Juicy Goodness Golden Ale
Left Hand Brewing Company in Longmont, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.50
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5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 4.5
12oz can. Unfiltered orange-yellow body. Soapy white head, steady enough for a minute or two. Rather straightforward, pleasant, aiming for new school, but not quite hitting it. Almost has a hint of American Wheat going on. On the fuller side of medium bodied. The odd lemony hop tones don't really work for me. Unenjoyable aroma, sort of stale, old canny if you will. I'll bet it would have been better in a bottle or on tap. Not that good overall.
Tried
from Can
on 17 Oct 2018
at 00:41
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
12oz can picked up at Total Wine in Spokane
Pours clear light golden with a small off-white head, good lacing. Floral, straw, citrus and herbal
Ok
Pours clear light golden with a small off-white head, good lacing. Floral, straw, citrus and herbal
Ok
Tried
from Can
on 26 Sep 2018
at 02:48
7/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 8
On tap at Flying Saucer. Pours a cloudy yellow with medium frothy white head leaving sticky lacing. The aroma is tropical fruit and pine. Thin body, pine, grapefruit, light bitterness, juicy, very good.
Tried
from Draft
on 19 Sep 2018
at 04:15
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On Tap Slightly hazy deep golden with a big fluffy white head. Lots of good fresh juicy fruit hop flavors. Well balanced with a littel malt body as well. Low bitterness, smooth. Very good
Tried
from Draft
on 14 Sep 2018
at 19:45
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
On tap at Oliver Twist, Stockholm. A bit hazy golden with a white head. Aroma of mild hops, fruit, malt and light grass. The same in the taste. The body was thin.
Tried
from Draft
on 18 Aug 2018
at 18:41
7.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
12 ounce can into signature pint glass, best before 7/17/2018. Bit of a gusher can upon opening. Pours slightly hazy pale golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the cap. Aromas of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, green pepper, light pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and pale/wheat malt notes; with solid strength. Taste of big tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, green pepper, light pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, herbal, and floral/grassy earthiness. Very mild pine, zesty, herbal, floral, grassy, spicy bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of tangerine, grapefruit, lemon, peach, pear, pineapple, apricot, passion fruit, papaya, mango, melon, berry, citrus peel/zest, green pepper, light pine, wheat, cracker, white bread, and herbal/floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Very nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and pale/wheat malt flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and lightly sticky mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.5%. Overall this is a delicious hoppy American blonde ale. All around nice complexity, robustness, and balance of citrus/fruity/tropical hops and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth and refreshing to drink with the mildly bitter/drying finish. Very flavorful, with a great soft feel. Azacca, Ekuanot, and Comet hops. Very juicy and lightly dank/earthy hop complexity; great pale/wheat malt backbone, with mild lingering sweetness. A very enjoyable offering, and spot on style example. Loved the hop profile as expected.
Tried
from Can
on 08 Aug 2018
at 00:49
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 1.5
Can, hoping for best since I like blonde ales. Pale clear yellah with a mildly smelly permeating hop perfume nose. First taste is, come on dudes, this aint no blonde or golden, its fricking IPA! Yes, astringent fricken rude ass IPA, no lie. Somebody please move this to the IPA style, heheheh. The only thing golden about this BS is the color. Hey Mr IPA lover, come and get it! YES, terribly on style - for a watery bitter IPA. Long lasting sharp astringent bitter mouth for a QUITE while. An insult to the palate of blonde ale lovers everywhere, rotten bastard. At least it smells decent.
Tried
from Can
on 02 Aug 2018
at 19:23
6.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6
Another bland gear. Aromas are cut grass a hint of hops and grain. Flavors are mild and balanced bitter sweet with carbonation. A forgettable beer.
Tried
on 28 Jul 2018
at 02:34
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
From a 12 oz. can. Pours a hazy straw with a big off white head. Aroma is of tropical fruits. Flavors are mild bitter citrus.
Tried
from Can
on 12 Jul 2018
at 01:55
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7
12 ounce can. Hazy orange, medium frothy white head, good retention. Aroma of tropical fruit and pale malt. Taste is doughy malt, citrus, pine. Thin-medium bodied, juicy. Decent.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Jul 2018
at 01:43