El Toro Oro Golden Ale

12 oz bottle. Pours a slightly hazy yellow gold body with a one finger fizzy white head that had some decent retention. The nose is a bit off, there’s some soap and light butter notes that are problematic. Beyond that there’s a bit of sweet honey and pale malt with minimal floral hops. The flavor has that same weird soapy, almost chemical, like note that mixes with the bready and biscuity malt not too well. Minimal bitterness and a bit of perfumy character to the hops. Lighter bodied and fizzy with a slightly clingy doughy texture to the finish. Never would have pegged this as a EPA at all.

12oz bottle. Murky orange-brown. Mild, dry, soapy aroma. Sandy and toasty, with some light sweet malt and non-aggressive hops. There is some English flavor in there, fruity with a touch of that fining taste, though I would doubt they are used. Pretty good actually, I really enjoyed the medium bodied mouthfeel, not thin and watery some other examples.

Bottle. Pours a hazy light orange color with a thick white meringue-like head. Mild wet grain and slight yeasty aroma. Taste is slightly sweet with a light earthy hop influence. Would be a nice brew to drink next to the grill.

Bottle from BevMo. Slightly hazy orange gold color with a decent beige head. Aromas of caramel and citrus. Medium body with fizzy/frothy carbonation. Flavor is biting citrus over caramel. Finish is a bit flatter, but there remains a good amount of bitter. More hop than I expected.

This golden ale poured with a frothy off-white head and a citrus aroma. There is a decent caramel malt flavor with significant hop bitterness at the finish and a carbonated mouthfeel.

Lively gusher. Maize with a very large slowly recessing white crown. Aroma of lemon, multi grains, pale and sweet malts with a touch of citrus. Body is heavily carbonated and fizzy with a heavy bitter finish that’s kind of chewy. Palate is a bit dusty and grainy too. Taste mostly of pale malts with some hop accents.

Pours a light amber/gold with a big frothy white head. Aroma is biscuity sweet corn, dough and lemon. Flavor is heavier than the nose would suggest with some pale malt and earthy hops. Finishes somewhat long and fruity bitter. Light to medium bodied, very vegetal texture.

12oz bottle. Fruity and spicy aroma including the likes of subdued pineapple, mango, orange, and light clove. Poured a clear golden-light orange color. The white head reduced quickly to a thin film. Light bodied and dry with citrus fruit, clove, and green vegetable notes. There were also some pale malt and cereal undertones. So so.