Family Vacation Blonde Ale
Roadhouse Brewing Co.

Poured from a 16-oz can into a pint Shaker glass.

Look: Clear gold, just a few bubbles rising, with a 3/4” white fluffy head with fair retention, some lacing.

Nose: Malt, cracker.

Attack: The malt and cracker come through nicely.

Finish: Slight bitterness to balance.

Mouthfeel: Medium, near perfect carbonation.

Overall: I like this beer actually a whole lot more than I expected when I saw the ratings. It was a second choice, as the bar was out of my first choice, but I’m kind of glad it was — I’m really enjoying it. It’s very easy drinking, and pretty full-flavored. Roadhouse calls this a Light Lager, but the full flavor is much more characteristic of an American Blonde Ale, or maybe a southern German Pilsner. Nice summer brew, Roadhouse!

 

A very nice blonde...

Great to look at, and smelled even nicer, this blond was everything you could hope for. Mouthfeel was light and crisp with an overall malty flavor on the backend. Definitely worth a try...

Clear, yellow color. Thin, white head. Aroma of grain, bread, and grass. Soft, malty taste with nice compensating bitterness. Another simple but very decent beer.

Look - pale clear yellow with nice head and rimming
Smell and taste - clearn citrus grainy and really easy oging
Feel - light body with a crisp carbonation
Ovearll - easy going

Yellow amber brew, nearly clear, with plenty of foam. Sudsy and prickly to start with a watery body. Strange aroma of mulch and straw. Rather weird taste with an odd grainy flavor. Something musty and dark with a bitter aftertaste. Overall this is surprisingly highly flavored, but too bad it's so unpleasant. From the 16 oz can purchased at the supermarket.

 

 

A Microbrewed Beer Club offering. Pours a light gold color with a minimal head that lasts quite a while. No discernable aroma. Taste is light and floral. Crisp and dry.

Appearance: Pours a light pale yellow with a smidge of haze underneath a foamy, white head. Light lacing.

Smell: A light whiff, a transient sniff of basic maltiness with a noted blip on the radar smelling of citrus blossom, herb.

Taste: Fairly neutral malt character with a minute sweetness and slowly manifesting graininess. Floral, citrusy hop character with a light albeit sufficiently balancing bitterness. A bit more of that graininess drifting into the otherwise soft finish.

Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation. Has a very slight creaminess to the mouthfeel.

Overall: Crisp and easy-drinking with a lager-like levity.

 

A nice summer brew. (My bad to have it cleanse the palate on Thanksgiving... although it did that well.)
Actually, a nice dry finish that keeps working on the grease.

Roadhouse is probably a pioneer in the now strong trend of brewing for outdoors tourism and turning a 1/2 year ski season into a year-long venture. Roadhouse does this in downtown Jackson Hole because it has a thoughtful menu and, generally, is a fun place. I've also been noticing more micros near national parks. So I'm glad to give Roadhouse good OA Hugs. But my next brew from them will be one of the ventures into the Belgian tradition.

It was sweet and malty with bread crust, grains and yeast mixed in with lemon zest, fresh cut grass, citrus notes, caramel and earthy flavors. It was very creamy feeling and had mild carbonation. A decent brew.

Canned 12/30/20.

This one is billed as advertised, very drinkable and seems to meet cream ale style. Never been able to put my finger onto exactly what a cream ale is but this one seems to match up, drinkable but not crisp and quenching as blond, kolsch or pilsner.

 

 

 

My good friend and old neighbor from the 'Wego gave me a can of this beer. It poured a clear golden with thin white head that is not leaving any lace. The scent had subtle grain notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with smooth grain and yeast presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

BOM 7/2020