Back Street Crossroads Cream Ale

Brewed by Back Street Brewery (Yorba Linda)
Style: Cream Ale
Yorba Linda, California USA

Date: 11/29/2007
Mode: Draft
Source: Brewpub

clear pale yellow, fine white head, sheets of lace, light sweet malt aroma with a touch of citrus, light body, light sweet malt flavor, touch of earthy character for balance, lasting bitter finish,

Aroma: 4/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 4/10; Palate: 4/10; Overall: 8/20
Rating: 2.1/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *+/4

on tap-pours a retaining thin white head that laces and pale yellow color. Aroma is mild lemon, grain. Taste is light body, crisp, lemon, grain, OK hint of ‘cream’. A lawnmower beer.

Light gold color with smallish head. Aroma of pure malt extract. Tastes more like a pilsener than their pilsener does. Sweet and too bland. Boring.

Sample at the Irvine brewpub. This brew is a clear pale gold color with a thin and fizzy white head that dissipates quickly. Spotty lacing. The aroma is lightly hoppy with some grainy malt. Light-bodied and effervescent with mild floral hops and malt flavors. The finish is lightly hoppy and spiced with a short lightly bitter aftertaste. Barely average overall.

Clear light yellow with no head. Very faint malty aroma. Sweet malty taste with a slightly bready crisp finish.

On tap at Vista location. Color was a pale gold to yellow. Aroma of bread and grain. Flavor was bit too grainy for me and was more of a blonde ale than cream ale.

nearly clear tiny white head. Some light grains touch of honey and hints of lemon grass. palate is lightly there. Flavor is raw grains some lemon grass a lightly bitter finish. Blah.

Tap at La Quinta brewpub: another blah beer they offered. Some fruity notes and very light hops. Not much else. A good conversion beer for the BMC drinker.