805 Blonde Ale | Firestone Walker Brewing Co.




Brewed by:
Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
California, United States
firestonewalker.com
Style: American Blonde Ale
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.70%
Availability: Rotating
Notes / Commercial Description:
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Added by Zorro on 05-22-2012
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Ratings: 949 | Reviews: 120
5/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I don't even know how to rate this beer. Is it a 3.0 or 5.0? Why the latter? Because this beer, in just a few sips even, is the obvious culmination of whatever good and noble features BMC has ever dared to attain. It drinks as easy as anything I've tried. It has a perceptible, though perfectly restrained, floral (almost noble) hop snap, apparently from Willamette hops. It has enough malt body, certainly a touch of sweetness, but never sickeningly so. I tell you, this is it: this is what BMC has only dreamed to achieve.
You know what, screw it: this is one of the most entertainingly confounding beers I've had in ages. 5.0 it is.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I don't even know how to rate this beer. Is it a 3.0 or 5.0? Why the latter? Because this beer, in just a few sips even, is the obvious culmination of whatever good and noble features BMC has ever dared to attain. It drinks as easy as anything I've tried. It has a perceptible, though perfectly restrained, floral (almost noble) hop snap, apparently from Willamette hops. It has enough malt body, certainly a touch of sweetness, but never sickeningly so. I tell you, this is it: this is what BMC has only dreamed to achieve.
You know what, screw it: this is one of the most entertainingly confounding beers I've had in ages. 5.0 it is.
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5/5 rDev +43.7%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Legit. Kinda my go to if I'm having people over for a bbq or party. Hard to buy the right beer for everyone and you end getting stuck with the beer you don't like.
Anyway, the beer is smooth, zero after taste for me, and I can drink 3-4 and not feel like crap afterwards. If you like a real hoppy beer, then you're in the IPA camp and this doesn't fit the mold. Personally, I'm hoping Lagers make a comeback = always looking.
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look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Legit. Kinda my go to if I'm having people over for a bbq or party. Hard to buy the right beer for everyone and you end getting stuck with the beer you don't like.
Anyway, the beer is smooth, zero after taste for me, and I can drink 3-4 and not feel like crap afterwards. If you like a real hoppy beer, then you're in the IPA camp and this doesn't fit the mold. Personally, I'm hoping Lagers make a comeback = always looking.
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4.94/5 rDev +42%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A surprisingly smooth ale with a nice clean finish. Red in tone and pleasant for most occasions.
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look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
A surprisingly smooth ale with a nice clean finish. Red in tone and pleasant for most occasions.
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4.81/5 rDev +38.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.78/5 rDev +37.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Excellent tasting beer. My go-to beer on my west coast visits, just wish I could buy in Ohio.
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look: 4 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Excellent tasting beer. My go-to beer on my west coast visits, just wish I could buy in Ohio.
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4.77/5 rDev +37.1%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Excellent Good tasty smooth drinkable
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Excellent Good tasty smooth drinkable
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4.75/5 rDev +36.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A decent beer with a good taste
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look: 4.5 | smell: 5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
A decent beer with a good taste
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4.75/5 rDev +36.5%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Pours a darker shade of gold than you'd expect from a blonde ale, with a nice fluffy white head. The smells and aromas are delicate cracker-like malts and equally delicate floral hops. Flavor is like sweet Hawaiian rolls and a touch of vanilla cream (almost imperceptible). No off flavors. Medium body and good carbonation, super easy drinking. Heavier body than expected from a blonde ale. But it completely works. This is crowd pleasing, inoffensive, and simply well made.
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look: 4.75 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Pours a darker shade of gold than you'd expect from a blonde ale, with a nice fluffy white head. The smells and aromas are delicate cracker-like malts and equally delicate floral hops. Flavor is like sweet Hawaiian rolls and a touch of vanilla cream (almost imperceptible). No off flavors. Medium body and good carbonation, super easy drinking. Heavier body than expected from a blonde ale. But it completely works. This is crowd pleasing, inoffensive, and simply well made.
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4.74/5 rDev +36.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Delicious! My favorite beer! Go central California!
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
Delicious! My favorite beer! Go central California!
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4.73/5 rDev +35.9%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.75
4.68/5 rDev +34.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Good carbonation. Wheat-grainy taste. Nice blond color. One of my faves.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
Good carbonation. Wheat-grainy taste. Nice blond color. One of my faves.
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4.6/5 rDev +32.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Very good but I wish was sold in greater US
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Very good but I wish was sold in greater US
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4.6/5 rDev +32.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of my favorites. Very refreshing and not bitter. Great color and taste crisp and light.
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look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
One of my favorites. Very refreshing and not bitter. Great color and taste crisp and light.
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805 Blonde Ale from Firestone Walker Brewing Co.
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3.48 out of
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949 ratings
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