Samuel Adams Blonde Ambition
Shepherd Neame in Faversham, Kent, England 🏴
Collab with: Samuel AdamsGolden / Blonde Ale Special Out of Production
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Score
6.04
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Note this is a different beer to the 5.5% collaboration previously done for wetherspoons Festival.
A special brew from Samuel Adams to celebrate American Independence Day on 4th July.
Brewed at Shepherd Neame’s Faversham brewery from a recipe devised in conjunction with the Boston Beer Company, it uses equal measures of US and UK hops.
The result is a summer pale ale with a delightful blend of grapefruit notes from the US Cascade hops and grassy earthiness from the Kent hops.
A special brew from Samuel Adams to celebrate American Independence Day on 4th July.
Brewed at Shepherd Neame’s Faversham brewery from a recipe devised in conjunction with the Boston Beer Company, it uses equal measures of US and UK hops.
The result is a summer pale ale with a delightful blend of grapefruit notes from the US Cascade hops and grassy earthiness from the Kent hops.
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7.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Bottle from Morrisons. Clear golden body with a medium white head. Lively carbonation. Dusty lacing. Aroma of green pepper, grapefruit and Rich Tea biscuit. Flavour of lemony hops, coriander and cereal. Thin to medium body with an oily texture. Soft fizz. Very clean and easy drinking.
Tried
from Bottle
on 27 Mar 2016
at 11:52
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
50cl bottle from Morrisons, Bracknell. Only £1 a bottle! Straw coloured with a thin white head and light carbonation; grainy aroma with a hint of mango; soft and grainy in the mouth with a touch more mango; and a dry finish with some grassy hops. I guess this would be a good quencher if served ice cold, but it’s rather flabby at a normal temperature.
Tried
from Bottle
on 18 Mar 2016
at 11:20
6.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Cockney, 4.5%. Slightly hazy golden with medium off-white head. Aroma is malt, fruit, hop, citrus, grass and a little biscuit. Flavour is malt, fruit, little citrus, grass, little biscuit, medium sweet and a little bitter.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Aug 2015
at 07:57
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Cask @ Cockney Pub, Aarhus. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of malt, grain, light corn notes, grassy hops, slight sour note. Flavor is malt, grain, grassy hops. Medium body, soft carbonation. 290715
Tried
from Cask
on 30 Jul 2015
at 13:18
6.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask@Charlies Bar, Copenhagen - pours golden with a white head. Aroma and taste is grassy and light floral hoppy, hay, straw, some lemon and orange citrus notes, bready pale malts, medium bitter finish. Fine.
Tried
from Cask
on 05 Jul 2015
at 08:53
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Tap at The Thirsty Bear, Southwark London
Clear dark golden with a medium sized white head, some lacing. Aroma is floral, dusty, bready and citrus. Taste is floral, biscuity and citrus
Decent
Clear dark golden with a medium sized white head, some lacing. Aroma is floral, dusty, bready and citrus. Taste is floral, biscuity and citrus
Decent
Tried
from Draft
on 25 Aug 2014
at 09:11
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Cask- pours a clear golden, with a small foamy head. Fruity aromas- lemons, hops, citrus. Taste is hoppy, medium mouthfeel, fruity hints, sweet caramel.
Tried
from Cask
on 27 Jun 2014
at 10:21
5.2/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 5
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 5
Cask at the Henry Addington canary wharf. Aroma is pungent spicy Nobel hops, some veg broth. Flavour has more spicy pepper, veg broth Nobel hop. Tastes a bit home brew like. Golden colour with a persistent white creamy froth. Not very good.
Tried
from Cask
on 01 Nov 2013
at 14:45
6.8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 7
Cask at Stop the Bus, Bristol. Pours clear golden yellow, thick white head, good lacing. Light bready malts and grassy hops, a hint of some citrus and tropical fruits, but not strong. Good light bitterness, and a dry finish. A good beer to wash a burger down with.
Tried
from Cask
on 24 Oct 2013
at 11:43
4/10
Tried
on 20 Jul 2013
at 21:32