ekarmst (35), Ames, Iowa, USA
| 3.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 8/10 | 4/5 | 8/10 | 2/5 | 15/20 |
Jul 27, 2009
Brown 12 oz bottle from Hy-Vee Wine and Spirits, Waverly, IA
The nose is of malt with slight floral, otherwise clean with no diacetyl or off aromas. Golden yellow hue, clear but not brilliant, soft white head falls quickly to form a nice tight lace. Flavor is malt oriented with hints of crystal. Just enough bitterness to maintain a slightly sweet flavor. No hop flavor. Malt dominates the finish with a slight fruitiness noticable. After taste is clean and malty. Mouth feel is a bit heavy while carbonation is adequate. A very smooth quaff. Overall, this is a pleasent and approachable gateway beer worthy of purchase. Quite enjoyable on a hot summer’s evening. While this is a decent blonde ale, the credit should go to the contract brewer, Sand Creek Brewing, Black River Falls, Wi. even if the recipe is Briar Creek’s.
 Ughsmash (4088), Waukesha, Wisconsin, USA
| 2.8 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 11/20 |
Dec 3, 2009 Thanks to Bob for the bottle! Poured clear, bright golden with a fluffy cap of white head. The aroma picked up honey, vanilla, and pale malts with faint earth around.. warmth brought out some toasted grains.. sweet and pleasant enough. The flavor had sweet, wet grains and honey at the core.. dusty earth and vanilla around.. sweet finish. Lighter-bodied with moderate-plus carbonation on the palate.. sweet to the extent that it masked crispness that the hops may have provided.. quite an easy drinker.
Skyview (4095), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
| 2.9 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 13/20 |
Nov 23, 2009 Picked up this beer at Hy-Vee Liquors in Waterloo, IA. Pours a clear golden pale colored brew with a thin off-white head that quickly dissipates to a thin film top with no ring. No lacing. Aroma of some pre-skonk hops, probably from constant room light exposure. Other aroma after allowing to sit is golden grain malt, grassy hops, a hint of corn and some Ivory soap. Taste is light to medium bodied, average carbonation with some flavors of grassy hops, golden grain and corn. Finish is slightly dry at first, some crisp and then some grassy hop aftertaste with little bitterness. An average golden ale overall.
GJF (515), Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
| 3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 2/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Oct 19, 2009 Pours a murky gold with a rocky white head. There’s not a whole lot of body to it, but the flavor is refreshing, finishes dry with a light hop bite. Nice to have another Iowa beer.
Cletus (5059), Connecticut, USA
| 3.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 13, 2009 Pours gold with a thin white head. Smells perfumy and toasty with some fruity hints. Tastes malt and sweet with some earthy hints and a perfumy finish.
durhambeer (1232), Durham, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 4/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 25, 2009 Bottle thanks to CanIHave4Beers. Hazy dark gold pour. Ha, I misread the label and was thinking it was an ESB, so that explains a lot. Bready, so that makes more sense with a golden. Nice bitter taste, though. Really not bad. Good execution of a usually uninteresting style.
JCB (1796), Durham, North Carolina, USA
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jul 22, 2009 12oz shared by durhambeer - thanks, Bob! Hazy golden pour, pretty lively carbonation. Sharp yeast aroma soon settles into semi-sweet malt nose. Taste isn’t especially distinct, but there are some nice bittering hops in there to complement, and it’s fairly well done to style.
CanIHave4Beers (918), Des Moines, Iowa, USA
| 3.2 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 14/20 |
Jun 29, 2009 Pours with a nice big rocky white head, plenty of effervescence. Color is a fairly pale golden. Aroma is grainy and malty in a very good way, I can’t say too much more about that, it smells like fresh malted barley and it smells very good, but not very complex that’s for sure. Flavor is also simplistic but effective, the beer is malty but very well balanced by some spicy hops. Some roasty notes present themselves nicely, some nice grainyness, kind of sweet up front but finishes dry. The palate is a little too smooth for my liking but the beer is very easy to drink, which was clearly evidenced Saturday evening when I had four of them with my dinner... thanks mom.
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