Blond ale aged in oak barrels with Brett
Finest Made Ales

Blond ale aged in oak barrels with BrettBlond ale aged in oak barrels with Brett
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From:
Finest Made Ales
 
California, United States
Style:
American Pale Ale
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
73
Avg:
2.95 | pDev: 21.69%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
32
Status:
Retired
Rated:
May 14, 2017
Added:
Nov 18, 2011
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by SocalKicks:
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Rated by SocalKicks from California

3/5  rDev +1.7%

Oct 20, 2013
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.81 by monkist from Hungary

May 14, 2017
 
Rated: 2.44 by RochefortChris from North Carolina

Aug 12, 2016
 
Rated: 2.79 by mdaschaf from Indiana

Jan 13, 2016
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Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California

2.44/5  rDev -17.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.25
Best by 9/22/16.

Pours a murky dark orange with a foamy khaki head that settles to wisps film on top of the beer. Tiny dots of lace drip into the remaining beer on the drink down. Smell is of old malt, rotting fruit, dirt, and burnt sugar aromas. Taste is much the same with sugar, toast, fruit, and dirt flavors on the finish. There is a mild amount of bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a lower level of carbonation with a slightly crisp and sticky mouthfeel. Overall, this is a poor beer that is just a mess of odd aromas and flavors that make this one hard to drink much of.

Serving type: can.
Jan 08, 2016
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Reviewed by Bunman3 from Canada (AB)

3.19/5  rDev +8.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Hawaiian style? All I can tell you is that I picked up a six pack of HPA when we landed in Kahului. It was on sale, it was tasty, and it disappeared in a big hurry. It's much better than your average macro, but certainly nothing I would go out of my way to try again. Slightly orange, soapy nose, anemic malt/hop combination. I drank it on a lanai overlooking the beach. How bad can life really be?
Dec 05, 2015
 
Rated: 4.5 by redfox405 from Virginia

Nov 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.66 by brotherloco from California

Sep 11, 2015
 
Rated: 2.51 by kofukasho from Japan

Aug 29, 2015
 
Rated: 2.69 by davegray from California

May 21, 2015
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Rated by Chcshammonde from California

1/5  rDev -66.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Omg this was awful. Took a sip, spit it out. Dumped it out. It tasted like vinegar. So bad. Im not even sure this was beer.
May 17, 2015
 
Rated: 3.1 by Zaximus from Colorado

May 04, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by JISurfer from Utah

Sep 29, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by shigg85 from Japan

Sep 02, 2014
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Reviewed by HalfFull from California

3.18/5  rDev +7.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Standard 22 oz. bomber poured into a pint glass. The HPA pours a light orange/copper with a hint of haze and sports a thin cap of slightly off white foam. Aroma of light citrus and some sweet grainy notes. Just a kiss of hops in the mix. Warming brings out some remote Belgian yeast notes yet they never bring much to the game.

Taste follows with a light citric sweetness and a brief grainy finish. Just a subtle bitterness ensues along with a slightly coarse spice character. More orangello on the close of sorts but yet not really. An unusual mix of malts/hops/yeast executes in varied ways.

This beer rebounds a bit with a pleasant though not earth shattering mouthfeel and drinkability. Unoffensive and easy drinking though slightly different in the big scheme of things. Bit of tannins on the close yet stopping short of astringency in the delivery. Reminds me of the girl next door.
Apr 18, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by Resuin from Massachusetts

Jan 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by TrojanWheels from California

Dec 16, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by IPAchris from Pennsylvania

Dec 14, 2013
 
Rated: 4 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Dec 01, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Hotrod88 from California

Nov 28, 2013
Blond ale aged in oak barrels with Brett from Finest Made Ales
Beer rating: 73 out of 100 with 32 ratings