Sancha
Riley's Brewing Company
- From:
- Riley's Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 79
- Avg:
- 3.24 | pDev: 24.38%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 6
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 05, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 17, 2011
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
79
Okay
79
Okay
Blonde Ale brewed with honey and just a touch of Cascade hops.
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Reviewed by thesherrybomber from California
3.73/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +15.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
golden yellow body, to finger creamy white head that quickly disappears
aroma of sweet malt, lemon, grass, and caramel
dry, fruity, nutty at the back end
medium bodied, smooth
supposedly brewed using cascade hops, which I barely get at all
May 05, 2020aroma of sweet malt, lemon, grass, and caramel
dry, fruity, nutty at the back end
medium bodied, smooth
supposedly brewed using cascade hops, which I barely get at all
Reviewed by Zorro from California
3.03/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.03/5 rDev -6.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Clear golden colored ale with a full white colored head.
Smells of toasted grain and honey with a herbal hop aroma. Nobel hop and it smells a bit soapy. Fainter raw barley scent.
Starts out lite and mildly sweet. Bread flavor not that different from honey on toast. The taste stays sweet.
Mouthfeel is is good.
Overall a highly inoffensive ale. Might be a good beer for converting the Macro brew lover.
Oct 13, 2015Smells of toasted grain and honey with a herbal hop aroma. Nobel hop and it smells a bit soapy. Fainter raw barley scent.
Starts out lite and mildly sweet. Bread flavor not that different from honey on toast. The taste stays sweet.
Mouthfeel is is good.
Overall a highly inoffensive ale. Might be a good beer for converting the Macro brew lover.
Reviewed by BeerAdvocate from Finland
3.57/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
From BeerAdvocate Magazine #88 (May 2014):
Honey, Grains, Light
Pours bright, pale golden, creamy white head, fermented honey, cereal grains, and must in the nose. Light and creamy, distinctly pronounced fermented honey flavor, toasty, nutty, hint of grass in the finish. While there’s not a lot going on, what’s there works and is very approachable and drinkable; making it a good crossover beer for macro drinkers. Sidenote: “sancha” is basically slang for mistress.
STYLE: Blonde Ale | ABV: 5.5% | AVAILABILITY: Year-round
Jun 26, 2015Honey, Grains, Light
Pours bright, pale golden, creamy white head, fermented honey, cereal grains, and must in the nose. Light and creamy, distinctly pronounced fermented honey flavor, toasty, nutty, hint of grass in the finish. While there’s not a lot going on, what’s there works and is very approachable and drinkable; making it a good crossover beer for macro drinkers. Sidenote: “sancha” is basically slang for mistress.
STYLE: Blonde Ale | ABV: 5.5% | AVAILABILITY: Year-round
Rated by raiderob from California
3/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -7.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A nice brew for the summertime chilling....Prost
May 30, 2015
Reviewed by Offa from California
3.41/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev +5.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
This is a simple, fairly basic, but enjoyable and drinkable golden ale.
Light gold, this has a small white head soon thinning to foamy ring and wisps, no lace.
Aroma is light sweet grain, ripe pears, grass.
Taste is light honeyed bread dough and pear sweetness, light grassy bitterness, aftertaste of fresh white bread.
May 09, 2013Light gold, this has a small white head soon thinning to foamy ring and wisps, no lace.
Aroma is light sweet grain, ripe pears, grass.
Taste is light honeyed bread dough and pear sweetness, light grassy bitterness, aftertaste of fresh white bread.
Reviewed by peanutdog from California
3.99/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +23.1%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Had this a Buffalo Wild Wings over new years. I have no idea where the pumpkin comments came from, I got nothing of the sort.
For me it was a crystal clear medium carbonation beer in a pint glass. Served cold. The smell was a pleasant clean nose with a hint of citrus. I suspect cascade hops. The taste was crisp and clean as well. I can tell the honey was fermented like a mead. It had a good full body feel despite being a very light beer. I was rather surprised by this. It is a good crossover beer for those bud, coors, miller light guys to learn what craft beer is all about.
I will put this on my drink again session beer list.
Jan 03, 2013For me it was a crystal clear medium carbonation beer in a pint glass. Served cold. The smell was a pleasant clean nose with a hint of citrus. I suspect cascade hops. The taste was crisp and clean as well. I can tell the honey was fermented like a mead. It had a good full body feel despite being a very light beer. I was rather surprised by this. It is a good crossover beer for those bud, coors, miller light guys to learn what craft beer is all about.
I will put this on my drink again session beer list.
Reviewed by phichifiji00 from California
2.94/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.94/5 rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Poured into tulip glass.
Appearance: Straw colored, hazy, white head, no lacing.
Smell: honey, malty, squash, raw pumpkin.
Taste: Honey, malty, squash, raw pumpkin.
Mouthfeel: light bodied, moderate carbonation, creamy.
Overall: I really don't know what to think. The raw pumpkin aroma/taste killed this for me. I just can't get past it.
Nov 17, 2011Appearance: Straw colored, hazy, white head, no lacing.
Smell: honey, malty, squash, raw pumpkin.
Taste: Honey, malty, squash, raw pumpkin.
Mouthfeel: light bodied, moderate carbonation, creamy.
Overall: I really don't know what to think. The raw pumpkin aroma/taste killed this for me. I just can't get past it.
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