Sand Creek Golden Ale

Brewed by Sand Creek Brewing Co. (Pioneer/Wisconsin Brewing Co.)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Black River Falls, Wisconsin USA

Clear amber with light white head and no lacing. No appreciable aroma or flavor. In the class of BMCPBR.

Cool looking beer. A beautiful golden color with a small head it also had some moderate carbonation. Also, there were some unidentified things floating around. The aroma is of sweet malt. If this beer tastes as well as it looks and smells we have a winner! Well, nothing is perfect. The flavor is somewhat muddled. The commercial description says it has a "clean finish." Maybe that is admitting the beginning and middle are weak. It is kind of like the beautiful girl who has the really nasal voice. The mouthfeel is just too thin and the carbonation overpowers. Well, the finish was an improvement. Some citrus and honey flavors emerged. However, the dregs on the bottom of the glass was unnecessary.

Nice golden color with a decent white head. Grainy aroma with a touch of sweetness. Moderately sweet malty taste with a touch of hops at the end. Smooth and drinkable.

(02.18.06) Sampled at FebFest ’06, Libertyville, IL. Served from a 12 oz brown bottle. Pours clear golden with small white head. Medium bodied ale with moderate malt sweetness and toasty malt flavor. Finishes with light malt fade. Very sweet tasting but not cloying. No perceptible hop presence. A good drinkable malty ale.

Pours a cloudy golden amber color with white head that fades quickly. Aroma of grains with citrus and possibly a honey accent. Hoppy flavor - maybe more is present, but the carbonation is way to overpowering. Odd bittery, musty finish. Disappointing.

(12 oz bottle: Obtained in trade with hopdog, thanks Steve!) Well, this doesn’t smell very pleasant. Lightly sweet, maybe some honey aroma, but really, it just smells like a cheap, grainy macro. Grainy and mildly sweet, but the moderate bitterness in the finish makes for a horrendous aftertaste. This may, in fact, taste worse than some macros. Light bodied, thin and watery. Pale golden color, fairly hazy in appearance, with a long-lasting, white head that doesn’t pour to a very tall height, but sure holds it well. And there’s plenty of patchy lacing on the glass too. Sure wish this beer tasted as good as it looks. And it’s not that this doesn’t taste good, it actually tastes bad. It’s offensive. It’s drain pour, that’s what it is.

Almost clear deep golden pour with about 1/4" of well-retained white head. Aroma was sweet and malty but not very strong, with just a little floral hop presence. Very carbonated and fleeting from the palate.. not too pleasant. Sweet malty flavor with an odd floral hop character to it. Mild sweet aftertaste. Some lacing. Brew wasn’t offensive, but was certainly not exciting in any regard.

Golden? OK, maybe in a dark hazy way. Firm head. Sweet malty aroma. Biscuity at first, but generally there’s really little to this beer’s flavor ... maybe a hint of some spice? Eh ...