Poorman Honey Blonde Ale

Brewed by Bayhawk Ales
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Irvine, California USA

Bottle: Hazy gold color, sticky white head, nose of tart lemon and light hops. A bet acedic and metallic. Some sweet hoppy notes blend with the malts well, but there’s some odd sourness to it. The flavor is also sour and caustic, finishes tart. This was very similar to the chocolate porter in that aspect; bad.

01-Sep-05 (22 oz bottle: $3.49 at BevMo in Carmel Mountain/San Diego, CA) This may come as a shock, but check this out. This bottle of beer from Bayhawk is sour and infected. No, I’m serious. I know that never happens with this model brewery, which is why everyone should be in a state of utter disbelief. Sigh... Smells sour. Tastes sour. Why do I waste my money on these idiots? I’m tired of buying infected beers from Bayhawk. I recommend you all just post a rating that the beer was infected, save yourself $4, and no one will know the difference. (2, 2, 1, 1, 3, total: 1.0)

10-Sep-05 (22 oz bottle: $2.99 at Holiday Wine Cellar in Escondido, CA) I’m such a sucker. This beer was cheap at Holiday, and given how well they care for the beer there, I figured if there was ever a chance of finding a bottle in good health, it would be here. And once again, Holiday comes through because this beer isn’t lemon juice at all. And in fact, it’s not even that bad a beer. Very, very grainy, getting close to tasting like corn, and only mildly sweet. The hops is gently bitter, but there’s a surprisingly bold spiciness that easily butts it’s way to the front row. But the label says this beer is made with real honey, and the only honey that’s anywhere near this beer is the hot looking honey in the yellow bikini on the label. Honestly, I taste no honey whatsoever. Body is light-medium with good carbonation and some crispness in the finish. Pale golden color is fully clear. The white head doesn’t rise to more than a quarter-inch in height, and it quickly settles to a broken film. So overall, it’s an okay beer. But now that I’ve actually tasted what this beer is supposed to taste like, I won’t feel compelled to buy it again.

Smells like honey, looks bad. The initial flavor is pretty gross, but it has a good aftertaste. Odd. Not a real good beer overall, but okay.

I thought ths beer hit the mark. There where some flaws but for a Honey blonde ale this was a great beer. The flavor of honey was very slight and I can really tellt hey tried to make a great beer. Great color, head and overall flavor. Good Job.

Sweet and yet still acidic vinegar smell. Light gold color. Decent head. Slight sour, lemon and mashed ripe fruit flavor. odd. Bayhawk ales all taste like they were brewed with vinegar. Pretty damn crappy!

On tap at the Claim Jumper in Tempe, AZ. Light golden in colour wiith a small head. Malty and a bit sweet. Grassy notes with a slightly hoppy finish.

Bottled. Pours a golden in color, with traces of red. Somewhat sour cheesecake like aroma. Interesting sour honey sweetness to it. For some reason this beer has cream cheese characteristics. Although, it is not what I expected it isn’t all that bad. Very sweet, kind of like a dessert beer.

Clouded yellowy hue, good head formation, fine streams of carbonation. Sweet syrupy malt, corn aroma. Definite honey sweetness on the palate with notes of lemon and vanilla, doesn’t really bitter at all, just dries slightly in the finish but remains sweet in the aftertaste.