Sweetwater Road Trip

Brewed by Sweetwater Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Atlanta, Georgia USA

Clear golden pour, small white head...Slightly hoppy aroma...Medium body with a bit of carbonation...Mildly sweet flavor with a bit of hops in the finish...Very drinkable...

Poured out mostly like a Pilsner for sure, with a pale clear body and lots of carbonation. However, unlike the lagers from Bohemia, this one seemed to have no trouble forming and holding a pillowy, and foamy head. The aroma was spicy which I presume was due to use of Saaz hops. There was very slight hint of DMS in the form of cooked corn, but it did not smell out of place for a fresh Pilsner. The taste was softer than a Pilsner, with lingering sweetness that was very pleasing. The hops were present the form of a mineralized backbone. The mouthfeel was creamy and soft. It was hard to shoehorn this into a style, but I’d put it somewhere between a Strong Ale, Cream Ale, and Pilsner. No ABV listed on the label, but the alcohol was not a big factor, so I would venture a guess at this being in the neighborhood of 5-6%. Very easy to drink, with no flaws found in any department, which I’d say is a pretty damn good piece of work considering the major departure from the original recipe.

Well Uglyradio has it right, and he just happens to be from a great place. Anyway, seasonals are great and this is a perfect example. Drinkable with a bitter/ grassy after taste, great complex flavor, and these guys kill it with the marketing (just read the commercial description). Drink it, this is much better than the 37th percentile.

Thanks to goldtwins for this one. Pale golden/yellow beer with a thin white head. Light cloudiness. Bright citrusy aroma, a light lemony/herbal hoppiness. Loads of noble hop character throughout this with a soft pilsner malt base. Very hoppy flavour with loads of saaz character. A touch of sulfury flavour on the back. the ale yeast doesn’t really contribute much at all to this leaving a behind a lovely pilsner-style brew that would be fantastic for the summer. I really enjoyed this one.

Hazy yellow color with nice citrus hop aroma. The taste was mainly refreashing grapefruit.

Pours a brilliant yellow with a slight tinge of deep gold and thick, uneven white head. The head consists of many sizes of bubbles - from thick-but-not-quite-soapy sized bubbles around the edges of the glass to very tiny bubbles in the middle. It eventually fades to a slight ring of small bubbles and leaves virtually no lace. The aroma is malty with a touch of spicy hops and some corn syrup. The flavor starts with some malt, hints of fruity esters, and some noble hops. The middle of the tongue picks up a dry, spicy malt profile with some yeast and spicy hops. The finish is dry and hoppy, but with a touch of honey-like malts. Overall, it tastes like a hoppy Pilsner (though more like a German Pilsner than a Czech Pilsner) with the slightest hint of fruit. The flavor is actually quite clean - if I hadn’t been told it was fermented with ale yeast, I probably could have been convinced that it was a lager.

NIce smell sort of an outdoor smell.. Strong earthy flavor w\ a hint of pepper. It’s a really good seasonal brew for the summer season.

Pours a transparent lightly effervescent bright golden with a thin-lacing white head. Aroma of fresh, earthy green Saaz hops with a touch of pale malt. Body starts lightly sweet with lots of earthy, bittering hops and a drier bittersweet finish along with a touch of floral resiny grapefruit flavor. The bitterness seemed a bit much at first, but it kinda melded together with the pale malty sweetness after a few sips. A pretty nice and enjoyable imperial pils or whatever it is.