Bonaventure Blonde
Bonaventure Brewing
- From:
- Bonaventure Brewing
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 11.64%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 08, 2014
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2005
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by speter from New Jersey
3.85/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.85/5 rDev +14.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a clear gold with a one-finger white head that leaves decent lacing.
S: Biscuity pilsner malt with a hint of noble hops.
T: I essentially consider this style a Kölsch, and this is a decent example of the style. The beer is well-balanced between the malty grain and the light noble hops. It may not be your favorite style, nor is it an imperial hop bomb, but it's true to the style.
M: Light and well carbonated.
D: Like a good Kölsch, this is a great session beer.
Nov 20, 2010S: Biscuity pilsner malt with a hint of noble hops.
T: I essentially consider this style a Kölsch, and this is a decent example of the style. The beer is well-balanced between the malty grain and the light noble hops. It may not be your favorite style, nor is it an imperial hop bomb, but it's true to the style.
M: Light and well carbonated.
D: Like a good Kölsch, this is a great session beer.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.06/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
"A light and refreshing golden ale; crisp and clean"
Yup, this is the Bonaventure's version of a lawn mower beer. I wonder if I could tell the difference between this and a macro if I took a blind taste test.
Pale yellow color, clear. No head, but there was a ring of fine bubbles along the glass edge. Nearly no lace (minor spots).
Grainy, raw barley aroma. No notable hop nose.
The flavor matches the smell--chewy, grainy taste with a mildest of hop flavor only showing up on the swallow. No aftertaste. Very thin body with a relatively high level of carbonation.
Nov 05, 2010Yup, this is the Bonaventure's version of a lawn mower beer. I wonder if I could tell the difference between this and a macro if I took a blind taste test.
Pale yellow color, clear. No head, but there was a ring of fine bubbles along the glass edge. Nearly no lace (minor spots).
Grainy, raw barley aroma. No notable hop nose.
The flavor matches the smell--chewy, grainy taste with a mildest of hop flavor only showing up on the swallow. No aftertaste. Very thin body with a relatively high level of carbonation.
Reviewed by charlzm from California
2.66/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.66/5 rDev -20.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
On draft at brewery, 11/19/07.
Medium golden yellow, decent head. Aromas of grain and corn. Slight hop character apparent, mild maltiness, bashfully parching astringency on tongue. Subtle bitterness on finish. Key words here are "mild" and "balanced".
Only flaw is its lack of boldness.
Mar 01, 2008Medium golden yellow, decent head. Aromas of grain and corn. Slight hop character apparent, mild maltiness, bashfully parching astringency on tongue. Subtle bitterness on finish. Key words here are "mild" and "balanced".
Only flaw is its lack of boldness.
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