Coronado Golden Ale

Brewed by Coronado Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Coronado, California USA

Bottle. Aroma of burnt grains and some sweet honey. Golden body with white head. Roated grain flavor with some heavy malt and little harsh almost like a malt liquer with out the alcohol. Blah.

Sample at the brewery. pours golden, white head. Aroma / taste, floral hops, light bitter palate, with pilsener like metalic mouthfeel, saaz hops for bitter finish.

Pours beautiful pale gold, transparent, with light/thin white head. Nose is tepid with faint malt, light fruits, and slightly metallic. Light bodied on the palate, gentle malt, light Saaz hop to balance, but overall is just a light, easy drinking beer. Fine alternative to non-craft "macros" that are also pale. Might be a good gateway beer.

on tap at papago... golden yellow and crystal clear with a soapy white head. the nose is of dirty earthy hops with some orange and mild pine. the flavor is a touch mild... faint would work as well. it is an easy drinking mix of milk/lactose, earthy hops, a bit of woodiness, pale maltiness and a dry somewhat hoppy finish. the medium body has a creamy milk-like texture and a dry, prickly, hoppy mouth feel. i could put a lot of these away if there weren’t 30 more to choose from... 5/3/6/4/13/3.1

Bottle. Pours clear dark gold with a 2 finger fluffy white head that leaves splotchy lacing. The nose is malt and earthy hops. The taste is sweet malt, light fruit and even lighter hops. Light-to-medium body. Easy drinker but pretty boring, even for the style.

Pours golden with a tall head that recedes rather quickly leaving behind a lingering creamy ring and an island in the middle. Aromas of biscuits and a brisk grainy essence seeps forward. Medium nectar with ample residual effers. The texture is slightly creamy. Flavorwise this brew is rather subtle. It has a nice biscuit essence to follow the nose sprinkled with brisk acidity with defined hop bittering on the finish. A flavorful ale the good attributes.

Large bright white head of varying sized bubbles. Good carbonation. Light apple and pear aromas with some grains and sweet malts. Color is a clear medium gold. Light crisp flavor. Very lively in the mouth with some cereal grains, light malts, some lemon grass and light bitter hops. Nice hops presence yet light and refreshing. Finishes slightly bitter and dry with some lingering lemon and spices. A decent summer brew.

(11/5/08) Draught sample at the brewpub in Coronado. Clear golden. Aroma malt, bready notes and a bit of slightly grassy hops. Flavor starts sweetish and bready and continues hoppy and quite bitter with light earthy hints. Medium-bodied.