Hollister Orange Blossom Special

Amber with a white head. Aroma is light fruit, caramel, and light citrus. Taste is orange candy, interesting toffee, and floral hops. Too candy like for me.

A sweet aroma - maybe more like flowers than oranges - but I guess that’s what the name implies! A very smooth sweet body, little hop presence. Almost too sweet for my liking, but a very unique and interesting beer. I’m impressed!

On tap at the pub in Goleta. Poured a nice deep orange color with a thin white head. Aroma was like opening a big jar of orange blossom honey while peeling a Clementine. Lots of orange aroma here. Flavor was big oranges, citrus, sweet, juicy. but not cloying. This was a refreshing beer. I could see enjoying this a lot on a hot summer day. Tasty beer.

On tap at the brewery. Pours with a dark orange body covered by light, white head. Aroma of wheat and some light orange. Taste is wheat, honey and very light oranges. Exteremely refreshing. Lightly carbonated and a watery mouthfeel.

Draught at the brewpub. Golden color with a small white head. The aroma has lots of sweet orange and honey, with the orange dominating; pretty nice combo actually. The flavor follows suit, with light orange accents and a larger honey sweetness. Light bodied, but the sweetness adds a little stickiness to the finish. The first couple sips were nice, but the honey was just too much sweetness for my tastes. If it were a little more dried out and subtle, this would be a really pleasant drink.