Helvick Gold
Dungarvan Brewing Company

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From:
Dungarvan Brewing Company
 
Ireland
Style:
American Blonde Ale
Ranked #186
ABV:
4.9%
Score:
84
Ranked #23,085
Avg:
3.63 | pDev: 11.85%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
23
Status:
Active
Rated:
Mar 30, 2023
Added:
May 17, 2010
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  5
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Ratings by JohnIreland:
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Reviewed by JohnIreland from Ireland

2.6/5  rDev -28.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Bought several bottles of this from the off-licence as well as over the counter.

Tastes like nothing I've had before, which is not a good thing. The label mentions something about pine flavours, which in my opinion do not go well in beer!

Suffered serious chill haze due to being stored in the fridge in the off-licence, although while it may not look great this way it tastes better chilled.

I wanted to like this beer but my advice to DBC would be to drop this one.
Aug 24, 2010
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.75 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

Mar 30, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by GoHabsGo from Canada (ON)

May 25, 2018
 
Rated: 3.36 by Haybeerman from Colorado

Apr 26, 2016
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)

3.9/5  rDev +7.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
500ml bottle, an 'Irish Blonde Ale', and another new offering from this actual Irish brewery to show up around these parts.

This beer pours a hazy, yet bright medium golden copper hue, with three fingers of puffy, rocky, and well creamy off-white head, which leaves a broad array of chunky splattered lace around the glass as it slowly sinks away.

It smells of bready, doughy pale malt, a bit of biscuity cereal, subtle citrus rind and pine needle bitters, and a soft stoney flintiness. The taste is grainy, crackery pale malt, damp white bread, laid-back orange and white grapefruit pith, a hint of earthy yeast, wet bar-top nuts, and a further leafy, grassy, and floral hoppiness.

The carbonation is nice and fluffy in its plainly supportive frothiness, the body a decent middleweight, and mostly smooth, just a small hoppy astringency poking and prodding as it is wont to do. It finishes off-dry, the sweet graininess fencing with the lingering citrusy, piney, and hard water notes.

Overall, a rather pleasant and engaging blonde ale, no matter the national stripe (though I would argue American - its classification here - solely due to the apparent hops employed). Easy to drink, and peppy, something I would love to tuck into if I were enjoying a relatively rare sunny summer day in the greenery of Eire herself.
Jul 09, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Jerseyislandbeer from Jersey

Jan 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.75 by Darthkav from Ireland

Oct 07, 2014
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Reviewed by BeerDrinkersWorldTour from Northern Ireland

3.95/5  rDev +8.8%
Poured from the bottle into a Seidel.

Appearance - A very dirty/cloudy amber colour with a thick three finger head that reminded me very much of the foam from the weir in my local park after a good winter storms. The Head had great retention but seemed to stick to the top of the beer and leave very little lacing on the side of the glass but it was still in the bottom of the glass when I finished. There is also evidence of good natural carbonation in the glass.

Smell - Gooseberry and citrus were very apparent along with caramel sweetness some malts and earthy notes as well.

Taste - Simply great. Wonderful malt flavour straight off the bat, really nice citrus and hop finish some very light notes of the caramel from the nose but not too sweet. Earthy nut flavour also comes through.

Mouthfeel - Some very mild carbonation much less than I expected given the appearance. Not very metallic or mouth-puckering but there is a clear sharpness that moves from the gums and cheeks to the throat and linger a long time. Some mild coating also apparent. Mouth watering I'd say.

Overall - Very good. I don't think I have had this style before so I was not sure what to expect but it was very, very pleasing! This beer surprised me no end it had big flavour and I will be getting this one again.
Sep 15, 2014
 
Rated: 4.25 by lucat from Italy

Aug 16, 2014
 
Rated: 4 by beerinabottle from Ireland

Jul 06, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by bryc9194 from Oregon

Feb 18, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by MacarthurParker from Ethiopia

Oct 28, 2013
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Reviewed by MDDMD from Pennsylvania

3.94/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A-slightly hazy light golden color with a nice white head and good lacing

S-grain, yeast, light fruit, hint of sweetness

T-toasted grain, yeast, light sweet malt, hint of fruit, mild bitter finish

F-medium body with moderate carbonation, crisp and clean

O-enjoyed this blonde ale, good flavor and easy drinking at this low abv
Sep 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3.25 by msanborn from Texas

Aug 26, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by innominat from Ireland

Sep 28, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by fionn13 from Ireland

Jun 04, 2012
 
Rated: 3.75 by Richie71 from Ireland

Mar 07, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by mnixon86 from Ireland

Jan 13, 2012
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Reviewed by StJamesGate from New York

3.7/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
On cask at Against the Grain, Dublin.

Pours cloudy tangerine gold with a steady white carpet. Honey, blossom and citrus on the nose. Honey on flour biscuit malts with a bit of pear and floral, slightly resiny hops. Bittersweet honeycomb finish and dry linger. Soft, medium, sticky.

Balanced and summery, but the hops don't pop on cask they way they do with, say, O'Hara's IPA. Bittering comes out over aroma, and I could see where it might cloy, leading me to wonder if the cask has sat a bit. Either way, I'd prefer the bottle, which shouldn't be the case with cask.
Jun 02, 2011
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Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland

4/5  rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Review from BeerAdvocate Magazine Issue #48 (Jan 2011):

Sudsy white lace sticks around for the party; slight haze in the straw-colored liquid. Mid-fall orchard nose of ripe fallen fruit, twang of fermented grain, faint butteriness with a dough yeast cake smell. Smooth, bitty, moderate- sized body. Relatively dry throughout. Just a quick kiss of malt sweetness to start but then all goes very dry, as dried grassy grain flavors feign a fullness on the palate. Hint of cider twang from the nutty yeast and the butteri- ness is small as the hops drop a light licorice root and fruity wildflower character. Fruity and bitter dry finish. Wow, excessively complex for its size, and we are not complaining. Two thumbs up!
Mar 23, 2011
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