Seabright Brew Ribbon

Brewed by Seabright Brewery
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Santa Cruz, California USA

Draght at the brewpub. Light straw color with a small white head that leaves some soapy splotches when it dies. The aroma is light, with some malt, carbon dioxide, mineral water, an very light fruity esters. The flavor is light but has some malt sweetness and the high carbonation gives it a light acidic tang that contributes to a lightly astringent burn in the finish. Watery body. This could use some hops to balance the malt out, as light as the malt flavor is to begin with. They set out to brew something refreshing along the lines of PBR, but they sadly succeeded in making it almost as bad. Light, but just not crisp enough. The brewer said that they used Cali ale yeast, as in all of their beers, and it just didn’t do it here.