Fire Station 5 Golden Brigade Blonde Ale

Brewed by Portland Brewing Company (Pyramid)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Portland, Oregon USA

Very filtered yellow color with light fizzy head. The aroma is full of nutty malt and grassy diaper smells. The flavor is acidic and offensive with a bit of flowery hops and a touch of malt. Finishes dirty, rotten. This is a BAD beer. Definately the worse out of the Fire Station 5 lineup from PBC.

Light yellow gold color, very clear. Medium white foamy head. Aroma is very fruity, sweet, with a touch of grass and grain. A medium to light bodied golden ale. Malts are mild, fruity and sweet. Hops are nearly non-existent, but they are just a touch bitter. A little thin and watery. Not very inspiring. Mouthfeel is thin. Finish is clean and smooth. Aftertaste is slightly bitter.

Savannah, Ga. - Kroger Supermarket - 12 oz bottle - light copper pour, light white head. Fresh lake water aroma, hint of spices. Flavor has a bit of a subtle citrus undercurrent, some spicy notes and a bit of metal on the back end which diminishes the mouthfeel. Overall, decent.

The aroma is sweet and honey like with malt, fruit, and yeast. The appearance is golden with a small head. The flavor is like the aroma with an astringent start and a flat finish. The palate is watery. Overall drinkable but not enjoyable.

Bottle pours translucent light golden, mediocre milk froth like head, fairly good lacing, with beaucoup de carbonation.   Grass/grain on the nose.   Forwardly grainy, with a slightly sweet grassy flavor.   Finishes just the same, very light and a tad watery.     Fairly one dimensional.   Probably one of the least liked brews that I've had from FS5.

[12oz Bottle] A golden color with a light head. A sweet aroma with a malty taste a very light hop addition. A major production brew that was good for the masses but needs more for the SNOB crowd.

Courtesy of Nick76. Has a lightly sweet malt aroma with a hint of floral hops. The body is lager golden and holds a diminishing white head that starts coin thin. Light bodied, lightly crisp with just of hop bitter ness and honey sweet malt in the finish. Fairly basic, but nothing glaringly off about it and you could certainly session a few on a warm day.

gold color. minimal white head. weak hoppy aroma. flavor is decently hopped. almost pale ale-ish. has a slight tropical(pineapple) fruit flavor and aroma. some metallic notes. i’m quite impressed with these guys for grocery store beer. just keep it cold. if not it tastes like dog food. no really.