Big House Blonde
Petaluma Hills Brewing Company
- From:
- Petaluma Hills Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 6.4%
- Score:
- 84
- Avg:
- 3.6 | pDev: 18.89%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Feb 12, 2017
- Added:
- Mar 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
84
Good
84
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.42/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
3.42/5 rDev -5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.25
Poured from 22oz bomber into a dimpled mug. Bottled 8/24/16.
Appearance: light golden hue with a little bit of haze and a pretty strong effervescence. Head is a finger of frothy white foam; I think it looks pretty nice.
Smell: quite grainy and slightly sweet with a bit of a green hop aroma. More of an American blonde ale aroma than a Belgian one.
Taste: grainy and malty with little hop character and a moderately bitter finish. This would pass as a decent American blonde, but there's little-to-no Belgian character here.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a great big carbonation and pretty satisfying creaminess.
Overall: it's not a terrible beer, but if they are going for a Belgian style then they didn't really get there.
Jan 02, 2017Appearance: light golden hue with a little bit of haze and a pretty strong effervescence. Head is a finger of frothy white foam; I think it looks pretty nice.
Smell: quite grainy and slightly sweet with a bit of a green hop aroma. More of an American blonde ale aroma than a Belgian one.
Taste: grainy and malty with little hop character and a moderately bitter finish. This would pass as a decent American blonde, but there's little-to-no Belgian character here.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a great big carbonation and pretty satisfying creaminess.
Overall: it's not a terrible beer, but if they are going for a Belgian style then they didn't really get there.
Reviewed by bumchilly25 from Canada (BC)
3.85/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.85/5 rDev +6.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
This was quite the treat after travelling to visit Lagunitas Brewing and finding it to be closed (Monday and Tuesday). All of the beers were tasty and this one was especially to style.
Jul 29, 2015
Rated by Histomom
4.75/5 rDev +31.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
4.75/5 rDev +31.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.75
Absolutely love this Belgian beer!
Mar 23, 2015
Reviewed by JeffBlue from California
1.75/5 rDev -51.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
1.75/5 rDev -51.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.75 | overall: 1.75
(Draft, Bay Area Brew Fest, San Francisco 1/24/15) Quite possibly the strangest tasting beer ever. Our entire group confirmed the taste of corn tortillas.
Mar 01, 2015
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