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Barstool
Foolproof Brewing Company
- From:
- Foolproof Brewing Company
- Rhode Island, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 75
- Avg:
- 3.26 | pDev: 15.34%
- Reviews:
- 25
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Apr 08, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 27, 2013
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 36
Not too malty, not too hoppy, Barstool is designed for a night out with your friends. Our flagship beer is handcrafted with the freshest ingredients, including two-row barley and specialty malts. A blend of English and Czech hops top off this delicious golden ale, which can be enjoyed for hours on end.
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Ratings by ppoitras:
Reviewed by ppoitras from Massachusetts
3.78/5 rDev +16%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.78/5 rDev +16%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
12oz can bought as part of a 6-pack from Yankee SPirits, Sturbridge, MA.
Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/4" white head over the cloudy golden amber brew. Head holds on well, with leggy lasting lace. Aroma is sweet and citrus.
Taste is is pale sweet to start, muted citrus in the middle, and closes lightly bitter. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is easy. Well put together brew.
Nov 27, 2013Poured into an imperial pint glass, formed a 1/4" white head over the cloudy golden amber brew. Head holds on well, with leggy lasting lace. Aroma is sweet and citrus.
Taste is is pale sweet to start, muted citrus in the middle, and closes lightly bitter. Mouthfeel is smooth, and drinkability is easy. Well put together brew.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
2/5 rDev -38.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -38.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Unimpressive attempt at blonde ale. Golden color, sessionable, mild flavor from English and Czech hops, but nothing that would bring me back the barstool for another.
May 21, 2018Reviewed by digboy from New Hampshire
3.43/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
3.43/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Pours pale yellow-gold with a fizzing one-finger head that settles very quickly into a film of small bubbles. Kinda odd.
Aroma is like a fruity version of a cheap adjunct beer. Some nice tree fruit notes come through but there is a sort of tangy rice-ish smell constantly in the background... possibly the yeast they used.
Taste is fortunately *not* like that off-scent. A little bit of the fruit comes through -- someone below mentioned strawberry and cherry, which is pretty close - which really helps the very thin body. Not much by way of malt going on by design. I think they redeemed themselves a bit with the flavor in my mind.
Feel is obviously crisp, thin and watery with the faintest bitterness that kicks in at the finish.
So goldens are not my thing - someone gave this beer as a lefover from a party. I'm always up for trying new beers but had very low expectations. The smell had me worried but the taste made up for it. Goldens are still not my thing but the light fruity flavor works well for my un-tuned sensibilities to the style. Given that, I'm not likely to ever have this again.
Sep 04, 2017Aroma is like a fruity version of a cheap adjunct beer. Some nice tree fruit notes come through but there is a sort of tangy rice-ish smell constantly in the background... possibly the yeast they used.
Taste is fortunately *not* like that off-scent. A little bit of the fruit comes through -- someone below mentioned strawberry and cherry, which is pretty close - which really helps the very thin body. Not much by way of malt going on by design. I think they redeemed themselves a bit with the flavor in my mind.
Feel is obviously crisp, thin and watery with the faintest bitterness that kicks in at the finish.
So goldens are not my thing - someone gave this beer as a lefover from a party. I'm always up for trying new beers but had very low expectations. The smell had me worried but the taste made up for it. Goldens are still not my thing but the light fruity flavor works well for my un-tuned sensibilities to the style. Given that, I'm not likely to ever have this again.
Reviewed by Lone_Freighter from Vermont
3.59/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.59/5 rDev +10.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was poured into a nonic pint glass. The appearance was a muddled yellow color with a fizzy white bubbly almost foamy head. No lace. The aroma has some pleasant sweet fruits, ie. Peach, mango, strawberry and then a little bit of cherry. The flavor leads sweet with a crisp refreshing aspect to it. Crisp sweet fruity aftertaste and finish. On the palate, this one sat about a light on the body with a nice sessionable smooth feel all around. Carbonation beats at my tongue appropriately. Overall, pretty good blonde ale. The sweet fruitiness to it helped to make it fairly pleasant. I could have again.
Jun 06, 2017Reviewed by ThirstyBird from California
2.29/5 rDev -29.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
2.29/5 rDev -29.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.75
Can without any dating on it. Pours a hazy dull golden color with an off-white head. The smell is grain, a touch a citrus and spice...smells more like a Belgian golden rather then an American golden as they say on the can. The taste again is spice, grain and not particularly pleasant. Way over carbonated to the point of ruining the already mediocre beer. This is a beer that I won't finish, unfortunately.
Dec 18, 2016Rated by LMSMITH from Rhode Island
1.99/5 rDev -39%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
1.99/5 rDev -39%
look: 2 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
6/18/16
Aug 17, 2016
Barstool from Foolproof Brewing Company
Beer rating:
75 out of
100 with
161 ratings
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