California Blonde Ale
Eel River Brewing Company in Fortuna, California, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular|
Score
5.80
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Appearance - 7 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Stovepipe can. Pours a clear golden color with a medium sized white head The aroma is mild grains and some light grassy hops. The taste, like the aroma, is mild breads and some grassy hops. Bitterness is light-medium. The palate is thin and crisp. The carbonation was prickly and distracting. Finished short and forgettable. Overall: meh
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 5 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
Draught. Pours a gold with thin head. Not much of anose. Taste is watery with some very light citrus and hops. Blanda panda.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
[12oz bottle from Total Wine, Huntington Beach, CA.] A pale amber pour with a tight white head; herbal aroma; soapy mouthfeel with a sweet grainy body and some grassy bitterness; and a slightly drier biscuity finish. Pleasant enough, reminds me of a steam beer.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5
12 ounce bottle into pint glass, no bottle dating. Pours slightly hazy medium golden yellow color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy off white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance of citrus/earthy hops, pale/wheat malt, and fruity yeast notes; with solid strength. Taste of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, light pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light herbal, floral, grassy, peppery bitterness on the finish. Lingering notes of lemon, orange, peach, pear, melon, red apple, wheat, cracker, white bread dough, lightly toasted biscuit, pepper, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Nice robustness and balance of citrus/earthy hops, pale/wheat malt, and fruity yeast flavors; with a nice malt/bitterness balance, and no cloying/astringent flavors after the finish. Lightly increasing dryness from lingering bitterness. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth, moderately creamy/bready/grainy, and fairly sticky mouthfeel that is good. Not as crisp/clean as expected, a bit too malt heavy. Zero warming alcohol for 5.8%. Overall this is a nice American blonde ale. All around nice robustness and balance of citrus/earthy hops, pale/wheat malt, and fruity yeast flavors; smooth and pretty refreshing to drink with the mellowly bitter/drying finish. A bit too fruity/yeasty, but not overwhelming. A nicely enjoyable offering, and good style example otherwise.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 9 | Flavor - 9 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 1.5
In draft at the brewpub it is a clear golden color with a head. The aroma is malty and the taste is thin sweet with hints of malt just so so
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
In draft at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with an off white head. Aroma of bread dough. Flavors are sweet biscuits with very littl hop bitterness. Smooth finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5.5
12 oz bottle into a La Chouffe stemmed tulip on 2nd Jan 2018 at my daughters in California. Slight haze to the golden orange body, full white uneven crown of foam on top which sadly soon turned into a wisp and collar. Not a lot going on aroma wise, some light grassy floral notes as the beer warmed maybe, otherwise nothing. Taste was fairly bland too, or subtle, depending on your kindness. Refreshing but boring.
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6.5
Draft. a golden beer with a lazing yellowish head. The aroma has notes of dusty hops, straw, and malt. The flavor is sweet with notes of peaches, grapes, straw, and malt, leading to a bitter finish.
Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 6
Bottle from Prima Beer. Clear golden with a white head. Aroma is sweet, malty, fruity and light hoppy - flowers. Flavor is medium sweet and moderate bitter. Sweet and moderate bitter finish. 040416
Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 4.5
Bottle. Pours clear orange, small off white head, good lacing. Aroma is honey, corn, grain. Flavor is fairly sweet, very light bitter, honey, some grass, corn. Medium light body.