Hollywood Blondie
Golden Road Brewing

 

12 oz can from a GA Kroger into a pint glass on 9 December 2018. 19 Sept. 2018 canning date stamp.
Pours very hazy, pale apricot with a weak white head.
This is a very fruity ale, redolent with notes of peaches, passion fruit and apricots. Notably both sweet and tart.
Light body with medium-light carbonation.

 

Bought a 6-pack cans Foodland $8.49
Smell of grapefruit
Cloudy golden with an orange tinge color
High carbonation
Medium mouthfeel
Taste of passionfruit, some hints of peach, sour/tart flavor
Overall nice for the style. A good summer beer. Would drink again.

A: cloudy; deep gold - almost burnt orange in color; with a fairly aggressive pour, a 2 finger ivory head that receded quickly to a thin collar; no lacing;

S: the peach, passion fruit, and Belgian yeast come through nicely;

T: passion fruit dominates from start to finish; peach is in the background at the middle; tough to find any character from the Belgian yeast with the fruit that comes through; very mild bitterness on the finish;

M: light to medium bodied; moderate to high carbonation - a little tingly; moderately dry finish;

O: easy drinking;

12 ounce can into tulip glass, canned on 2/12/2018. Pours moderately hazy golden amber color with a 1-2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a thin cap that lingers. Nice spotty soapy lacing clings on the glass, with a fair amount of streaming carbonation. Aromas of big juicy/light tart/tangy passion fruit, peach, fruit skin, orange, apricot, pear, red apple, melon, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Damn nice aromas with great balance and complexity of peach, passion fruit, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale/wheat malt notes; with great strength. Taste of big juicy/light tart/tangy passion fruit, peach, fruit skin, orange, apricot, pear, red apple, melon, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness. Light-moderate peppery yeast spiciness, herbal/floral/grassy bitterness; and light fruit tang/tartness on the finish. Lingering notes of passion fruit, peach, fruit skin, orange, apricot, pear, red apple, melon, peppercorn, light banana/clove, wheat, white bread dough, herbal, floral, grass, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a good bit. Great complexity, robustness, and balance of peach, passion fruit, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale/wheat malt notes; with a great malt/bitter/spiciness and fruit tartness balance; with zero puckering/astringent flavors after the finish. Fairly clean finishing. Light-moderate increasing dryness from bitter/spiciness, tangy fruit, and carbonation. Medium-high carbonation and medium body; with a very smooth, moderately crisp, bready/grainy, fairly sticky, and lightly acidic/tangy balanced mouthfeel that is great. Zero warming alcohol for 5.6%. Overall this is an excellent fruited Belgian pale ale! All around great complexity, robustness, and balance of peach, passion fruit, fruity/spicy yeast, and pale/wheat malt flavors; very smooth, crisp, clean, and refreshing to drink with the mellowly tart/bitter/spicy/drying finish. Awesome balance of juicy fruits, yeast, and pale/wheat malts; with minimal residual sweetness. A really enjoyable offering, and spot on style example.

 

 

Poured out a hazy, golden color with a very large, foamy head. It smelled strongly of passionfruit, orange peel a light caramel notes. Nice sweet passionfruit flavor with a touch of tartness and bitter bite.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pours a hazy yellow with fizzy foam and medium lacing. Smells of various citrus with some honey and floral tones. The taste is not really Belgian at all, this is more a light bodied fruity beer, it has nice flavors and is great for out in the pool or a hot day, to me its too sweet to drink more than 2 in a row, but a decent beer overall. Very light and easy if you want to remain focused after drinking.