G String Blonde Ale
The Funky Bow Brewery & Beer Company
- From:
- The Funky Bow Brewery & Beer Company
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 14.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jun 11, 2016
- Added:
- Jul 06, 2014
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 10
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
No description / notes.
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Rated by Olinnelson
1.26/5 rDev -66.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.25
1.26/5 rDev -66.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.25
Awful Akin to Genoese cream ale
Jun 12, 2015
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
3.85/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +2.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Poured from a can. Starts with a one-finger head that settles quickly to a thin layer of fine bubbles with plenty of spots and streaks on the glass. The liquid is quite cloudy (particularly for a Blonde) with a dirty gold-light amber color.
Mostly pale malt aroma. There's a touch of earthiness and (very) light straight up floral hop nose.
The hop bitterness comes on quickly on the initial sip. There's very little time to get any malt on the tongue. The bitterness is direct and long lasting--going through the swallow and lingering long afterward. Lots of carbonation, but the brew has an average body otherwise.
Jun 05, 2015Mostly pale malt aroma. There's a touch of earthiness and (very) light straight up floral hop nose.
The hop bitterness comes on quickly on the initial sip. There's very little time to get any malt on the tongue. The bitterness is direct and long lasting--going through the swallow and lingering long afterward. Lots of carbonation, but the brew has an average body otherwise.
Rated by Faxmesomehalibut from New Hampshire
3.07/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.07/5 rDev -17.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Just OK, nothing to write home about, solid overall
Apr 28, 2015
Reviewed by johnnnniee from New Hampshire
3.59/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.59/5 rDev -4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Can from Bier Cellar.
Slightly hazy deep golden color with a decent sized bubbly beige head that slowly recedes. Toffee honey caramel maltiness with some solid citrus notes. Serviceable pale ale.
Mar 26, 2015Slightly hazy deep golden color with a decent sized bubbly beige head that slowly recedes. Toffee honey caramel maltiness with some solid citrus notes. Serviceable pale ale.
Reviewed by deltatauhobbit from Maine
4.23/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.23/5 rDev +13.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
From a 12oz can.
Pours a golden yellow color with a bit of haze to it without the sediment, thinnish white head, doesn't hang around long but there are bits of sticky lacing on the glass as it empties.
Smell has a nice hop aroma to it, bit of pine with malty sweetness, doesn't slap you across the nose but fragrant enough to notice.
Taste is much hoppier than many of the IPA's I've drank, resiny piney bitterness up front, a grassy aftertaste lasts throughout, decent malt backing helps balance things, carbonation is medium with a sharp and refreshing bite, very easy drinker.
Expect a stronger than usual hop presence for a blonde ale.
Mar 25, 2015Pours a golden yellow color with a bit of haze to it without the sediment, thinnish white head, doesn't hang around long but there are bits of sticky lacing on the glass as it empties.
Smell has a nice hop aroma to it, bit of pine with malty sweetness, doesn't slap you across the nose but fragrant enough to notice.
Taste is much hoppier than many of the IPA's I've drank, resiny piney bitterness up front, a grassy aftertaste lasts throughout, decent malt backing helps balance things, carbonation is medium with a sharp and refreshing bite, very easy drinker.
Expect a stronger than usual hop presence for a blonde ale.
Reviewed by BEERMILER12 from Maine
3.96/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.96/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
A: Pours a golden yellow color with a fingers worth of head that fades down to nice cap
S: Nice balance between grassy hops, some light grains, and bready malts. Not all that complex, but nice
T: Follows the nose. Restrained grassy and earthy hops come out first, quickly followed by the grains and lightly sweet, bready malts. Finishes with light bitterness and malts
M: Light-medium bodied with moderate carbonation
O: A solid pale/blonde ale with very nice balance and good drinkability. Just a good, straight-forward brew
Feb 12, 2015S: Nice balance between grassy hops, some light grains, and bready malts. Not all that complex, but nice
T: Follows the nose. Restrained grassy and earthy hops come out first, quickly followed by the grains and lightly sweet, bready malts. Finishes with light bitterness and malts
M: Light-medium bodied with moderate carbonation
O: A solid pale/blonde ale with very nice balance and good drinkability. Just a good, straight-forward brew
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