BJs Brewhouse Blonde

Brewed by BJs Restaurant & Brewhouse
Style: Kölsch
, USA

[Draft at BJ’s in Boulder, Colorado] A clear light yellow beer with no head. The aroma is sweet malty with some sour citrus notes. The flavor is malty - but in a weird way and citrus sour, with a dry boring aftertaste from a boring hop sort.

(12 oz bottle: Hi-Time Wine Cellars in Costa Mesa, CA) So many entries in the Blonde/Golden/Kölsch categories might just as well be classified as crappy pale lagers. This beer fits that mold perfectly. No malt to speak of, slightly sweet and grainy I suppose, and I can’t taste any hops, though there is a mild bitterness in the finish. More than anything else, there is a moderately citrus tartness up front, and once that wears away, that’s when the sweet grain becomes apparent. But really, there’s just nothing here that makes me even want to take another sip. Tart, citrusy, slightly funky nose. Thin body, average carbonation, with a short-lived finish. Pale yellow in color, fairly hazy in appearance. Small white head fades away to almost nothing. Fizzy, yellow beer that makes Flying Dog Tire Bite seem good, and I thought THAT Kölsch was pretty bad. This is pretty dreadful stuff, not far removed from macro swill. Definite drain pour. Goodbye!

Draft at Maui’s BJ’s. (Just the restarant, not a brewery) Pale, weak, and fizzy. No inviting head, served in a little kids glass mug. Good thing though, less to leave behind. Great sunset, but the beer..severly lacking across the board. Curious as to the rest of the selection.

tap at Boulder location-alongside Ernest and Aubery-pours a pale yellow hue with a small white head. lively carbonation. light, spritzy, corny flavors and not much else. passable.

Above average for the style, but the German Kolsch is not at the top of my style preference list. A fine compliment to the deep-dish pizza that accompanied my sampling of the various BJ’s brewhouse sampler tray.

Yellowish but not appealing. Very thin and light. Small head that goes away quickly. Tastes empty

Gold body with a foamy white head. Aroma is like wheat and honey. Taste is cheap malt & banana, watery.

Don’t bother, skip right over to their darker beers. There are much better kosch beers you can have, but BJ’s also makes much better brews.