Apricot Blonde
Dry Dock Brewing Co.

 

 

 

As far as a fruited non sour beers this is about as good as you get. Very nice juicy apricot flavor set on a firm blonde ale base....the apricot carries the beer rather than just adding a touch of fruit. It's sweetish but not cloying or hard to drink. It's a great drinker on any day but really hits the spot on a hot day. I've had many apricot style non sour beers from many breweries and this is my favorite by far.

On tap at the North Dock facility. Served in a standard pint glass

Slightly hazy golden straw color with some orange highlights, with a moderate head that quickly recedes leaving behind a fair amount of lacing.

A huge apricot aroma, with just the slightest biscuity malt flavor. There is just a slight tartness that I suspect is from the apricot puree.

The flavor mirrors the aroma quite closely. A huge apricot flavor is complimented by just a hint of the base beer, very mild notes of bready malt and a generic hoppiness. Medium bodied and slick on the tongue and very drinkable

The beer is a bit one dimensional, but still rather good.

 

 

Really this is equal to me with the sour apricot but it depends on what flavors you want more. If you want any tartness at all go for the sour but I think the stand alone apricot flavor shines better in just the blonde.

Spectacular and not too overbearing on the apricot, just the right touch. Well done.

2020-10-31
12oz can served in a tulip. "Best By" 10/18/20, printed on the box, printed on my wife's can, not printed on my can. Gift from a new colleague who just moved from Colorado.

Pours a fairly clear, fairly dark honey-amber with a medium head that collapses pretty quickly to a thin, fine ring and a very thin cap. A few floaties, never something I like to see, but understandable for (assuming) unfiltered beers made with added fruit. Smell is apricot and bread.

Taste is mostly apricot pulp, some bitterness that makes me think of the skin and the pit. Breadiness is not gone, but kind of overwhelmed by the fruit.

Mouthfeel is medium, leaning toward thick, not a lot of carbonation but not completely absent. Overall, even past its best by date, it's a respectable beer. I suspect fresher it would be brighter and livelier with a little less of the bitterness I think is coming from some aspect of the fruit primarily. I'd like the balance to be a bit more toward bread than apricot.

 

This beer is all over Colorado so I figured I would give it a try. It looks nice and has a delicious apricot aroma. Taste is disappointing, kind of a mediocre blond ale with apricot. I’m not sure who this is supposed to be for, apparently a mass market audience with an unrefined and undiscriminating palate.

 

On-tap at Terminal Bar, Denver, CO

A: The beer is relatively clear yellow in color and has some hues of amber. No carbonation is visible. It poured with a thin white collar around the edge of the glass and specks of bubbles covering the surface.
S: Moderate aromas of apricots are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has lots of flavors of apricots.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This is a nice beer if you really enjoy apricots.

Serving type: on-tap

Had this on tap. It poured a nice orangish color with a small head. This was certainly an apricot beer as the smell and the taste were both dominated by apricot. Overall if you like apricot then this is a good summer beer for you.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Had this on tap at Falling Rock.

Pours a somewhat cloudy blonde color with 1/2" white head that rapidly dissipates. A perfumy apricot aroma exists. Like apricots and grammas Sunday perfume.

Taste is pretty much all apricot (my favorite fruit to be in a beer btw). Malt is thin, mouth feel is thin, almost no bitterness to it. So I dunno, we kind of have a mixed bag here. Ultimately, the fruit seems to be on point. Its like beyond that, they just said screw it on the rest of the beer. Typical un-adventurous blonde ale, but amped up with apricot. Can't always get what you want I guess.

On tap in Aurora, Colorado on August 6, 2017.

Slightly cloudy amber orange pour with a modest head and good lacing.

Most definitely do I pick up the apricot fruit in this beer. Also in the nose I get sweet breadiness.

Light to medium body.

The apricot juiciness plays up big in the flavor leading to soft, mellow finish. Basically clean and refreshing.