Celts Golden Ale

Sampled from bottle. The problem with a lot of golden/blond aies is that they’re never every spectacular. Not bad, but there just isn’t much to this one here. Straw color. Light hop and malt aromas and flavor.

Bomber from Bottle Barn. Aroma of caramel/lightly roasted malt (sort of honey/toffee) and floral hop. A deep inhale is interesting. An orangy golden color with a white head that ringed rapidly, leaving lace tatters. Medium bodied with mild carbonation. It starts floral, but soon comes up with rough roasted malt accompanied by light sweetness. It’s also lightly fruit in a peachy/apricoty way. Very much in an apricoty way. It’s actually pretty darn complex, and that is an indication this is underrated. The finish is neither sweet nor dry. The bitter is floral, so I’d guess about 40 IBU. Although bitter builds with continued consumption. I’d forgotten how talented those folks at Moylans are. This is extremely enjoyable ale. Crisp, clean, lightly spicey. Everything ale should be. Wonderful.

Bomber $2.89 from ledgers, Berkely, CA; Nose is grassy and grainy, with some citrus and funk. gold with a small but bubbly white head, flavor of grain and lemon, with some sweetness mixed with flowery hop bitterness, which lasts to the finish. Not a Depuration but decent!