Blonde
Lancaster Brewery Company Ltd

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From:
Lancaster Brewery Company Ltd
 
England, United Kingdom
Style:
English Pale Ale
Ranked #157
ABV:
4%
Score:
79
Ranked #26,555
Avg:
3.36 | pDev: 14.58%
Reviews:
18
Ratings:
33
Status:
Active
Rated:
May 13, 2022
Added:
Sep 12, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
A vivid golden bitter, designed to offer pale beer with real taste and aromatic impact. The initial bitterness is followed by a surprising sweetness culminating with a long dry finish.
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Reviewed by Sigmund from Norway

3.57/5  rDev +6.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
500 ml bottle, a Christmas present from my nephew Einar, thanks! ABV is 4.1%. Golden colour, moderate white head, nice lacing. Moderate aroma, hints of citrus and elderflower. The flavour is fresh and zesty with notes of citrussy hops, also hints of tropical fruits, but the beer is not sweet. A firm bitterness in the finish, very nice. A decent refreshment ale.
May 13, 2022
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Reviewed by Spike from England

3.68/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
500ml brown glass bottle. Many of the lower ratings were from years ago when the brewery used clear glass bottles.
L: Clear, golden Colour with a few streams of bubbles and a thin cap.
S: Pale malt.
T: Sweet, honey malt and leafy hops with a hint of lemon zest.
F: Very dry, smooth & soft mouthfeel. Light body.
O: A summertime chugger. Slips down very easily. Intended to be straightforward & refreshing. Does the job.
Apr 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.72 by igl from Russian Federation

Apr 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3 by Hayley_86 from Netherlands

Dec 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.11 by Stevethebeerman from England

Mar 24, 2016
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Reviewed by MacMalt from New Jersey

3.51/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured into pint glass. It pours a cloudy honey-amber color with a frothy, milk-white head and lacing. It smells of yeast, malt, cracker, and toffee. The taste follows the nose on this one. It's malty and tastes like an English muffin spread with some toffee. This is the quintessential sessionable pub beer: it's very light, moderately carbonated, and super easy to drink. With a low ABV, you can drink a lot of it without feeling it. This is the type of ale you can imagine sitting in an English pub for hours with friends and solving all the world's problems. It accomplishes its purpose. Cheerio!
Jan 18, 2016
 
Rated: 3.57 by hdtrice from England

Jan 06, 2016
 
Rated: 4.28 by manccol from England

Sep 07, 2015
 
Rated: 3.22 by misternebbie from Pennsylvania

Dec 31, 2014
 
Rated: 3.4 by Drummermean from England

Sep 22, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by crabman111 from England

Aug 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by muskiesman from New Jersey

Aug 22, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Latarnik from New Jersey

May 28, 2014
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Reviewed by EmperorBevis from England

3.65/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Originally tried and scored from the bottled version that appears in a lot of supermarkets
Rescored based on a pint of cask enjoyed in a Didsbury village pub where the cask conditioning and like of pasteurisation allows the Saaz hops and style between pils and light ale to come through to reveal a thirst quenching beer that's not massively flavoured but subtle and enjoyable
Nov 01, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by Knapp85 from Pennsylvania

Aug 21, 2013
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Reviewed by BlackHaddock from England

3.08/5  rDev -8.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Clear 500ml bottle: third beer of a random tasting even on 15 Mar 2013. Poured into an 'Old Speckled Hen' badged pint vase shaped glass (at home).

Pleasant light amber/golden blonde in colour with a small and swiftly fading white head of popping bubbles: carbonisation rising through the clear body adding to the surface fizz.

Malts rule this brew although the hops do give it a sharp edge and bitterness. The aroma was of baked fruit biscuits and slightly woody. The taste followed the same way but as mentioned sharper and quite bitter, especially as the mouth dries.

The beer lacks punch and body depth to be honest: OK but not enough 'umph' to make me want another.
Mar 15, 2013
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Reviewed by Cyberkedi from Georgia

2.6/5  rDev -22.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Fruity aroma has a malty undertone, not much else. Pours a clear bright yellow with a fairly thick white head. Flavor is a little malty and a little fruity, with a weird varnish-like hint. Texture is rather thin and lacking fizz. Overall, not too hot. Nevertheless, it is drinkable, fine if nothing else is available.
Feb 17, 2013
 
Rated: 1.75 by heinzdog9 from Georgia

Dec 24, 2012
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Reviewed by jazzyjeff13 from England

2.58/5  rDev -23.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
A 500ml clear glass bottle with a BB of Feb 2013. Picked up a little while back from Booths. The red rose of Lancaster is prominent on the label (booo).

Poured into a straight pint glass. A clear golden-amber colour with medium carbonation and some floating sediment. Forms a decent head of white foam that lasts for a minute or two before subsiding. Aroma of harsh stewed hops, faint musty yeast and a hint of light malt. Mildly sulphurous. Not particularly inviting.

Tastes of subtle grainy malt with a stewed, dry finish. Notes of wet grain, cooked hops/leaves and a faintly harsh, musty character. A weak bitterness upon swallowing. Mouthfeel is smooth, dry and tingly, with decent body. Lacks texture. Mildly astringent, with an aftertaste of acrid stewed hops.

Blech - not a very nice beer. The flavour/aroma are dull and watery, with various unappealing off-notes. No aromatic hop presence. The clear bottle may have played a role in this beer's poor showing, but I suspect it's just a bit shit. Not recommended; spend your money on something else.
Dec 04, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by khargro2 from Tennessee

Sep 22, 2012
Blonde from Lancaster Brewery Company Ltd
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 33 ratings