Booty
Hidden Cove Brewing Co.
- From:
- Hidden Cove Brewing Co.
- Maine, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 87
- Avg:
- 3.88 | pDev: 6.96%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 31, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 31, 2016
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
87
Very Good
87
Very Good
Raspberry Golden Ale
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Reviewed by Cavanaghty from Maine
3.67/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.67/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a can into a pint glass.
Appearance: Darker amber with a thin white head.
Smell: Wheat, citrus, pine, raspberries and alcohol.
Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth light to medium bodied. Taste of bitter pine, light raspberries and citrus.
Overall: Good beer, I would have this one again.
May 09, 2017Appearance: Darker amber with a thin white head.
Smell: Wheat, citrus, pine, raspberries and alcohol.
Mouthfeel/Taste: Smooth light to medium bodied. Taste of bitter pine, light raspberries and citrus.
Overall: Good beer, I would have this one again.
Reviewed by puboflyons from New Hampshire
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
3.69/5 rDev -4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
From the 12 fl. oz. bottle. Sampled on July 30, 2016.
It pours copper amber with a modest head. Good clarity.
The Raspberry is actually kind of muted on the nose but I also get a good pale malt character and grassy hops.
Light to medium body.
The taste is also more of a pale malt flavor than raspberry. I get some but it is not prominent. Clean finish.
Jul 31, 2016It pours copper amber with a modest head. Good clarity.
The Raspberry is actually kind of muted on the nose but I also get a good pale malt character and grassy hops.
Light to medium body.
The taste is also more of a pale malt flavor than raspberry. I get some but it is not prominent. Clean finish.
Reviewed by REVZEB from Illinois
4.16/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
4.16/5 rDev +7.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4.25
Had on tap. Murky burnt orange body, off-white head. Big fresh raspberries, seeds there even, in a grainy blonde beer for the smell. Taste has grainy forward yeast and malt lead, sending the raspberries to the finish, but still has enough to stand out as a key aspect. Feel is lighter and not super smooth, but never watery or wispy. Extra points for how well the raspberries carry through. The wife liked it
Jun 05, 2016
Reviewed by ichorNet from Massachusetts
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +9.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Glad to see Hidden Cove getting more stuff into six packs, for sure, as they've been an under-sung brewery since their inception several years ago. This one is a "raspberry golden ale," a Belgian-style blonde ale brewed with raspberries and Hallertau Blanc hops.
Pour is decent but underwhelming with a nice hazy, medium-orange/tea-like color with a retentive white ring of foam on top. Has a slight reddish-pink, "blush" tinge due to the raspberry addition but overall, it's basically a generic-looking Belgian blonde ale like Affligem or Leffe. Slightly less head retention than most other examples, though, and it sits a little less attractively in my glass than expected.
Nose is interesting with a big hit of Belgian yeast esters and slight clove phenol backed by a very subtle sweet/tart raspberry note. Somewhat rustic and grainy at first encounter with a definite musty component. I'm assuming most of the Hallertau Blanc hop additions for this were towards the end of the boil, as this does present with some rather nice, lightly-floral, lemony and white grape-forward aspects. Pretty interesting, actually.
This actually comes off very bright, engaging and rather-unique on the palate with some light fruitiness and berry notes up front combined with a saison-esque approach to the malt bill (seems like mostly pilsner and wheat) and a yeasty, dusty, rustic finish. Luckily, the raspberry is kind of in the background here and doesn't feel like it overtakes anything about the base beer, making Booty a pretty damn balanced drink overall.
Feel is rather heavily-carbonated with a medium-heavy body for the style that ends up highlighting a lot of malty and fruity aspects. Even after sitting for 20-25 minutes, the beer has barely lost any of its original effervescent character. As such, this isn't exactly a "light" beer nor does it really dedicate itself to being a generic Summer fruit beer by any means. I'm happy with this one, to be honest. It does a lot right and very little poorly or out-of-character and, as such, distinguishes itself as a solid, unpretentious beer with a well-integrated fruit addition.
Apr 30, 2016Pour is decent but underwhelming with a nice hazy, medium-orange/tea-like color with a retentive white ring of foam on top. Has a slight reddish-pink, "blush" tinge due to the raspberry addition but overall, it's basically a generic-looking Belgian blonde ale like Affligem or Leffe. Slightly less head retention than most other examples, though, and it sits a little less attractively in my glass than expected.
Nose is interesting with a big hit of Belgian yeast esters and slight clove phenol backed by a very subtle sweet/tart raspberry note. Somewhat rustic and grainy at first encounter with a definite musty component. I'm assuming most of the Hallertau Blanc hop additions for this were towards the end of the boil, as this does present with some rather nice, lightly-floral, lemony and white grape-forward aspects. Pretty interesting, actually.
This actually comes off very bright, engaging and rather-unique on the palate with some light fruitiness and berry notes up front combined with a saison-esque approach to the malt bill (seems like mostly pilsner and wheat) and a yeasty, dusty, rustic finish. Luckily, the raspberry is kind of in the background here and doesn't feel like it overtakes anything about the base beer, making Booty a pretty damn balanced drink overall.
Feel is rather heavily-carbonated with a medium-heavy body for the style that ends up highlighting a lot of malty and fruity aspects. Even after sitting for 20-25 minutes, the beer has barely lost any of its original effervescent character. As such, this isn't exactly a "light" beer nor does it really dedicate itself to being a generic Summer fruit beer by any means. I'm happy with this one, to be honest. It does a lot right and very little poorly or out-of-character and, as such, distinguishes itself as a solid, unpretentious beer with a well-integrated fruit addition.
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