Estes Park Gold

Brewed by Estes Park Brewery
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Estes Park, Colorado USA

Date: 08/19/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Ticker Tasting

hazy gold, wispy white head, sweet cereal aroma, rich malt flavor with a lot of grainy cereal character, light bitterness

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 7/10
Score: *4

When I opened this one, some head caming gushing out of the bottle (although not a full blown gusher). Poured a medium and cloudy golden color with a larger sized head. Aromas of yeast, lemon pledge, and some malts. Tastes of lemons, light honey and citrus. Thin and watery body.

on tap-no noticeable head, pale yellow color. Taste is grain with light to mild carbonation.

Pours a transparent light bronze with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Mild aroma of sweet pale malt and some a hint of floral hops. Body starts with some light sweetness and earthy, bitter, hops, toward a bland, watery finish. Needs more body and fresh balance.

Slightly hazed golden color with a white small bubbled head. Light malt and floral head. Dry malt start with a somewhat floral hops middle. Finish is dry and herbal, somewhat talc like. More of a light plain ale than an amber.

Head is initially small, fizzy, white, fully diminishing. Body is clear dark yellow. Aroma is lightly hoppy (flowers), lightly malty (light bread, grain). Flavor is lightly sweet, lightly bitter, lightly acidic. Finish is lightly bitter, lightly acidic. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. The definition of bland.

Good malts, smooth finish. Nice heavy mouthfeel. Very good.

Bottle poured a clear amber with a minamal white head. Biscuity aroma. Light carmel flavor not much else though. This is my least favorite Estes Park beer so far.