Sand Creek Golden Ale

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

Date: 08/19/2007
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Ticker Tasting

hazy light yellow, fine white head, streaks of lace, strong worty aroma, rich malt flavor, lots of grain character, light bitterness, mostly dry,

Aroma: 5/10; Appearance: 6/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 6/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.6/5.0
Drinkability: 6/10
Score: *4

Poured a medium golden color with a smaller sized white head. Not real much to the aromas and tastes to this one. Some spices and mostly malts. Nothing really distinct. Maybe some light caramel in there. Thinner body.

Pours a transparent light golden with a thin, wispy-lacing white head. Aroma reminds me of smelling a bag of light DME. Body starts fairly sweet and malty with a good amount of carbonation and some mild bittering hop presence. Fairly well balanced and very drinkable. Would make a nice session brew.

I’m uncertain of what they were trying to accomplish here. Golden bodied with a dinkus head, it comes across like an American wheat, only without the character. (?) Light malt and light wheat nose and flavor with a touch of honey sweetness. Not much here.

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Slightly hazed golden liquid with an off white smallish head. Malt and orange aromas with hints of light spice (clove & cardamom), somewhat like wassail. Initial dry malt flavor followed by a light herbal hoppiness. Somewhat like a heavy lager with a ale yeast character. Finishes dry and uneventful, but a decently crafted brew with no real faults.

Bottle: Golden hue with initial big frothy head and okay lace. The aroma has notes of grassy hops, soapy and bready, light lemon and apple, not much else. The taste was crisp light fruits and a small sample of hops. Yep your standard "for the masses and just above the level of swill" blond ales. The feel was crisp and refreshing, but then again so is cold water on a hot day. Pass.

Picked up a single bottle at The Coffee Grounds in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Pours clear golden pale brew with thin creamy white head that dissolves to a white ring with spotty lacing. Aroma of light popcorn with a touch of citrus zest and honey. Taste is highly carbonated, light to medium bodied with flavors of multi-grain malt, corn grits, some citrus zest and a touch of herbs. Finish is a little acidic with a sweet corn aftertaste. No bitterness in the aftertaste. An average light brew without the bitterness.

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.