Swedish Blonde
Maxim Brewery in Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England 🏴
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.98
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This smooth blonde beer is very light in colour and uses cascade and first gold hops to give refreshing hoppy and complex grapefruit flavours on the palate
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5.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
500ml bottle from Sainsbury?s. Pours a clear gold with a thin white head. Some nice lacing. Aromas of butterscotch, bread, musty, light citrus fruit. Taste has a good bitterness, but is both oily and minerally. Ok. Just.
Tried
from Bottle
on 30 Sep 2013
at 12:23
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
Bottle from Sainsbury’s. Murrayfield [170812]
Blonde, clear, medium white head, some lacing
Aroma - Light caramel, light pale toffee, touch of cereal, no fruits
Taste - Grassy hops, light caramel malts, straw, not fruity to me, slight floral hop
Palate - Medium carb, light body, bit oily, Soft bitter finiah.
Overall - Average stuff
Blonde, clear, medium white head, some lacing
Aroma - Light caramel, light pale toffee, touch of cereal, no fruits
Taste - Grassy hops, light caramel malts, straw, not fruity to me, slight floral hop
Palate - Medium carb, light body, bit oily, Soft bitter finiah.
Overall - Average stuff
Tried
from Bottle
on 26 Sep 2013
at 13:55
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
I don't know why it's lost my rating for this one. I'll add another full review if / when I have it again
Tried
on 21 Sep 2013
at 15:02
5.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottle at home... Golden yellow... Thin white head... Dry grassy nose... Yeach grassy fruits... Sweet hay
Tried
from Bottle
on 21 Sep 2013
at 12:56
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
50cl bottle from Sainsbury’s Beer Hunt 2013 range. Clear gold lasting thin white head. Slightly pasteurised aroma. Some faint hop on the finish but the pasteurisation just ruins the beer. It’s a regular golden ale with some extra bitter hoppiness on the finish. But the heat treatment of the beer doesn’t do it any favours.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2013
at 14:26
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6
500ml bottle. Pours gold with a medium frothy head. Aroma is buttery grapefruit. Taste has light citrus, grapefruit and lemonade. Oily mouthfeel.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Sep 2013
at 12:21
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
50cl bottle from Sainsbury’s Beer Hunt 2013 range. Pale amber with a billowing white head; light citrus aroma; soft in the mouth with a sharp grapefruit taste and grainy mouthfeel; and a gentle bitterness to finish. Fairly typical of the style.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Sep 2013
at 11:59
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask on stillage at the Marlow Donkey, Marlow. Bright amber with a fading white head; citrus aroma; soft in the mouth with a sweet citrus taste then a sharper bite; and a rather sticky finish. Rather average.
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Apr 2013
at 12:49
5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Half pint, cask ale, shared with Finn at York Tap. Filmy white layer to an unclear, golden coloured body. Grassy hops to the nose. Lemony hops in flavour leading to a dry bitter end. Mealy palate. Ordinary (York, 26.01.2013).
Tried
from Cask
on 18 Feb 2013
at 11:45
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Cloudy, medium-bodied and extremely fruity blonde pale ale, more so in taste than aroma.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2012
at 13:58