Poorman Honey Blonde Ale

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

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.

Pours a slightly hazed, tawny golden color w/ a full, semi creamy froth. Good head retention. Residual lacing is exceptional w/ a full ring and a full canopy. Aroma is slightly tart like a Gueze Lambic. Interesting! Medium nectar w/ ample residual effers. Some serious use of honey here. Very lambic in nature w/ it’s slightly tart disposition yet no sweetness. Defined honey musk through to the finish. Finish is bittered nicely. I have to say, this brew is grossly underrated.

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.

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.

Faded yellow gold color, generous white fluffy head. Sweet honey and acrid sulfer in the aroma. Light sweetness combined with a slightly acrid undertone, somewhat acetic. Finish is slightly dry with a lingering acetic tone. Mouthfeel is light and somewhat watery.

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.

Bottle 22 oz. Saw this for the first time ever at BevMo yesterday and decided to try it. Pours a slightly hazy golden amber color with minimal head that leaves a bit of lacing. Aroma is sweet and smells of light malts, clover and honey. Honey is evident in the taste as well, quite malty with a bit of a metallic flavor and a slight hop bite in the finish. Light body and tingly carbonation. This is a mediocre ale at best - about what I’d expect from Bayhawk.

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.