Hill Street Honey
Flounder Brewing Co.
- From:
- Flounder Brewing Co.
- New Jersey, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #158 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 85
Ranked #27,926 - Avg:
- 3.75 | pDev: 6.67%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 07, 2026
- Added:
- Nov 14, 2013
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
This blonde ale shows a nice balance between sweet and bitter, add in the flavors from a whole bunch of NJ harvested orange blossom honey and you get citrus notes, smooth body, and floral aromas.
24 IBU
24 IBU
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Reviewed by DaveMaciolek21 from New Jersey
3.2/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.2/5 rDev -14.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Bright golden pour with a pure white one finger head. At it's best, this beer balances hop citrus bitterness with honey sweetness pretty well. Overall though, flavor is muted and the body and mouthfeel are flimsy. One and done here.
May 07, 2026
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
3.77/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Around medium carbonation with a just below average body.
Aroma has honey,floral, with a bit of citrus and mild earthy hops.
Taste didn’t stray too far from the aroma withe honey showing up but it wasn't overly sweet nor did it dominate the taste.
Perfect summertime beer.
Jul 09, 2023Aroma has honey,floral, with a bit of citrus and mild earthy hops.
Taste didn’t stray too far from the aroma withe honey showing up but it wasn't overly sweet nor did it dominate the taste.
Perfect summertime beer.
Reviewed by Jacobier10 from New Jersey
3.53/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -5.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
On-tap @ 22 West Tap & Grill in Bridgewater, NJ.
Deep gold color with excellent clarity. A small white head leaves behind rings of lacing on the glass.
Very light, mild aromas of sweet malt. A touch of floral hops but very faint.
Sweet flavor, and you can tell that there is more at work here than just the malt. No sign of hops at all in the flavor, just sweet honey all the way.
Very clean and easy to drink. Despite the sweetness, it's not a cloying beer. Medium bodied. Overall, a little too one note but that one note is a good one. Could use a little more balance though.
Jun 11, 2019Deep gold color with excellent clarity. A small white head leaves behind rings of lacing on the glass.
Very light, mild aromas of sweet malt. A touch of floral hops but very faint.
Sweet flavor, and you can tell that there is more at work here than just the malt. No sign of hops at all in the flavor, just sweet honey all the way.
Very clean and easy to drink. Despite the sweetness, it's not a cloying beer. Medium bodied. Overall, a little too one note but that one note is a good one. Could use a little more balance though.
Reviewed by Mike_Ashworth from New Jersey
3.51/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.51/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
L: Pure clear gold in color. Very light head.
S: sweet and malt with not trace of hops.
T: Clean almost grass taste with a pleasant sweet finish.
F: Surprisingly carbonated feel considering virtual no head, smooth with good light body.
O: Very light and drinkable. A very nice summery beer.
Jan 18, 2019S: sweet and malt with not trace of hops.
T: Clean almost grass taste with a pleasant sweet finish.
F: Surprisingly carbonated feel considering virtual no head, smooth with good light body.
O: Very light and drinkable. A very nice summery beer.
Reviewed by Ieatlambfries from New Jersey
3.56/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Hill Street Honey pours a hazy gold. Small white head, with some clingy lace.
The smell is heavy on the local Jersey honey. Very pleasant. Citrus hops as well.
Layered honey flavors. Grainy with a bitter citrus hop presence. Reminds me more of an English style pale ale. Not as hop forward as many American examples.
Light bodied and drinkable. Medium carbonation. Though this may be because I opened my growler a few days after the fill.
Over all a good beer. Looking forward to more from these guys!
Dec 27, 2013The smell is heavy on the local Jersey honey. Very pleasant. Citrus hops as well.
Layered honey flavors. Grainy with a bitter citrus hop presence. Reminds me more of an English style pale ale. Not as hop forward as many American examples.
Light bodied and drinkable. Medium carbonation. Though this may be because I opened my growler a few days after the fill.
Over all a good beer. Looking forward to more from these guys!
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