Diamond Knot Blonde Ale
Diamond Knot Brewery

Had on tap at Hops and Drops Lynnwood, WA

 

 

Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a dark golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of grains, malts, a touch of sweetness. Taste is crisp, malts, grains, a bit of grassiness. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a smooth and easy drinking beer.

Diamond Knot Brewery "Blonde Ale"
12 fl. oz. can, "CANNED ON 3/15/16" on 6/3/16
$1.99 @ Total Wine & More, Cherry Hill, NJ

Diamond Knot's Blonde Ale is a fairly straightforward, well-brewed golden ale with a gently sweet malt base that's balanced by a solid bitterness. Grainy malt and some light floral and grassy character greets you in the nose, backed by a light waft of lemon. The flavor brings that lemon forward, but it otherwise remains the same. It's herbal and spicy in the finish, and dry with bitterness. The body is medium and it's crisp across the tongue as expected. The head retention is average but the lacing is fairly good. Overall it's a fairly solid American blonde ale.

 

Poured from a 22 ounce bottle into a nonic pint glass. Has a golden color. The pour was foamy but probably due to the straight pour. An initial taste of citrus but ends with a slight bitter taste.

This beer is refreshing and the low ABV would qualify it as a good session beer. I would probably buy this beer again although it would not be on the top of my list.

Attractive clear golden color. Some white foam to start in the Belgian chalice, but it melts away after a few minutes. It's plenty spritzy in the mouth, tho. Light body. From the 22 oz bottle purchased at Haggens Market in Burlington.

This is plenty crisp and actually more drinkable than a lot of Blondes. The aroma is above average, too, with a flowery, even perfumey note that reminds me of a Kölsch. There's not much flavor here, but apparently that's not in the job description. A pleasant gulp and not a bad price, but I don't think this will add to the reputation of this brewery.

 

 

 

 

 

I had this on-tap in a dimpled mug at the Diamond Knot brewpub in Mountlake Terrace.

Appearance: light golden hue with no haze and a light effervescence. Head is a very thin layer of white foam but there is a rather nice lace left on the glass. Attractive!

Smell: extremely light malt aroma. Not much here, but not flawed.

Taste: lightly sweet malt with a little bit of graininess and minimal hop flavor. Bitterness is low but to-style. A perfectly cromulent blonde.

Mouthfeel: light body with an ok carbonation. Not creamy, but there's a little something here.

Overall: a very drinkable and appropriately refreshing blonde.

 

 

 

A: Pours a cloudy straw yellow in color with heavy amounts of active visible carbonation streaming from the bottom of the glass and some light lemon yellow highlights. The beer has a finger tall dense foamy white head that slowly reduces to a thick film covering the entire surface of the beer and a medium thick ring at the edges of the glass. Light to moderate amounts of lacing are observed.

S: Light to moderate aromas of grainy malts with light aromas of grassy and herbal hops. Very light notes of citrus lemon.

T: Upfront there are light to moderate flavors of grainy and pale malts with some light flavors of lemon citrus. That is followed by light flavors of grassy and herbal hops with just a touch of spicy hops. Light amounts of bitterness in the finish that fades quickly.

M: Light bodied with moderate to heavy amounts of carbonation. Slightly thin. Light amounts of dryness in the finish.

O: There is really nothing offensive about this beer or noteworthy about this beer. Very light and easy to drink with a light mouthfeel, would probably be quite refreshing on a hot summer day. Picked this one up for like $2.99 for a 22 oz. bottle with the additional dollar off.