Singel
Hardywood Park Craft Brewery

 

I wanted it to be better but ultimately was not memorable. Well done for what it's trying to do but no more than that. I'd drink it if everything else available was noxious. Actually it's a little better than that but not substantially so

 

 

Hazy gold appearance with a small white head and spotty lacing. Sweet, yeasty aroma with fruit and spices in the background. Flavors of bread, tropical fruit , spices and a low keyed hop presence. Soft bitter aftertaste stays focused on the spiciness. Medium bodied, decently carbonated mouthfeel with a lingering finish.

Bright golden color with a generous, but not overdone, foamy head. I started drinking this beer at about 40 degrees F and the taste was there and gone so quickly, it was disappointing. But upon warming, more toward 50 degrees F, the fruity and lively Belgian yeast qualities came through. Singels are made to be mild, and this one was. Nice on a summer day, I'll bet.

 

 

 

 

 

L - Golden with a medium off-white head that sticks around and leaves some lacing behind
S - light fruits - some banana and apples along with Belgian yeast - overall not too strong though
T - A solid amount of light fruits - apples, pears, bananas, along with fruity esters and spice followed and finished by that characteristic Belgian, bready, yeast.
F - Medium bodied with a moderate to high amount of carbonation - crisp
O - a pretty decent blonde ale, but nothing that really stands out in my opinion

 

From tasting notes 11/05/18
Had on-tap at Byers Street Bistro in Staunton, VA

Appearance - Served up in a standard pint, light haze and golden yellow in,color with mostly barren surface and razor thin ring of suds. No lacing.

Smell - Light fruity and funky aroma. Hints of apple, citrus and spice.

Taste - Follows the nose. Hints of lemon upfront before some apple-ish esters and a touch of spice and funk. Finishes much the same way lingering with lemon and lesser funk aftertaste.

Mouthfeel - Light in body with tingly carbonation. Slick, easy drinker with a Crisp, refreshing finish.

Overall - Crisp, clean drinker with interesting notes of lemon and funk. Not the most flavor Belgian pale, but it's make for a good BBQ beer or early afternoon option.

Nice head, which fades quickly with little lacing. A little cloudy, but a long slow bubble from the bottom that is pleasant. There's a strong citrus aftertaste.

 

Great Beer, hoppy and finishes clean.

 

 

 

Pale golden color. Strongly carbonated. Just off of white-white head that initially was medium but then built very foamy and thick. Almost a standard Budweiser-like aroma, but still pleasant. Taste-wise - a bit of bitter, a bit of spice (sounds like I'm headed into a poem!!) - it's not fabulous but it's kinda nice!! I'd say they've delivered what's on the label - a "Belgian-Style Blonde Ale."

Picked this up on my way home from the West Coast not too long ago, having never had this before. While not as good as the brews from Ommegang, this was a nice take on the style that could have potentially turned someone one to what a Belgian Pale Ale could be. With that being said, this needed more nuance and flavor to be truly great but by itself, it was enjoyable and easy to like...

This had a decent pour to it as the beer was golden, fairly radiant, and topped off with plenty of head, That quickly settled as there wasn't much of any lacing to be seen on the side of my pint glass once I worked my way through this. Tons of yeast, lemon, and clove on the nose as the banana came in on the taste. Pepper, biscuit malt, and herbal notes came in on the taste but none of these were appealing enough to fully pull me in. Too much phenols and solvent here for something that wasn't terribly strong as that was a bit of a detraction from a beer that seemed pretty true to it's Belgian roots.

With that being said, there was just the right amount of booze here and a slickness that compensated for this liquid's shortcomings. Nothing wrong with this but with the bar set so high, this wouldn't be the first one of it's style that I'd reach for. Sudsy enough and with just enough citrus juice in the taste to keep it lighthearted, in spite of it's shortcomings...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poured from a brown 12 oz. bottle. Has a bright golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of yeast, fruits. Taste is yeast, malts, some fruits, a bit of black pepper. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is an easy drinking and decent beer.

I like Tank 7, I really do. I wish Tank 7 taste like this. It's just a bit more of something. No disrespect to Tank 7, because I love what Boulevard does.

 

 

 

 

12 oz bottle from Virginia.
Poured golden amber; Clear with a good white head.
This could result pitas for a true Belgian despite the U.S. origin. It has lots of flavor and aromas from the Belgian yeast including banana, clove, nutmeg and wood. Some hop spicing including white pepper. Very complex.

 

 

Pours a clear, dark yellow color with a bright white head that slowly dissipates. . Smells yeasty, with cracker, and lemon. Tastes of banana, peppery, bread, coriander, and hop bitterness. Finishes cleanly and crisply. Medium-light body beer, good for summer. Easy drinker, nice and solid.