Oceanside Ale Works Ollie’s Dirty Blonde

On tap. Pours an almost clear golden with an off-white head. Lightly tart aroma. Medium-bodied with a tart fruitiness and a lightly chemical and phenollic edge. Tart finish. Interesting. 080709

From tap at Breakwater. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Sweet malty aroma. Flavour is malty and fruity hoppy. Light bitter finish. Simple.5-3-5-3-10=2.6

From tap at the brewery. Pours hazy orange with a small white head. Smooth mango fruity. Light fruity and brett with a mild orange fruity touch. Dry fruity and hoppy flavoured finish. Smooth and yeasty.7-3-7-3-13=3.3

On tap at the brewery. I heard about this from someone, who made me think it would be a sour ale, possibly like a Berliner Weisse. Sadly, it is not sour. There is a chance Brett was used to ferment the beer, as it has some plasticy phenolic notes, that could be from Brett, but I’m thinking if they are going to use Brett, they would advertise it a little more. Also Brett is big scary step for a brewery. They must consider how to get rid it from other beers, but since OAW only kegs beers, their beers are meant to be drunk quickly. Next door to the brewery is a winery. They wouldn’t be too happy about Brett floating around. Orange yellow color. Medium body. OK beer.