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Rock Bottom Chicago Gold

Rock Bottom Chicago Gold

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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
Rock Bottom Chicago

Chicago, Illinois USA

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472.72/5.02.72/5.0-29.4 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A light, crisp, delicately malty ale brewed with three different varieties of Pacific Northwest hops. This golden ale is the perfect introduction to handcrafted ales.

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 pint_size (989), Austin, Texas, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/102/55/102/59/20

May 4, 2008  
4-23-08 tap
Clear gold in color. Smell is subtle sweetness. Taste is really light - hard to pick up any flavor really aside from a really subtle metallic soapy flavor with a doughy character too.


 kyzr (891), Bozeman, Montana, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/511/20
May 23, 2008  
Clear gold with small white head. Minor nose of hops and a touch of malt. Flavor was pretty weak with hops, sweet malt took over the flavor and left it flat. Just a touch of bitterness on the finish.


 Glouglouburp (1872), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/54/102/57/20
May 21, 2008  
In short: A bland Golden Ale calling itself a American style Pale Ale
How: Tap at brewpub
The look: Clear dark yellow body wit a small white head
In long: Light honeyed cereals and some spicy hops. Thin body, no caramel, forget about citrusy notes or whatever. This is more a boring Golden Ale than a Pale Ale to me. Fruity notes limited to a lemon hint. Rock Bottom Chicago Silver... nah Bronze… nah Granite… nah Rock Bottom Chicago Asbestos.


 hopscotch (4379), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/510/20
May 21, 2008  
Draft… DLD’08… Clear yellow ale with a small, creamy, white head. Lasting retention. The aroma is citrusy with lots of pale and medium roast malts. Light to medium-bodied and smooth with deflated carbonation. Leans a touch on the sweet side of balance with generous helpings of caramel and other medium-roast malts followed by mild hop bitterness. Sweet finish with delicate citrus.


 lb4lb (1267), Austin, Texas, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/102/55/102/511/20
Apr 28, 2008  
Pours a light golden yellow. Smell and taste are both pretty thin with grassy bittering hops and mild, lackluster malt character. I thought this was less flavorful than their Line Drive Light beer, but it did have a bit of hop bite to it. Eh...




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