Broken Trolley Blonde Ale
The Dayton Beer Company

 

 

Hazy golden color. Left about an inch of white foamy head in a pint glass. Better than average lacing. Aroma leaned toward citrus, taste mirrored the smell, a bit too bitter for my liking. Good for a casual drink or crushing a few. Don't anticipate purchasing again.

Not my style... This was a gift from a coworker .... Much better than a Bud for sure ... I can recommend

 

Purchased as a single can from Kroger for $1.69. Poured into a nonic pint glass.

L - Clear and vibrant goldenrod with a one-finger ivory head. No legs on the beer.
S - Ruby grapefruit and blood orange. Papaya, pear, and stone fruit. Faint biscuit on the rear.
T - Slightly overcooked toast. Overall a sort of skunkiness is about, but I can't make out what's causing it. Papaya and red apple throughout. Burning copper aftertaste. An almost sort of nutty presence is here.
F - Medium body, medium carbonation. Crisp finish.
O - I'm not a fan of this beer, and I'm led to believe I just got a bad can. Regardless, I'll review it for what I have, and edit my review when I purchase a secondary can. None of the flavors work with each other, and it wouldn't be too terrible if it weren't for the smell, which I figure takes part of the blame for the "off" taste. It's like a funky, indescribable fruit scent that ruins the experience throughout. Nose pinched, the flavor isn't much off from the smell - funky fruit and metal, in a bad way. The only reason I'll purchase this again is to give it a second chance, in which case I'll get a glass on-tap at the brewery. I would go as far as to say I hate this beer; an embarrassment to the Ohio beer industry.

 

 

Basically no carbonation

 

 

12 ounce can into pint glass, canned on 5/2/2016. Pours slightly hazy medium golden/amber color with a 2 finger fairly dense and fluffy white head with good retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lasts. Nice dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with a moderate amount of streaming carbonation retaining the head. Aromas of lemon, pear, apple, herbal, floral, grass, light pepper, and yeast earthiness. Okay aromas with poor strength. Very fruity/yeasty with some solid hop balance. Flavors of lemon, pear, apple, cracker, biscuit, light honey, herbal, light pepper, and floral/grassy earthiness. Light pine/herbal/spicy bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of lemon, pear, apple, cracker, biscuit, herbal, pepper, and floral/grassy earthiness on the finish for a short bit. Nice balance and robustness of pale malt, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; with a great malt/bitterness balance, and zero astringent flavors after the finish. Medium-high carbonation and light-medium body; with a very smooth, crisp, dry, and fairly creamy/grainy/sticky balanced mouthfeel that is nice. Zero warming alcohol as expected of 5.3%. Overall this is a very solid blonde ale. Good balance and robustness of pale malt, earthy hops, and light-moderate fruity yeast flavors; very smooth, crisp, and refreshing to drink. Too fruity/yeasty in the nose, but the flavors were nice; and this was enjoyable and a good style example.

12oz can, no date. 5.3% ABV and 16 IBU listed on can label. Served in a shaker pint glass. Repeating now that the version with blood oranges is the new standard for this beer.

Appearance: Clear rose gold color with a thin white head. Some persistent strands of lacing.

Smell: Blood oranges and little bit of something else that I can't quite make out.

Taste: Blood orange citrus with bready malt. The finish has that muted acrid / cooked veggie taste that I get often with DBC beers, but its muted.

Mouthfeel: Good thickness, light carbonation that is a little prickly on the tongue.

Overall / Drinkability: A much better beer than the original, and the blood oranges make this a very tasty beer. Easily drinkable and I wouldn't mind another. Went well with quesadillas for dinner.

 

I bought a can of the Broken Trolley from Andersons in Reynoldsburg, OH. The scent is faint yeast. The taste is nicely balanced and easy to drink. These is some bread like tones. The Mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's ok certainly worth a shot.

Recently picked up a single 12 oz can of this to try. Poured into my pint glass, this beer pours a clear, medium amber/golden color with a creamy looking, slightly off-white head that's about half an inch thick when poured. Has good retention with pretty decent lacing. The color seems too dark for what is typically found for a blonde ale. Has a slightly toasted, grainy and biscuit malt aroma followed by a definite lemony citrus smell. The taste is pretty much the same, with a slightly toasted, somewhat grainy, caramel malt sweetness that is followed by a definite lemony citrus, herbal, and slightly piney hop bitterness. A very interesting flavor profile here for a Blonde Ale. A tasty flavor profile to be sure as I am quite enjoying drinking this, but I think this is more than just a bit off the mark for what a Blonde Ale should be in terms of the flavor profile. Drinks much more like an IPA and likely even some America Pale Ales I've had than most if not all other Blonde Ales I've had. Has a crisp, yet also smooth and somewhat frothy, light to medium bodied mouthfeel with moderate carbonation. Easy to drink and most enjoyable and refreshing indeed on this hot summer night here in Cleveland.

Eric

Enjoyed from the 12 oz can in a snifter. This nice blonde pours a beautiful dirty blonde verging on deep amber, lightly cloudy, and featuring a fantastic head of white foam that lasts long with a thick ring, nice pooling layer, and nice lacing. Nose of subtle honey malts, biscuit malts, and light grains. Flavors pass the nose with nice honey touched malts and light grain notes on all sides, light biscuit on the middle, and a subtle herbal hops bitterness that lightly lingers with a touch of citrus. Nice mouth feel, medium carbonation to keep it lively, and a lightly creamy almost clean finish with a touch of lingering bitterness. Overall an excellent blonde for the style.

Cheers

 

 

On-tap at The Dayton Beer Company, Kettering, OH

A: The beer is slightly hazy yellow in color. It poured with lacing on the surface and a thin ring of bubbles around the edge of the glass.
S: There are aromas of biscuit and grainy malts in the nose along with some hints of lemon citrus hops.
T: The taste has flavors of biscuit malts along with hints of lemon citrus towards the finish. There is a very light amount of bitterness.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied and relatively clean on the palate with a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: This beer is very drinkable and goes down easily. I liked the lemon citrus aromas and flavors.