Bayhawk Honey Blonde

Brewed by Bayhawk Ales
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Irvine, California USA

Draft. A dark golden beer with a thin off-white head. The aroma is sweet malty with light notes caramel and honey. The flavor is sweet matly with strong notes of honey as well as lighter notes of straw and spices, leading to a dry honey finish.

From tap at Yards, Pasadena. Pours clear and golden yellow with a small lacing white head. Aroma is mild caramelish. Light breadish and mild caramel flavoured. Light sweetness and caramel lingering finish. Good.

Had this as Lucille’s BBQ house beer ... hazy yellow orange with a thin film. Sugary-honey character with a cereal base. Too sweet for me with a weird bite at the end.

Bottle [leftover judging beer from 2006 GABF] poured a hazt golden yellow with a large lasting white head. Aromas of honey, citrus, bread and a hint of apple. Palate was light bodied and crisp. Flavors of citrus, bread and a light hint of honey with a crisp lightly tart finish.

On draught at Yard House in San Diego. The beer is a clear orange-golden color with a thin off-white head that diminishes quickly, and spotty lacing. Lightly sweet malt and honey in the nose. Light body with bready malt and honey flavors, and just a hint of spice. The finish is sweet and short, with just a touch of malt left over. Slightly below average overall.

Mild sweet honey aroma. A little grain on the nose too. Pours a light yellowish gold. Flavor is sweet malt and grain. Pretty light and refreshing. As it warms a funky sour aroma emerges. I guess you are supposed to pound this one in order to quell the afformentioned aroma.

smells like bad honey. But doesn’t have much in the flavor. Really a pretty bad beer, in my opinion.

On tap at the Claim Jumper in Tempe, AZ. Clear light golden with almost no head. Slightly malty and fruity. Notes of citrus and honey. Refreshing and smoothe with a slighly hoppy finish.