal, floral, grass, light pine, light pepper, wheat, cracker, biscuit, and herbal/grassy earthiness. Fair amount of herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon/orange zest, light banana, wheat, cracker, biscuit, light pine, light pepper, and herbal/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Good balance and solid robustness of citrus/earthy hops, pale malt, and yeast ester notes; with a good malt/bitterness balance and zero cloying flavors after the finish. Never watery on flavors for the low ABV. Medium carbonation and light-medium bodied; with a very smooth, crisp, and slightly sticky/bready mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol is well hidden with zero warming present after the finish as expected of 4.8%. Overall this is a nice and pleasant American pale wheat ale. All around good balance and solid robustness of citrus/earthy hops, pale malt, and yeast ester flavors; and very smooth and crisp to drink. A nicely enjoyable offering.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5
Thanks to a buddy for bringing this one over. Bomber, bottled recently. golden yellow pour with a small head that fades fast. Nose is slightly bitter, some C-hops very american, a slight banana nose with some wheat and pepper. Bread-like with some peppercorn and graham cracker. Slight pine resin, the finish is pretty chill.
CLW (16859) reviewed The Golden Flounder from Buzzards Bay Brewing 12 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5
22 oz. bottle purchased @ Nikki’s Liquors Providence, R.I. Hazy gold color without any head at all. Simple brew from start to finish. Nose and flavor is the same. Taste is wheat, sweet grainy in texture with lemon citrus notes. This would be nice on a hot summer day. Overall, simple and somewhat bland.
Drake (22934) reviewed The Golden Flounder from Buzzards Bay Brewing 13 years ago
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7
Served on draft at the brewery. Pours a hazy yellow color with a medium sized creamy white head. Good head retention. Aroma of pale malts and herbal hops. The taste is wheat, pale malts and herbal hops. Creamy texture, medium bodied, refreshing.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
22oz bottle-pours a white head and cloudy straw color. Aroma is light malt, yeast, spice-grains of paradise. Taste is light malt, yeast, spice hops.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle at Victor’s tasting at Paul’s. Pours gold. White head. Nose/taste of wheat, lemon and lightly toasted malt. Clean and crisp finish. Medium body.