Rock Bottom La Jolla Bumble Beer Honey Ale

Brewed by Rock Bottom La Jolla
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
La Jolla, California USA

On draft at Rock Bottom LaJolla. Arrived a hazy golden color with a small white head. Aroma typical of a golden ale, toasty grainy malts and light floral hops with the added sweet honey notes. Very sweet flavor, honeyed grains, a little toasty, floral hops sharper and more prominent in flavor than indicated in aroma, slightly astringent. Medium body and prickly carbonation.

On tap at Rock Bottom. Hazy yellow with fizzy white head. Malt and slight honey aroma and taste with a dry finish.

Tap at Rock Bottom in La Jolla, CA: Clear gold color, no head or lacing. Nose of honey and husky malt. A bit hoppy and nutty in the flavor. A bit overdone in bitterness in the finish and a dry mouthfeel. Subpar honey ale, but to take a metaphor literally, isn’t being under par a good thing in golf? And more importantly, where does the par stand on a honey ale?