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Knotty Blonde
Three Creeks Brewing Co.
- From:
- Three Creeks Brewing Co.
- Oregon, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 77
- Avg:
- 3.2 | pDev: 18.75%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 11, 2022
- Added:
- Jul 24, 2008
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 8
No description / notes.
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Ratings by Spikester:
Reviewed by Spikester from Oregon
3.79/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.79/5 rDev +18.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Clear gold with three fingers of white head. Rings of lace form as the head drops.
Smell is malts yeast and grassy hops.
Taste is malty light bodied some grassy hops.
Mouthfeel is light with good carbonation. The finish is mildly dry and balanced.
Overall a basic beer. Easy drinking. Canned on 9/11/18.
Dec 05, 2018Smell is malts yeast and grassy hops.
Taste is malty light bodied some grassy hops.
Mouthfeel is light with good carbonation. The finish is mildly dry and balanced.
Overall a basic beer. Easy drinking. Canned on 9/11/18.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.41/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev +6.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From the bottle, it pours golden with a small head, quickly dissipating to very little foam. Lightly malty in the nose, lightly malty in the mouth. Easy to drink ale.
Apr 28, 2018Reviewed by ilikepaleale from Oregon
2.44/5 rDev -23.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.44/5 rDev -23.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
I just sucked down two of these followed by a Miller Lite. ( I drink way too much so periodically I like to give my liver a break from stuff like Devil's Milk at 12% ABV). These two beers are nearly identical in taste with the Miller being more (too) carbonated, but this having a better mouth-feel/after taste. Not sure it's worth the extra $2.50 per six-pack over the Miller Lite though.
Jan 21, 2017Reviewed by Fatehunter from Oregon
3.11/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.11/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Pours a half finger of head on a hazy straw body.
The aroma is honey and grains.
The taste is fairly sweet with enough bitterness to balance it out.
The texture is crisp.
Not too bad.
Nov 29, 2015The aroma is honey and grains.
The taste is fairly sweet with enough bitterness to balance it out.
The texture is crisp.
Not too bad.
Reviewed by bsonk from Oregon
2.65/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
2.65/5 rDev -17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Three Creeks Knotty Blonde Ale- 5.2% abv.
A: golden with insipid head.
S: probably the deal breaker, it’s like Wheaties gone wrong. Grainy. Weirdly yeasty.
T: thin pale grain and a sort of cracked grain starchy taste. Not really my thing.
M: thin and watery.
O: I don’t like this beer. It tastes weirdly grainy and watery with nothing else going on. Like a craft brew PBR clone with an extra bit of wheatiness. Probably the first actually mediocre beverage I have reviewed on my blog.
Jul 21, 2015A: golden with insipid head.
S: probably the deal breaker, it’s like Wheaties gone wrong. Grainy. Weirdly yeasty.
T: thin pale grain and a sort of cracked grain starchy taste. Not really my thing.
M: thin and watery.
O: I don’t like this beer. It tastes weirdly grainy and watery with nothing else going on. Like a craft brew PBR clone with an extra bit of wheatiness. Probably the first actually mediocre beverage I have reviewed on my blog.
Reviewed by WertMaker from Oregon
1.27/5 rDev -60.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
1.27/5 rDev -60.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
Ordered this in a taster set at the brewery in Sisters, 6/16/2015. This selection arrived, granted in a taster glass, here are my observations.
The beer arrived with literally no head, very light straw, nearly appeared like a pear cizer in color, but with so much haze I nearly expected a Hefe character. that wasn't the case
There was little to no hop note, as expected for a blond. the beer had little to no body and was nearly watery.
There was however a noticeable yeast ester which dominated the taste profile.
Not impressive...
Jun 18, 2015The beer arrived with literally no head, very light straw, nearly appeared like a pear cizer in color, but with so much haze I nearly expected a Hefe character. that wasn't the case
There was little to no hop note, as expected for a blond. the beer had little to no body and was nearly watery.
There was however a noticeable yeast ester which dominated the taste profile.
Not impressive...
Rated by 5pmsomewhere from Oregon
3.44/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
A pleasant ale with a light malty finish. Refreshing, but not exceptional. Definitely worth the $2.99 (22oz.) I paid.
Jan 23, 2015Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington
3.44/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev +7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured into a Seattle Beer Week pint glass. Pours a light straw amber with a half finger white head with good retention and light lacing. Aroma is grainy with light grassy hops and a bit of skunk (unexpected from a brown bottle, but purchased at a brightly lit store, so maybe bad storage). Flavor is sweet bready malt and grassy hops with a hint of citrus, finishing with dry grain and light grassy hop bitterness. Light bodied. The malt body is reminiscent of the sweet blandness of adjunct lagers, although there is a hint of biscuit and bit more aggressive hopping here. I'm not getting much blonde ale character, more like a hybrid between an adjunct lager and a domestic pilsner (in the slight biscuit element and hops). Not much here to bring me back. This was the only apparent craft beer at a small town store in the boonies of Oregon and I guess it was their choice for craft for a clientele that expects macro beers. It is a bit more exciting than those. I wish I could have tried a more substantial beer for my first one from this brewery.
Oct 07, 2014
Knotty Blonde from Three Creeks Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
77 out of
100 with
32 ratings
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