Red Brick Blonde

Bright straw colour. Fruity, cidery aroma. Fresh, clean flavour, mainly light Cascades but also some balancing pale malts. A pretty respectable blonde ale.

Date: 11/02/2005
Mode: Bottle
Source: Harry’s

hazy yellow, thin white head, light hop aroma on dry malt, light malt with an astrengent bitterness, slight metalic character, no sweetness,
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Date: 01/27/2008
Mode: draft
Source: brewery
Score: 2.3 to 2.7

clear gold, creamy off white head, lots of drippy lace, light sweet malt aroma with a touch of floral hops, creamy body, sweet malt flavor, touch of cereal character in the sweetness, light floral hops keep it balanced, light bitterness in the finish,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 7/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Drinkability: 8/10
Score: **/4

Pours a clear pale golden with a thin ring of white head. Aroma is dry, lightly earthy and grainy, with a touch of hoppiness. Body starts clean and sugary malty with a nice light bitter balance and a dry, mildly earthy finish. A very drinkable beer that’s nothing extraordinary.

12 oz bottle, in person trade with Wunderbier (Habersham Beverage on Habersham, Savannah GA, April 2006), served at cellar temperature in a Unibroue glass. Very clear blonde with a moderate white quick-dying head leaving little residue in the glass....honey, light almonds and faint crisp grassy notes in the low-strength aroma....body is clean and refreshing, fairly sweet at first with growing dry hoppiness towards the finish, a bit of smoky/burnt malt character, toasted caramel and a somewhat strong mineralic/meteallic note that is near-overpowering....rather syrupy, thick body with somewhat low carbonation. Not terribly successful overall.

on tap-pours a dissipating off white head that laces and yellow color. Aroma is grain. Taste is sweet grain/light malt, hint of light spice hops. Nice, smooth. OK effervescence.