Bayside Blonde
Assawoman Bay Brewing Company
- From:
- Assawoman Bay Brewing Company
- Maryland, United States
- Style:
- American Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.25%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 18.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 2
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 09, 2017
- Added:
- Jul 11, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
The first release from the Assawoman Bay Brewing Company. Bayside Blonde is a pale ale that balances light malt notes with refreshing hop bitterness. Look for hints of sage and tropical fruit like pineapple, cucumber and mint.
20 IBU
20 IBU
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Reviewed by rorjets from Connecticut
3.26/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.26/5 rDev -6.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 ounce bottle into a pint glass. Quickly rising head that dissipates almost as quickly. Deep yellow in color. Very little in the way of aroma. first sip gives some hop bitterness with a tiny bit of sweetness on the back end. This is weak as a pale ale but good as a blonde. At 5.25 abv I would enjoy it as a midday lunchtime beer, easy drinking but nothing special.
Apr 09, 2017
Reviewed by teromous from Virginia
2.19/5 rDev -37.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
2.19/5 rDev -37.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
I don't see any bottle date on the label.
Appearance: Medium gold body that is slightly hazy. Creamy white cap that is short but leaves good lacing and has moderate head retention.
Aroma: I'm getting cereal grain aroma. No obvious hop presence.
Taste: There is some sweet grain flavor and a bit of a bitter end. Not a whole lot going on with this beer. There is no real hop flavor. The grain flavor is decent.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with a fair amount of bitterness.
Overall: I thought it was a pretty poor example of a pale ale. Every aspect of the beer was just uninspired, bland, and without character. The hop flavor was greatly lacking and the aroma was devoid of hop character. I would not drink it again.
May 01, 2016Appearance: Medium gold body that is slightly hazy. Creamy white cap that is short but leaves good lacing and has moderate head retention.
Aroma: I'm getting cereal grain aroma. No obvious hop presence.
Taste: There is some sweet grain flavor and a bit of a bitter end. Not a whole lot going on with this beer. There is no real hop flavor. The grain flavor is decent.
Mouthfeel: Light bodied with a fair amount of bitterness.
Overall: I thought it was a pretty poor example of a pale ale. Every aspect of the beer was just uninspired, bland, and without character. The hop flavor was greatly lacking and the aroma was devoid of hop character. I would not drink it again.
Rated by ThisWangsChung from Maryland
3.14/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev -10.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
3.14/5: A basic blonde that's very food-friendly
Dec 03, 2015
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