Trail Pass Golden
Sierra Nevada Brewing Co.

 

Gold in color with excellent clarity and there’s a fingernail of dishwater white around the rim and covering nearly all of the top. The aroma is of pale malt. I’m tasting pale, crackery malt. The mouth is crisp and refreshing.

 

 

12oz can poured into a pint

A- clear golden with a one finger creamy white head that has good retention

S- grainy cracker malt, light floral & citrus hops

T- clean and malty up front with some sweet sight notes that turns to cracker malt. Mid-palate gives light floral hops and some honey like sweetness. The finish gives more sweet malt with light floral hops. Toasted linger

M- light-med body with moderate carbonation, foamy mouthfeel turns creamy into the finish

O- this doesn’t have that off flavor that you find in most n/a beers, particularly the stale hop notes. A very solid n/a!

 

The best tasting NA brew I’ve ever tasted in my life. You’re never gonna get the prickly alcohol delivery in the mouthfeel with these beers, having said that & despite it having that NA “thin” quality up front? It’s frothy! Hoppy! Refreshing! And imo? As close as one can get to the REAL deal. Cheers!

 

A: crystal clear; medium gold in color; 1 finger finely pored white head that receded to a wispy cap with a moderate tight collar; nice lacing;

S: not especially aromatic; what's there is sweet light malt and a bit of hop spice;

T: not much flavor either; some malt sweetness; a hint of lemon and/or grapefruit at the end; mild bitterness on the finish;

M: light to medium bodied; moderate carbonation; dry finish;

O: 2 thoughts: 1) for a NA beer, this is OK; 2) as a huge Sierra Nevada fan boy, I expected better;

 

 

Poured from 12oz can into a dimpled mug. Canned 6/12/25.

Appearance: medium golden hue with a totally clear body and a finger of frothy ivory foam atop.

Smell: sweet, somewhat caramelly, somewhat corny aroma, with a light dose of earthy hops. I don't think I would mistake it for a full-alcohol golden ale, but it's really not too bad.

Taste: malt is slightly grainy and slightly corny; light, but definitely convincing as a golden ale. Bitterness is light and hops are a little bit lemony -- this seems common in NA beers, or at least Sierra Nevada's NA beers. I gotta say this is not too far off from the real deal.

Mouthfeel: medium body with a decent carbonation and creaminess. No different than a similar full-alcohol beer.

Overall: the Sierra Nevada mix pack I got this from continues to impress me. I am thinking I'm gonna start keeping these around the house more.

 

 

Poured from a 12oz can into a standard shaker pint glass. Pours a clear golden color with almost three fingers of white foam head that dies down leaving almost no trace that it was ever there in the first place. It’s crisp, clean and refreshing and certainly not bad for an NA beer kind of cereal grain smelling and tasting with a crisp mouthfeel. Definitely not a terrible option for when you want a beer without any of the effects.

Clear gold pour, steady white head. Nose is wort and citrus. .

Taste is stale Graham cracker, citrus, light floral notes, light kilned malt. Light mouthfeel, but quite decent for an NA . Although the beer tastes a little young, the finish is still fairly crisp.

 

Solid N/A. One of my favs right now.

The aroma is malty with a nice citrus hop. The appearance is golden with a medium head. The taste is like the aroma. The palate is smooth. Overall an elevated NA beer that fits the style without alcohol.