Chaco Canyon Gold
Empyrean Brewing Company

Chaco Canyon GoldChaco Canyon Gold
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From:
Empyrean Brewing Company
 
Nebraska, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
Ranked #285
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
80
Ranked #26,121
Avg:
3.49 | pDev: 13.47%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
86
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 07, 2023
Added:
Jul 29, 2002
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  15
We brew this easy-going golden ale with a bit of Nebraska honey for a unique, sweet-yet-dry character, balanced with a crisp hop finish. Brewed with American, English & German grown barley, American hops and Nebraska honey.

21 IBU
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Ratings by YalovaIA:
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Rated by YalovaIA from Iowa

3.25/5  rDev -6.9%

Oct 03, 2012
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.66/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I got a bottle of this beer from my good friend and old neighbor from the 'Wego. It poured a slightly hazy golden with thin white ring head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had very subtle grain and honey notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with sweet malt base with honey and grain presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a great beer.
Apr 07, 2023
 
Rated: 3.52 by QuintusHorace from California

Mar 06, 2023
 
Rated: 3.93 by Rollmeaway2loadout from Illinois

Aug 27, 2022
 
Rated: 4.1 by Chilmer from Iowa

Sep 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.49 by sparx1100 from Minnesota

Apr 21, 2019
 
Rated: 3.43 by GarbageMan10 from Texas

Feb 11, 2019
 
Rated: 3.73 by dt_gbpackersfan from Missouri

Jun 12, 2018
 
Rated: 3.47 by WDJersey from Colorado

Nov 25, 2017
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.63/5  rDev +4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
a somewhat simple beer for what it is, but a tasty and easy drinking six pack at a fair price in a place where packaged craft beer isnt as easy to come by. i like the use of honey in this golden blonde ale, it adds a delicate middle sweetness and a cool floral element that goes well with the bready yeast i can taste. an odd combination in the style, but really its only point of distinction. it is fuller bodied too for the style, which i think helps it seem more hearty and satisfying for such a lightly flavored ale. carbonation is nice as well. i wasnt too impressed with the aftertaste though, a slight tannic thing kind of disrupts the smoothness of the body and the honey, and it lingers kind of long (also the burps dont taste very nice). these beers have been really hit or miss for me, a couple of them are awesome and a couple not so much. this is a good middle of the road sort of introductory craft beer, easy to slam down, but also just interesting enough with the yeast and honey to not be boring.
Jul 13, 2016
 
Rated: 4.01 by TonyTwins from Nebraska

Jun 25, 2016
 
Rated: 3.75 by Azeotrope from Nebraska

Apr 20, 2016
 
Rated: 3.9 by Brobin from Nebraska

Apr 15, 2016
 
Rated: 3.64 by corywalston from North Dakota

Apr 05, 2016
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Reviewed by AleMan66 from Minnesota

3.65/5  rDev +4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Nice light color. Poured from a bottle, it has a one finger light colored head. A very nice honey taste with no after taste at all makes it very drinkable. I like it a lot!
Feb 19, 2016
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Rated by DerekOfSeward from Nebraska

4.3/5  rDev +23.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Bitter but smooth. Very good in-between flavor that is more crafty than a typical wheat bear. Has a honey flavor without being really sweet
Jan 20, 2016
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Reviewed by hoptheology from California

3.27/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Pours a dark pureed apple color body, 100% opaque and thick, with nice head and lace on top, leaving a thick webbing. 2 fingers to start, recedes quickly but keeps its form fairly nicely.

Aroma of apple cider vinegar, baked malts, apricot jam, herbal hop. Not exactly a faint bouquet, but a crowded one.

Flavor of biscuit, scotch tape, antiseptic, stale honey lozenges, herbal hop. It is a bit on the hoppy/antiseptic side, all the way through to the end where a pleasant biscuit yeast flavor settles in. The bread permeates throughout the whole body but appears loudest at the end. It's not as bad as it sounds, but it's not real great either.

The feel is creamy, densely lit carbonation, and a dry medicinal finish.

Overall, Chaco Canyon is a unique beast but not something I'll rush out to try again. It was as I expected, an average to less than average honey blonde ale. I'd gladly do without the scotch tape and antiseptic notes.
Jan 04, 2016
 
Rated: 3.1 by Aoyoc from Nebraska

Jan 02, 2016
 
Rated: 3.57 by TheHopsman from Nebraska

Nov 02, 2015
 
Rated: 3.06 by Bitterbill from Wyoming

Sep 01, 2015
Chaco Canyon Gold from Empyrean Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 86 ratings