Light orange gold color. Medium sized white foamy head. Aroma is sweet, fruity and a touch grassy. A medium bodied blonde/Kolsch. Malts are fruity and sweet. Hops are mild and nicely spicy. Light and refreshing. It has a nice spicy and malty flavor that sort of grows on you. This beer is much closer to a kolsch than a blonde or golden ale. Easy drinking. Smooth tasting. Lively but subdued carbonation. Mouthfeel is full. Finish is clean and crisp. Aftertaste is slightly sweet.

<i>(22 oz bottle: Purchased at the brewery)</i> Well, after buying an infected bottle from BevMo, and then having it replaced directly by the brewery with yet another infected bottle, I’ve persistently obtained a third bottle, and finally this one is healthy. Unfortunately, my efforts have been rewarded with a pretty odd tasting blonde ale. In fact, if I didn’t know better, I’d think I was drinking a Belgian Golden. It’s spicy, (Belgian) yeasty, sweet, and has a fairly prominent banana flavor as well. There is moderate bitterness in the finish, but this beer doesn’t taste hoppy at all. Very strange interpretation of what they claim to be a Kölsch-Style Ale. The nose is grainy and sweet, and again shows some of those Belgian characteristics, chiefly banana and Belgian yeast. Light-to-medium bodied, but with the moderate sweetness, it’s edging toward the medium side and certainly heavier than any true blonde ale I’ve sampled. Despite looking still, there is sufficient carbonation on the palate. Pale golden color is clear and still-looking. A very small whitish head forms reluctantly after the pour, but it dissipates completely. So although very far removed from what I expect out of a blonde ale, seeming to take on Belgian characteristics is not a bad direction to go. But a slight unpleasant hang from the bitterness seems to clash in the end. And who knows, it’s probably not supposed to seem Belgian either, so I might have to have this on tap to actually get a proper reading on this beer.

Really faint aroma. Light color, no head. This is disappointing. Not much crisp flavor. Seems more like a pale lager than a kolsch. Certainly not great.

GABF 2004 Deep straw in color with a small white head. Clean malt aroma and flavor with grainy malt and floral hops.

Clear yellowy golden appearance, moderate head formation. Yeasty, malty aroma, mild banana and spice. Definite banana on the palate and relatively hoppy for the style. Yeastiness is interesting in this usually bland style.