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Sweaty Betty Blonde
Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub
- From:
- Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub
- Colorado, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.42 | pDev: 15.79%
- Reviews:
- 312
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 20, 2019
- Added:
- Jun 06, 2004
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 80
No description / notes.
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Ratings by jondeelee:
Reviewed by jondeelee from Massachusetts
4.15/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
4.15/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Sweaty Betty, which thankfully in no way resembles its name in smell or taste, begins with a spicy, peppery, banana-and-clove-laden aroma that closely resembles a Belgian, but is separated by a bit more spice and wildness, and a hint of effervescent lemon.
On the tongue, the first notes are almost Flemish sour, but quickly turn into a clove-and-banana festival, accompanied by lemons, oranges, and berries. There is a not-very-subtle smack of good banana bread in here, eaten alongside a bowl Grape Nuts cereal. Small hints of bitter, citrusy hops waver around the edges, becoming more prominent late in the mouthful. The aftertaste is where most of the wheat flavor comes in, thick fields of wet grain sprinkling the tastebuds, as well as a continuation of the hops. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium.
Overall, this is quite good beer, and unique enough in flavor to set itself apart from many of its peers. The brew is balanced and flavorful, and would, I suspect, be quite thirst-quenching in mid-summer. Worth trying.
Jul 30, 2011On the tongue, the first notes are almost Flemish sour, but quickly turn into a clove-and-banana festival, accompanied by lemons, oranges, and berries. There is a not-very-subtle smack of good banana bread in here, eaten alongside a bowl Grape Nuts cereal. Small hints of bitter, citrusy hops waver around the edges, becoming more prominent late in the mouthful. The aftertaste is where most of the wheat flavor comes in, thick fields of wet grain sprinkling the tastebuds, as well as a continuation of the hops. Mouthfeel is medium-light, and carbonation is medium.
Overall, this is quite good beer, and unique enough in flavor to set itself apart from many of its peers. The brew is balanced and flavorful, and would, I suspect, be quite thirst-quenching in mid-summer. Worth trying.
More User Ratings:
Rated by Mclusal from Colombia
3/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -12.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
H34
Jan 20, 2019Rated by BilleGibbons from Pennsylvania
2.41/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
2.41/5 rDev -29.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.75
Golden color but had no head
Feb 04, 2018Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada
3.05/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.05/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Vibrant bright yellow pour, half inch of head, white, average retention. A little bit of lemon and wheat aroma, super minimized.
Wheat comes out more in the taste, but is still run of the middle pedestrian. Hopping is a tad above standard. Even some grainy banana. Can even pick up a neat twinge of tart lemon wheatness and metallic droppings.
Jan 25, 2016Wheat comes out more in the taste, but is still run of the middle pedestrian. Hopping is a tad above standard. Even some grainy banana. Can even pick up a neat twinge of tart lemon wheatness and metallic droppings.
Reviewed by hoptheology from California
3.05/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.05/5 rDev -10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Marketed as a HEFEWEIZEN, not an APWA.
Pours a pineapple/mango juice color with nearly 100% opacity. Hazy and translucent. The head starts off @ 2 fingers and then recedes to a creamy ring leaving hilly lace.
Smells like baby food puree, with slight baked malts and a cigarette-like aroma.
Quite a malty taste out front, with wheat and coriander, and then the dirty flavors surface - cigarette, burnt banana peel, mushy fruits. It seemingly suddenly evaporates. The finish/aftertaste is bland and flavorless.
Feel is super carbonated, but slightly creamy. It's not exactly sophisticated but does the trick.
Overall, this was another horrible Americanized Hefeweizen. Not as bad as some, but I hate these poor excuses for what should be an amazing style.
Dec 24, 2015Pours a pineapple/mango juice color with nearly 100% opacity. Hazy and translucent. The head starts off @ 2 fingers and then recedes to a creamy ring leaving hilly lace.
Smells like baby food puree, with slight baked malts and a cigarette-like aroma.
Quite a malty taste out front, with wheat and coriander, and then the dirty flavors surface - cigarette, burnt banana peel, mushy fruits. It seemingly suddenly evaporates. The finish/aftertaste is bland and flavorless.
Feel is super carbonated, but slightly creamy. It's not exactly sophisticated but does the trick.
Overall, this was another horrible Americanized Hefeweizen. Not as bad as some, but I hate these poor excuses for what should be an amazing style.
Sweaty Betty Blonde from Boulder Beer / Wilderness Pub
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
771 ratings
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