Santa Barbara Citrus
Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
- From:
- Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co.
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- +6 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.46 | pDev: 12.14%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 14, 2024
- Added:
- Jun 13, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Santa Barbara was once a flourishing agricultural region for citrus of all types, so we brewed a beer to commemorate the past, bright and drinkable. We used real grapefruit, tangerine and blood orange to create a refreshing, citrusy blond ale that will quench your thirst in any season.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by VoxRationis from New York
3.02/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev -12.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Served on tap at the Blast & Brew in Paso Robles, California.
A: Pours a slightly hazy, golden color with a two to three finger, white head, rim plus retention, but more limited lacing.
S: Aromas very hard to pick up.
T: More semidry than semisweet with palate maybe a little lemony. Lots of barley aftertaste. Overdone bitterness.
M: Light to medium bodied with robust carbonation only at first. Rather astringent.
O: Two words: not impressed.
Jul 24, 2021A: Pours a slightly hazy, golden color with a two to three finger, white head, rim plus retention, but more limited lacing.
S: Aromas very hard to pick up.
T: More semidry than semisweet with palate maybe a little lemony. Lots of barley aftertaste. Overdone bitterness.
M: Light to medium bodied with robust carbonation only at first. Rather astringent.
O: Two words: not impressed.
Reviewed by BucannonXC5 from California
3.75/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +8.4%
look: 2.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Type: 12-oz. can
Reviewed as: American Blonde Ale
Glass: Clear shaker pint glass
Price: $8.99 for a 6-pack
From: Trader Joe’s in Santa Barbara (Milpas), Calif.
Purchased: June 12, 2020
Consumed: June 13, 2020
Misc.: Canned on May 6, 2020
Picked this up at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Barbara. Description on the box read, “Santa Barbara was once a flourishing agricultural region for citrus of all types, so we brewed a beer to commemorate the past, bright and drinkable. We used real grapefruit, tangerine and blood orange to create a refreshing, citrusy blond ale that will quench your thirst in any season.” Figueroa Mountain is hit and miss for me, so was hoping this one would be a hit.
Poured a medium yellow mostly clear color with one finger of off-white fizzy head, which dissipated quickly. Could see four of five bubble streams coming up from the bottom of the glass. Very bad watery lacing. Minimal retention. (Sight - 2.25)
Smelled blood orange, tangerine, grapefruit, floral, apricot, peach and orange fluoride. A little sweeter out of the can, but generally followed the glass. (Smell - 4.00)
Taste followed the nose, maybe not quite as good. In order got blood orange, tangerine, orange blossom, grapefruit, apricot, peach and floral. (Taste - 3.75)
Light body. Thin texture. Lively carbonation. Long, citrusy finish. (Feel - 4.00)
This was a very good blonde ale overall. Something I would have again for sure. (Overall - 3.75)
3.75 | 85 | B+
Jul 04, 2020Reviewed as: American Blonde Ale
Glass: Clear shaker pint glass
Price: $8.99 for a 6-pack
From: Trader Joe’s in Santa Barbara (Milpas), Calif.
Purchased: June 12, 2020
Consumed: June 13, 2020
Misc.: Canned on May 6, 2020
Picked this up at a Trader Joe’s in Santa Barbara. Description on the box read, “Santa Barbara was once a flourishing agricultural region for citrus of all types, so we brewed a beer to commemorate the past, bright and drinkable. We used real grapefruit, tangerine and blood orange to create a refreshing, citrusy blond ale that will quench your thirst in any season.” Figueroa Mountain is hit and miss for me, so was hoping this one would be a hit.
Poured a medium yellow mostly clear color with one finger of off-white fizzy head, which dissipated quickly. Could see four of five bubble streams coming up from the bottom of the glass. Very bad watery lacing. Minimal retention. (Sight - 2.25)
Smelled blood orange, tangerine, grapefruit, floral, apricot, peach and orange fluoride. A little sweeter out of the can, but generally followed the glass. (Smell - 4.00)
Taste followed the nose, maybe not quite as good. In order got blood orange, tangerine, orange blossom, grapefruit, apricot, peach and floral. (Taste - 3.75)
Light body. Thin texture. Lively carbonation. Long, citrusy finish. (Feel - 4.00)
This was a very good blonde ale overall. Something I would have again for sure. (Overall - 3.75)
3.75 | 85 | B+
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