Golden Ale
Sweetgrass Brewing Co.

thehyperduck from Canada (ON)

3.47/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

Tallboy can from the LCBO; canning date of Aug 20 2016. Served well-chilled.

Pours a sparkling golden-yellow colour with streams of effervescence rushing towards the surface, where they merge with the base of a soapy, foamy, persistent white head. It's about one finger high, with excellent retention and a strong tendency to cling tenaciously to the sides of the glass, which also triggers the gradual deposition of a thick layer of lace. A blonde beauty. Not getting much off the nose, save for pale malt sweetness, grain husk, and perhaps a few grassy, herbal notes.

A decent blonde. I can taste bready pale malts, grain husks, lemony citrus and red apple, rounded out by some grassy, weedy, somewhat herbal hop bitterness on the back end. Kind of a vegetal note in the aftertaste, with lingering malt sweetness. Light-medium in body, with average carbonation and a crisp mouthfeel. Very sessionable, and effortless to chug, but not interesting in the least.

Final Grade: 3.47, a passable B-. Sweetgrass Golden Ale is a basic, straightforward blonde beer that drinks well, but doesn't do much to draw attention to itself in a crowded marketplace. Something you could share with the in-laws, or most macro loyalists - or pick up a two-four of prior to a camping trip and enjoy thereafter - but not something that will rouse much excitement from the beer geek set. I'd drink it again, but I doubt I'd go out of my way for more.

Jan 06, 2017

taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)

3.17/5  rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

473 ml can served cold into a Guinness pint glass. Purchased from the LCBO for $2.75 CDN. Appears to now be brewed in the Hammer, Hamilton, ON.

Appearance - Clear pale golden straw color. Some mild levels of visible carbonation and a nice fluffy head that lasts for a few minutes. not much in the way of lacing. Good looking beer.

Smell - Clean and crisp with lots of grain. Some slightly metallic and skunky notes. Nothing too exceptional here.

Taste - Again quite clean and refreshing, some creamy corn flavors to go along with mild grain. Little bit of sweetness and very restrained bitterness.

Mouthfeel - Smooth and well carbonated with a light body. Not much else to go on here.

Overall - Sweetgrass Golden Ale certainly won't turn any heads, but it's a solid and approachable blonde ale without to many frills. If you're looking for something that's affordable and a step above macro lagers, this will certain hit the spot. A brewery worth watching to see where they go from here.

May 19, 2016

DaveBar from Canada (ON)

3.02/5  rDev -9.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Purchased at the LCBO for around the $2.50 mark for a 473ml can. Served at 5deg C in a draught glass

A- Opens well and pours a 1" high white head that lasts for less than a minute before film out. Medium gold colour and filtered clear

S- Not much here at all. Not much at all.

T- Pretty pedestrian and very mass produced flavor. Not a good beer at all. It's a Bud with a touch of a moldy taste to it. The malt is ok which is this brew's saving grace but still not worth more than a 3.0 on the flavor scale.

M- Just like a mass produced North American produced brew like a Bud

O- Not so good. Just a mass produced bland North American brew like a Bud. Nothing to write home about and will not buy again.

Food Pairing

This ok at best brew went well with....... Yup! You guessed it! Whatever you would pair a Bud with.

Enjoy

Sep 21, 2015

peensteen from Canada (ON)

3.39/5  rDev +1.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25

Pale golden colour, ring of white head, no lace. Smell is of sweet doughy malt, sugar cookie with a mild earthy hop as well. Taste starts out quite malty, biscuity and bready, low bitterness and light fruity-earthy hops, lingering malty finish. medium carbonation, medium body. Good and pretty easy drinking, however wouldn't be a go to for me based on personal preference.

Sep 09, 2015

Coronaeus from Canada (ON)

3.11/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

473 ml can.

This is a nondescript, inoffensive yet enjoyable Blonde Ale. There is a sweetness in the nose that translates to a mild sweetness on the tongue. Smooth finish with next to no bitterness. This is certainly what I assume falls under the "gateway craft beer" category. It is unlikely I would purchase again.

Aug 19, 2015

mtomlins from Canada (ON)

3.53/5  rDev +5.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Out of a can at Bite Burger. Nice and light, refreshing. A relatively bland beer with no single aspect standing out. Sweet malt with some light hops made for summertime porch drinking.

Dec 30, 2014