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Southern Blonde
Diamond Bear Brewing Company
- From:
- Diamond Bear Brewing Company
- Arkansas, United States
- Style:
- German Pilsner
- ABV:
- 5.18%
- Score:
- 76
- Avg:
- 3.25 | pDev: 16%
- Reviews:
- 37
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Dec 06, 2020
- Added:
- May 02, 2002
- Wants:
- 4
- Gots:
- 9
Malt Varieties - 2 Row Pale
Hop Varieties - Perle, Saaz
Original Gravity - 11.5*P
Bitterness Units - 28
Packaging Options - 12oz Bottles, 1/2bbl, 1/6bbl
Hop Varieties - Perle, Saaz
Original Gravity - 11.5*P
Bitterness Units - 28
Packaging Options - 12oz Bottles, 1/2bbl, 1/6bbl
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Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi
3.4/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.4/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Appearance: Light yellow color with white cap and nice lacing.
Aroma: Not much to catch, more malt apparent than hops, little in the way of hops actually. As it sits and warms a bit the malt is even more forward. Nice, clean malt aroma.
Taste: Rounded, middle malt flavor. Not a strong flavor but undeniably there. Some medium yeasty bread with sight vegetal undertaste. Hops remain in the background without ever making a real appearance, like a supporting player who had most of his scenes cut from the final movie.
Texture: Good middle feel for the style, very European.
Overall: What's there is just not enough there. Reminds me of a generic Euro brew sold under a house label. Solid, well made, more flavor than macros by a long shot, just not first string.
May 02, 2016Aroma: Not much to catch, more malt apparent than hops, little in the way of hops actually. As it sits and warms a bit the malt is even more forward. Nice, clean malt aroma.
Taste: Rounded, middle malt flavor. Not a strong flavor but undeniably there. Some medium yeasty bread with sight vegetal undertaste. Hops remain in the background without ever making a real appearance, like a supporting player who had most of his scenes cut from the final movie.
Texture: Good middle feel for the style, very European.
Overall: What's there is just not enough there. Reminds me of a generic Euro brew sold under a house label. Solid, well made, more flavor than macros by a long shot, just not first string.
Reviewed by Tone from Missouri
3.8/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.8/5 rDev +16.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear, gold color. 2/3 inch head of a white color. Great retention and good lacing. Smells of slight hops, wheat, pale malt, hint of sweet malt, and a hint of yeast. Fits the style of a German Pilsner. Mouth feel is smooth and crisp, with a high carbonation level. Tastes of slight hops, wheat, pale malt, hint of sweet malt, and a hint of yeast. Overall, good appearance, aroma, blend, and body.
Dec 30, 2015Reviewed by infinitebruner from Arkansas
3.22/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev -0.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
February 16, 2015
12 oz can, pint glass
A – Light to medium gold, mostly clear, with a half inch of white head, fairly low retention.
S – Fairly clean lager yeast, some doughy malt with a touch of water cracker or communion wafer. Some earthy hop aroma, very mild, with a touch of low hop bitterness.
T – Crackers, undercooked white bread, and some grainy sweetness. Hops are herbal, a bit spicy, but very low in the mix. Hop bitterness is low as well.
M – Moderate carbonation, medium-full body, the malty sweetness is the balance, with light background of hop bitterness. Not particularly dry considering the style.
O – Just a very unremarkable lager, with the sweetness and mouthfeel suggesting it did not attenuate fully. Leaves a lot to be desired.
Feb 17, 201512 oz can, pint glass
A – Light to medium gold, mostly clear, with a half inch of white head, fairly low retention.
S – Fairly clean lager yeast, some doughy malt with a touch of water cracker or communion wafer. Some earthy hop aroma, very mild, with a touch of low hop bitterness.
T – Crackers, undercooked white bread, and some grainy sweetness. Hops are herbal, a bit spicy, but very low in the mix. Hop bitterness is low as well.
M – Moderate carbonation, medium-full body, the malty sweetness is the balance, with light background of hop bitterness. Not particularly dry considering the style.
O – Just a very unremarkable lager, with the sweetness and mouthfeel suggesting it did not attenuate fully. Leaves a lot to be desired.
Reviewed by tkelley from Massachusetts
3.13/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.13/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
12 oz bottle poured into a SA Perfect Pint glass.
N - something kind of gardeny I think.
T - a little bit of apple flavor. Otherwise a low malt and hops character. Pretty much a "beer" flavor I guess. Not impressive.
M - decent enough. Not flat and too bubbly.
O - men. Okay.
Sep 28, 2014N - something kind of gardeny I think.
T - a little bit of apple flavor. Otherwise a low malt and hops character. Pretty much a "beer" flavor I guess. Not impressive.
M - decent enough. Not flat and too bubbly.
O - men. Okay.
Southern Blonde from Diamond Bear Brewing Company
Beer rating:
76 out of
100 with
81 ratings
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