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Upstream Gold Coast Blonde Ale

Upstream Gold Coast Blonde Ale - Golden Ale/Blond Ale

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 Percentile 
10
overall
Brewed by Upstream Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale

Omaha, Nebraska USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
152.15/5.02.21/5.04.7%4.6English pint, Shaker

Commercial Description:
The lightest of all our beers. Lightly hopped and golden in color, Gold Coast Blonde has a pure, true beer flavor.
 Most Recent Top Raters Highest Ratings Who's Rated This?  
 heemer77 (4294), Savannah, Missouri, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Oct 7, 2008  
Tap at the brewpub. The body was dark gold with a white head. The aroma was malty with a bit of bread. The taste was slightly bitter bread crust. There was also some potato skins. i actually thought that this was refreshing.


 Tmoney99 (4660), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 17, 2008  
Draft sample at Upstream Old Market. Poured clear golden color with an average fizzy white head that mostly lasted with good lacing. Moderate citrus hoppy aroma. Medium body and soft carbonation. Medium balanced flavor with a medium sweet finish of moderate duration. Another average beer.


 Gregis (1132), Shawnee, Kansas, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/103/53/102/55/20
Jun 6, 2008  
On tap at the brewpub. Pours a clear gold with a thin white head. The nose is sweet and corny; it smells like some residual sugars are hanging around. Light-bodied and thin with a flat mouthfeel and a mildly sour finish; odd. Sweet and grainy up-front it transitions to an "off", sour finish. Meh. This one is NOT good.


 pinkzambia (986), Boise, Idaho, USA
2.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/55/103/59/20
Oct 10, 2007  
Tap @ brewpub: Clear gold color with not much head. Corny aroma along witgh a corn/soap flavor. Yuck.


 kp (8400), Woodstock, Georgia, USA
2.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/55/103/510/20
Sep 1, 2007  
Date: 10/02/1996
Source: Brewpub

slightly cloudy yellow, thin head with nice lace, slightly sweet malt aroma with good hop accents, light and sweet with mild hop aftertaste

Aroma: 6/10; Appearance: 5/10; Flavor: 5/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 10/20
Rating: 2.7/5.0
Score: *4
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The score was calculated based upon the notes and an old scoring system.


 KAggie97 (2406), Ugly, Hot, and Humid Spring, Texas, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/103/54/102/57/20
Oct 23, 2005  
GABF 05. Listed as O! Gold at the festival. Pours yellow with a strange bubblegum and banana aroma. Flavor is flat hops, and the watery palate doesn’t do anything to help.


 jefcon (997), Arlington, Virginia, USA
2.3 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/102/58/20
Dec 29, 2004  
Light and golden as a blonde should be, not quite enough in the head department. In every other respect, however, nothing from nothing is nothing, and this brew is extremely light on aroma, flavor, body, and finish. Depending on who you are, I suppose this could be good or bad. To me, the watery nature of the beer washes out the oats, hops and sharp smoky aromas and flavors that could have made this blonde really unique and dare I say, bold. Keep trying, brewmaster, but take note of the good beginning here. I’d drink it again just to see.


 eboats (887), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
0.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/101/51/20
Jul 15, 2004  
Light golden color with no smell, flavor or hops. Very smooth like water. Not a good beer.



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