Sweet Spot

Harpoon Brewery in Boston, Massachusetts, United States 🇺🇸

Golden / Blonde Ale Regular

Score

6.22

ABV: 4.8%

IBU: -

Ticks: 16

A balancing act of the finest ingredients, this golden ale is a refreshing new breed of craft beer. Golden and bright, not too hoppy, not too malty, full-flavored but smooth, with a crisp, dry finish.

Tasting Notes

Appearance: Bright and golden

Aroma: Clean hop aroma with a touch of wheat notes

Mouthfeel: Light in body but full in flavor

Taste: Subtle malt character with delicate hop notes

Finish: Dry and crisp

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5.6

Metalchopz (8073) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Part of their Summer Vacation mixed pack, bought in Vermont. Pours a light golden colour, clean, with a white cap, good stay and some foamy lacing. Aromas are a mix of apple notes and hints of rusty water. The taste starts off with sweet grainy malts but hops take over quick enough giving some grassy notes and even some hints of burnt something. Lets just say burnt grass. Lots going on for a blonde ale, but not sure it works.

Tried on 18 May 2017 at 00:59

6.6

CoastGuardVet (9444) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6.5

Poured into an English pint glass, the appearance was a clear gold to yellow color with a finger’s worth of semi-white / slightly off white sort of foamy head. Some lace.
The aroma had some sweet corn/grain with some light citrus fruit.
The flavor was definitely sweet throughout with the same sort of aftertaste. Finished pretty clean, though.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a fair sessionability about it. Sly carbonation and the ABV felt fine.
Overall, it’s decent but then again, I didn’t have high expectations for this.

Tried on 13 May 2017 at 16:27

6.6

ben4321 (11632) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 8 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5

12 oz bottle from Buy Rite. Pours clear, golden, with a smooth, sheeting off-white head. Light, spotty lacing. Malty aroma, some sweet corn, grainy notes, bread, and a little spice. Finishes slightly sticky. Decent, a little sweeter than I prefer in this kind of beer.

Tried from Bottle on 27 Apr 2017 at 15:37

5.2

cheap (9607) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Bottle thanks to my son in law nathan. Golden yellow look. Clean beery aroma. Some hints of hops on the palate but mostly low alky effects shining thru. Quite cutting in the co2 arena. Lots of belgian yeast effects in this one. Saison finish.

Tried from Bottle on 02 Mar 2017 at 20:57

Mansquito (19309) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

From Bushwick Bagel House... pours folden with a white head. Aroma is bready, lightly hoppy. Taste is sort if vegetal... like an ale version of a pils. Very easy to drink. Lightly sweet. Not excite.

Tried on 28 Feb 2017 at 22:33

5.8

DSG (25989) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6

[2/2/17] Draught at Harpoon Brewery in Boston. Yellow-golden. Grainy, a bit fruity, sweetish, bitterish finish.

Tried on 22 Feb 2017 at 07:37

5.4

tfontana (7512) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Bottle pour into nonic pint glass. Appearance is clear, straw yellow with light sparkle, finger-width foamy white head with poor retention and trace lacing. Aroma is strong biscuit malt with astringent hops. Taste is biscuit, European hop bitterness. Palate is light bodied with thin texture, average-to-lively carbonation and very dry finish. Overall, pretty indistinguishable from numerous other middle-of-the-road beers.

Tried from Bottle on 06 Feb 2017 at 19:54

AdamChandler (5745) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Clear golden orange. 2 finger dense head. Smells like hay, orange peel and corn. Has a lager flavor. Creamy finish, corn, wheat, banana and oranges.

Tried on 06 Feb 2017 at 09:01

5.6

CLW (17000) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5

Fresh 12 oz. bottle gifted by Chalumeaux. Color is a Crystal clear piss gold without much head or retention. Aroma is slightly spicy east, Pilsner malt, and maybe mineral water.

The style itself is simple but this is very underwhelming to me. A little bit of yeast followed by a mild spice note with a very undetermined hop character. As I sipped it the hop astringency stacks up and becomes a pretty big turn off.

Tried from Bottle on 18 Nov 2016 at 19:59

Chalumeaux (5240) reviewed Sweet Spot from Harpoon Brewery 9 years ago

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7

Poured from bottle enjoy by 2/15/17 gold color with a thin white head. Aromas of grain malt citrus and fruit. Taste follows.

Tried from Bottle on 13 Nov 2016 at 18:02