Redhook Blonde Ale

Brewed by Redhook Brewery
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Woodinville, Washington USA

Head is initially small, fizzy, white, fully diminishing. Body is clear medium yellow. Aroma is lightly malty (grain), lightly hoppy (herbs, flowers), with a fairly strong note of DMS. Flavor is moderately sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter. Finish is lightly sweet, lightly acidic, lightly bitter, unclean. Light to medium body, watery texture, lively carbonation. DMS-laden aroma with a dirty aftertaste, what more could you ask for?

Dark yellow with standing off-white head, exceptionally still. Hop-malt nose of note. OK frothy, very sweet hop-cereal flavor with mellow finish. Bit thin, but viscuous.

i was rather let down by this redhook brew... definitely not their best, was definitely bland and not very tasty, definitely a pass

Nice summer beer. Easy to drink with a nice, sweet flavor. Quite pleasant.

Draft - This beer was very light bodied with a slightly sweet flavor. It did look good in the pint glass, but had very little aroma. I had the beer with a chili, jalepeno cheeseburger at Pickles Pub. The beer quenched the fire.

Had this on tap at a local pizza joint. Seeing as my other alcoholic selections were bud, bud light and Mikes hard lemonade, I was very grateful. The glass (which happened to be a Bud "retro" pint) came filled with a bubbly straw golden liquid, topped with an ample white head. The grease from my grinder quickly took care of that. Taking a moment to waft the beer under my nose, I gathered a light maltiness, with just a touch of grassiness. No estery notes or anything very exciting. This beer smells extremely light. Hops are mostly non present. As nice as it was to eat pizza in a small local pizzaria with Redhook on tap, I'm wishing for a Bass or something with a bit more body. At least it's a full pint and not one of those thick frosty mugs that really only holds 12oz of incredibly cold beer. My initial sip is ok. It tastes beery, with a mild lagery quality, as is common with golden ales. Flavor is fairly bland and a bit sweet, with the carbonation just sweeping away any subtleties that may lurk below. About half way through the beer I had to decide whether I'd rather finish my grinder or the beer, because it filled me right up. I opted for the beer, and took the rest of the grinder home. I don't think I'll be getting this again. I really don't like summer beers.

A rather bland and unexciting beer. Pours a very light golden color with little head. The aroma felt rather insignificant and boring. A little hoppy, but not refreshingly so. I probably should have based on this beer.

A clear golden color with no head. A hoppy aroma with some citrus. Served way too cold. A sweet flavor with hop bitterness. A touch of honey and grapefruit.