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Railway City Ironspike Blond Ale 2.82 28

Railway City Ironspike Blond Ale


Percentile
29
overall
Brewed by Railway City Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

St. Thomas, Canada

bottled
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282.84/5.02.82/5.04.3%38.9English pint, Shaker
Commercial Description:
Iron Spike Blonde introduces itself with an antique gold colour accentuated with a generous white foam. Nose of honey, spicy, lemon zest and citric hops, some biscuit malt, a nice peach/tropical fruit profile as well. On the pallet the beer enters with a hint of sweet fruit upfront (peach, pear mostly), followed by lemon, some mild hops, and sweet grains. It has a floral aftertaste, similar to that of rose petals. Lots of pretty spider web lace left behind from the head, and good retention. Medium body with a sweet fruit finish, nicely balanced by moderate thoughtful hopping."

4.3 % alcohol by volume, IBU’s 15.9

Food Pairings: Pasta, Pizza, Fajitas, Lasagna, Mussels, Peas, Salads, Salmon, Squid, Thai Food, Sweetbreads
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 DerWeg (783), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
Dec 28, 2009  
Nice orange-yellow pour, moderate carb and white head. Odd duck aroma of fruit and lactic, some lemon tartness. Flavor replays aroma plus some simple malt sweetness. Finish rolls into some faint lemony hops. Commercial description is bullsh-t and they also spell ’palate’ wrong. Drinkable but kinda unpleasant sweetness and slight metallic-lactic note would stay me from drinking a few.


 probstk (1067), Nepean, Ontario, Canada
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/59/20
Dec 7, 2009  
500 ml bottle from LCBO, served cold in a hotel rocks glass.

App.: Clear golden with a rim of white. Aroma: Mainly just crystal malt, some biscuit and fruitiness, a bit of old apple juice and a woody note, no hop notes to speak of, kinda bland. Palate: Medium body, fairly sparse carbonation. Flav.: A floral note for sure, a fair bit of non-descript malt, some light fruitiness and biscuit; dry with a wee touch of bitterness.

Not objectionable, certainly forgettable.


 Strangebrewer (227), Chatham, Ontario, Canada
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/58/104/516/20
Dec 5, 2009  
bottle. Poured clear orangey-amber with a lasting thin white head. Delicious bready malt aroma with some citrus. Flavour reflects the aroma, sweet and malty. Average carbonation, medium-light smooth mouthfeel. Finishes with medium bitterness.


 wilderthanyou (423), Guelph, Ontario, Canada
3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/102/57/103/511/20
Nov 23, 2009  
Pours your typical fizzy yellow beer. The aroma is interesting, tropical fruits, peach, lemon, hay, floral, more or less the description of the beer. The flavour follows suit, with pear and peach, seriously the description is pretty accurate, all and all it’s a decent beer, with lots of flavors to be tasted, just none I particularly want to taste in a beer.


 Slacks (490), Bolton, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 22, 2009  
500ml Bottle: Pours light copper, extremely carbonated, thin line of white head on top. Aroma is fresh, lemon, sour orange, . Bread and peach are at the forefront of the first sip, albeit a bit watery.. think a thin peach cobbler. Additional citrus fruits, good floral bitter hops. A refreshing beer, I’d much rather have this in the summer heat than heading into winter. Could be improved with a bit more body, but nice regardless.


 Spab (312), Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Nov 6, 2009  
500 ml bottle from Summerhill LCBO. Pours a slightly cloudy yellow gold with small white head. Nose of bread, honey and fruit. Light-bodied but decent moderately sweet flavour with grains, distinct honeyness and mild hops in the finish. Nothing special, but quite drinkable.


 jimmay (230), Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
3.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/514/20
Sep 18, 2009  
500 ml bottle from brewery. Pours pale golden yellow. Mild white head, dissipates quickly. Sweet bready aroma, sweet malty flavour, with slightly hoppy finish. Not bad.


 Bejaaamin (115), London, Ontario, Canada
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/53/103/510/20
Sep 11, 2009  
clear golden yellow, fluffy whit head. nose; dried fruits, bread, orange peel. taste; fairly similar, nothing to intersting, meh.



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