Belfast Blonde
Hilden Brewing Co. in Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.80
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This is one of Hilden Brewing Co's lighter beers. A light and crisp tasting pale beer with a pleasant and distinct hop character lingering at the end. Uses Saaz and Hersbrucker hops from the Czech Republic and Germany.
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5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
50cl bottle at Bittles Bar, Belfast. Pours light golden with a small white head. Strange aroma of green sour apples with a hint of yeast, almost like a cider. Fruity and lightly with some bitterness and acidity. Pretty light body and quite strang, but still somewhat refreshing. (2011-06-09)
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2012
at 10:15
5.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Pours amber/blonde with gentle bubbles and a small head which disappears quite quickly. The nose has honey and cornflakes. The taste has lemon, honey and shredded wheat. The palate is light to medium bodied and this carries through into the texture - the finsih is clean. Overall, a decent session ale.
Tried
on 08 Jan 2012
at 10:47
7.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
On tap at Mulligan’s, Dublin on 30th September 2011. Hazy gold with lasting thin white head and patchy lacing. Yeast and citrus aroma, then very hoppy in-mouth with fragrant fruity grapefruit. Touch of tangerine in the nose as liquid subsides. Aftertaste remains citric and tangy. Pleasant fine-carbonation texture.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Oct 2011
at 16:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Cask handpump at The Bell, Banbury, Oxon, 22-03-10 Banbury Beer Festival Meeting. Pours warm gold with no head. A gentle tang to this beer, its overiding impression left on me is that of a very safe beer, the bitterness is soft the fruitiness is restrained and whilst you would find it very difficult to offend in any way it just doesn’t get out of its safety zone. Fine and another beer that despite being on now for 3-4 days has stayed remarkably in very good condition, well done to Russ for keeping these as well as he has done. l A6 A4 F7 P4 Ov13 3.4
Tried
from Cask
on 23 Mar 2010
at 00:05
6.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Bottle at home ... thanks to traPISSED for this ... amber thin lacing ... dull lemon hop nose .. soft smooth caramelly lemon ... little biscuity ...little oily ... actually quite drinkable
Tried
from Bottle
on 29 Sep 2009
at 14:49
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask-conditioned at the Bag ONails, Bristol 02/04/09. Solid golden ale with a decent white head, sweetish malt flavours and some grassy hops in the background. Drinkable.
Tried
from Cask
on 02 Apr 2009
at 16:06
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask [ gravity ] at EBF 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark. Light unclear medium yellow color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, grpaefruit, light notes off toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [130908]
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2008
at 13:58
5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 6
Cask [ gravity ] at EBF 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark. Light unclear medium yellow color with a small to average, fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, white head. Aroma is moderate malty, toasted, grpaefruit, light notes off toffee. Flavor is moderate sweet and bitter with a average duration. Body is light to medium, texture is oily, carbonation is flat. [130908]
Tried
from Cask
on 06 Dec 2008
at 13:58
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
Bottled@EBF2008. Pale greyish yellow coloiur, not much head. Aroma is fruits, earth, yeast and mild notes of wood. Flavour is quite similar along with some cardboard. Sweetish bitter finish.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Sep 2008
at 02:45
6.4/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Bottled at European Beer Festival, Copenhagen. Very pale yellow, no head. Grainy and very light with vague floral hops. Extremely drinkable, bordering to watery with a hint of paper. low bitterness. A very subtle and restrained ale that gets away with it’s lightness thanks to soft malt and extreme drinkability.
Tried
from Bottle
on 22 Sep 2008
at 10:37