Coast Range California Blonde Ale

Date: 10/01/1997
Mode: Bottle
Source: Beer by Mail

dark yellow, whispy head, lots of carbination, sweet malt aroma with floral hops, light malt flavor followed by lots of lingering hop bitterness

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.

(Bottle) Pours amber. Malty and grainy aroma with some fruits. Small notes of nuts,vegetables,grass/seaweed and toffee. Malty flavour with tones of fruits and some vegetables. Light bitterness. Light mouthfeel and a crispy ending with some acetone and plums.

Bottle. Clear pale yellow pour with a white head. Sulfury, malt aroma. Grainy and malty with hints of a lager yeast.

Bottle at the Rover, Gothenburg. Dark golden colour with a white head. Aroma is honey, malt, fruit. Flavour is malt, sweet, caramel, hop.

Bottled at the The Rover, Gothenburg. Clear, golden ale with a small white head. It has a sweet, hoppy, malty and piney aroma with notes of tropical fruits and honey. Fruity and hoppy flavor with some notes of beef-stock. Medium body and a bitter finish. The aroma and flavor is surprisingly different in this one. (060824)

(Bottle 35,5 cl) Pours a slightly hazy, honey golden with a small, white head. Lightly sweet, malty nose. Medium body with a distinct sweetness pretty much balanced by dry - but not overly bitter - hops. Neither very fresh nor exciting. 300806

Bottled. Golden colour, small white head. Aroma of sweet cookies, honey, a bit malts and big hops. Flavour is malts, hops and a bit metallic. Weak honey also noteable. Hoppy finish and aftertaste.

<!-- i -->Bottled.<!-- /i --> <!-- br --> Pale yellow, small white head. Bready, a bit lemony hoppy nose. Lightly hoppy, honeyish flavor. Sweetish aftertaste.