 johndoughty (2167), cheslyn hay, West Midlands, England
| 3.4 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 7/10 | 4/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 12/20 |
Aug 30, 2004 A pleasant refreshing British lager.Clean tasting and inoffensive,Bottled as Beer Station Cool
Blonde.
DanielBrown (1919), Birmingham (via Leicester), West Midlands, England
| 3.3 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 13/20 |
Jul 9, 2004 On tap at the Anchor, Birmingham as part of their organic beer weekend. Nice Lager, with peaty notes (or perhaps that was my mind getting too far into the organic spirit). Plenty of flavour, but low on fizz, with no head. A slow building taste. Crisp, refreshing.
KnutAlbert (3217), Oslo, Norway
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 6/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 12/20 |
Dec 17, 2009 Bottle.
Crisp lager, generously hopped. Flowers and dryness. Light body, short finish. A refresher, not much more, but far better than most macro lagers.
SeanMacGC (255), Dublin, Ireland
| 3.1 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 3/10 | 3/5 | 7/10 | 4/5 | 14/20 |
Aug 21, 2008 Bottle, 33cl. Not much to discern on the nose, and quite sour with undertones of hops and yeast on the palate. Quite crisp and clean, but disconcertingly short-lived head. Decent enough overall.
chriso (4852), London, Greater London, England
| 2.7 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 6/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Mar 2, 2006 Updated: Mar 19, 2006330ml bottle, purchased from Bairds Farm Shop, Climping, Sussex (best before 6 December 2006). Hepworths seem to have dropped the "Cool" from the name and its now just called Blonde. Pours a rich fold colour with a big, fluffy, white head. It may start off "luxuriant" but dwindled away to nothing pretty smartish. The aroma isn’t too clean, with more cereally malt than hop. British organic beers invariably seem to use New Zealand hops (as we don’t grow hops organically here), which sometimes seem a bit lacking zippy freshness. Which is the case here. There’s a hint of wet cardboard. Improves somewhat on the palate, although its still a bit short of hop presence. Clean and a touch sharp, making for a quite refreshing beer. Not very lively on the tongue, so the mouthfeel is quite soft. Nonetheless, a marked, lasting, acidity develops strongly in the aftertaste. Could do with a bit more zesty zing.
harrisoni (6832), Ashford, Kent, England
| 2.6 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 3/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jun 10, 2006 33cl bottle from Cask & Glass. Gold with thin white head. Blast of citric lemon hop on aroma, a bit flat in mouth, but at least not pukey, before more aromatic lemon hops on end. Quite a good attempt. Plenty of flavour.
Papsoe (15107), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 2/5 | 11/20 |
Feb 3, 2006 (Bottle 33 cl) Comes simply as "Hepworth Blonde" - nothing cool here. Unclear, pale golden with a small, white head. Lightly tart nose. Medium body with a marked malty sweetness and some lightly fruity notes. Almost no hops in the finish. Soft and smooth with a high drinkabilitry. 290106
Ungstrup (15382), Frederiksberg, Denmark
| 2.5 | Aroma | Appearance | Flavor | Palate | Overall | | 5/10 | 2/5 | 5/10 | 3/5 | 10/20 |
Jan 31, 2006 A hazy light yellow beer with a thin white head. The aroma is sweet with primary notes of straw, but also light notes of malt. The flavor has the strongest notes of citrus, but also a light malt note.
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