Samurai
Great Divide Brewing Company in Denver, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.78
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A classic brand reborn, SAMURAI® is the perfect beer for your zen garden after battle, or your patio after a long day of work. The addition of Jasmine rice creates a slightly floral aroma leading into an effervescent, crisp, easy-going lager suitable for the most peaceful of warriors. This may be your first Samurai, but it most certainly won’t be your last.
HOPS: Sorachi Ace, Saaz
MALTS: 2-row, Carafoam, Jasmine Rice
YEAST: Danish Lager
HOPS: Sorachi Ace, Saaz
MALTS: 2-row, Carafoam, Jasmine Rice
YEAST: Danish Lager
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5.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Échantillon, Mondial de la bière, 3 juin 2009; oeil : dorée, voilée, très légère effervescence, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : grain, drèche, sucre résiduel, riz; bouche : grain, drèche, sucre résiduel, riz, finale en drèche avec sucre résiduel, plutôt carbonatée, très légèrement amère; en résumé : b’en ordinaire ENGLISH Sample, Mondial de la bière, savoured on June 3 2009; eye: golden, hazy, slight effervescence, tiny ring of beige head; nose: grain, spent grains, residual sugar, rice; mouth: grain, spent grains, residual sugar, rice, finale in spent grains with residual sugar, rather carbonated, slightly bitter; overall: quite ordinary
Tried
on 18 Sep 2009
at 16:07
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
tap - to be honest, i thought it sucked. very bland with 0 interesting characteristics - but thats what you get with a blond ale
Tried
from Draft
on 12 Sep 2009
at 22:42
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Well, the pour looks okay - hazy gold, sticky lace - light, tangy, lemony aroma, with the rice coming through quite a bit, adding a starchy, cereal quality that works fairly well with the yeast - moderate carbonation, fairly creamy mouthfeel for something so light - despite this, it is crisp and refreshing, with a spicy hop kick on the end - the rice is not as strong as the aroma suggests, and as is not the case with most beers that use it, the rice adds an interesting dimension to what might otherwise be a slightly boring beer - a little bready in the finish, with some toasted grain notes - golden ales get no love.
Tried
on 06 Sep 2009
at 23:24
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
I thought a kolsch, maybe. Cloudy gold color. Light malt body with corn, rice, and surprisingly, some salt. This is very drinkable and there are no flaws, and it is certainly a few steps above a pale yellow lager.
Tried
on 09 Aug 2009
at 13:52
4.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Location: 12 oz bottle from Westover Market in Arlington, VA that a friend picked up, we drank it 5/30/09
Aroma: Sweet fruits, rice, and a little lemon
Appearance: Poured a hazy yellowish color into a beer mug
Flavor: Wasn't a big fan, call it fruity sweet rice malts with some corn
Palate: Light, a little astringent
Overall Impression: I wasn't a big fan, it just didn't really taste so great. It grew on me a little, but still didn't think it was so great. Maybe it just wasn't my thing, my buddy I was drinking with seemed to like it a lot more then me...
Aroma: Sweet fruits, rice, and a little lemon
Appearance: Poured a hazy yellowish color into a beer mug
Flavor: Wasn't a big fan, call it fruity sweet rice malts with some corn
Palate: Light, a little astringent
Overall Impression: I wasn't a big fan, it just didn't really taste so great. It grew on me a little, but still didn't think it was so great. Maybe it just wasn't my thing, my buddy I was drinking with seemed to like it a lot more then me...
Tried
from Bottle
on 01 Jun 2009
at 20:19
6.5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Bottle. Interesting, different and drinkable though a little mediciney in the finish. Hazy pale gold body with a frothy, pillowy white head that is mostly lasting. The aroma if malty with notes of toasted grain, a bit of brown sugar and cotton candy. Hints of herbs and dough. The flavor is moderately sweet and lightly bitter. It finishes moderately sweet and lightly to moderately bitter with a bit of astringency. Light to medium body with a slightly sticky texture. Moderately to lively carbonation.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 May 2009
at 23:34
5.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
A lightly hazed blonde ale with a thin white head. A light fruity malt aroma. In mouth, a light bodied wheaty malt, grassy. On tap at brewery, 24 Jan. 2009.
Tried
from Draft
on 17 Mar 2009
at 22:27
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Bottled. A hazy light golden berr with a thick lazing white head. The aroma is sweet malty with notes of rice and citrus. The flavor is sweet malty with notes of rice and light flowery notes of hops as well as a touch of yeast. Thanks Papsoe for sharing.
Tried
from Bottle
on 02 Feb 2009
at 10:18
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Pours hazy pale gold into a shaker. Fluffy bright white head top hats and and meringues as it very slowly recedes. Lemon aromas. Full wheat and highly carbonated. Sour lemon finish.
Tried
on 09 Jan 2009
at 17:19
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 8
Overall 6
Bottle. Hazy light gold color with a so-so white head. Aroma is primarily citrus. Medium body with fizzy carbonation. Flavor is something like gooey steamed rice with citrus and bitter. Rather crisp and refreshing. Finish is nicely bitter. A different kind of thing. Pretty good result for use of adjunct.
Tried
from Bottle
on 16 Jun 2008
at 23:12