Mission Brewery Blonde Ale

Blonde Ale

 

Mission Brewery in San Diego, California, United States 🇺🇸

  Kölsch Regular
Score
6.00
ABV: 5.0% IBU: 20 Ticks: 44
With the color of a pilsner and the character of an ale, our blonde is a welcome and refreshing respite. Brewed with an authentic kolsch yeast strain, a peck of fruitiness compliments the blend of noble hops. Lager-like with its delicate dryness, it really is reminiscent of ales from Köln, Germany.
 

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6.4/10 Appearance 8 Aroma 7 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 6.5
This beer isn’t incredible, but it’s still a light, easy-drinking beer with a pleasing flavor. My biggest complaint is that the vinous flavor gets overshadowed by noble hop bitterness. I like the really grapey ones best, and while the aroma is nice and grapey, the hops overpower the vinous note once you take a sip. Also, the mouthfeel seems to be lacking the effervescence of more traditional versions. They need to crank up the carbonation. All that said, it would be a very nice session beer. It’s mildly sweet with a good hop bite in the finish and quite quaffable.
Tried on 27 Jan 2010 at 22:51

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bomber that somehow made its way to a store in PA. Pours a clear gold with lots of little bubbles and a sudsy head. Aromas are grainy... corn and grass dominate. Flavors are definitely grain heavy... bread dough and honey with a grassy presence in the finish. Nothing too exciting here, but it’s not bad, either.
Tried on 03 Nov 2009 at 18:10

6.5/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 6 Overall 7
Bottle. Pours with a very pale and very clear body with a large, frothy white head. Aroma of corn, bread, noble hops and straw. Taste is noble hops, sweet bread and grain. Very light body, lively carbonation and dry. Easy to drink, great lawnmower/baby pool beer. The only better Kolsch that I have had is the one that I just brewed...
Tried from Bottle on 15 Jul 2009 at 22:53

6.8/10 Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 7 Texture 8 Overall 7
Bomber from Ledger’s. Light golden color with a bubbly white head. Aroma is sweet and floral. Near medium body with lightly frothy carbonation. Flavor is mild malt and grassy/peppery hop. Gotta be noble! A more flavorful Kolsch than most. Quite refreshing.
Tried on 07 Jun 2009 at 21:12