Irish Honey
Benford Brewing Co.
- From:
- Benford Brewing Co.
- South Carolina, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.1%
- Score:
- 83
- Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 14.09%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 5
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 21, 2020
- Added:
- Aug 26, 2014
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by D-ROD from North Carolina
3.77/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
What’s Irish is that it’s a red malt base, but blonde in that the yeast floral nose makes you think Belgian. Just enough hops to balance the complex. It stands alone, and I like it.
May 06, 2019
Reviewed by hman43 from North Carolina
3.57/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Look: It pours golden with a white head. Head retention is moderate.
Smell: It has a honey and flower aroma to it. It has a spring type flowery aroma that doesn't have one distinct aroma. The overall smell is quite sweet.
Taste: It has a sweet, herbal type flavor to it. There is a bit on honey in the taste. The sweetness is of the floral variety without being able to pin anything specific down. The is some honey and oats in the taste as well.
Feel: It has a fairly light feel to is and it finishes sweet.
Overall, the combination of flavors is no distinct and the balance doesn't quite work for me overall. Overall, the flavors are a bit complex, but do not quite work in a way that provides balance.
Jun 02, 2018Smell: It has a honey and flower aroma to it. It has a spring type flowery aroma that doesn't have one distinct aroma. The overall smell is quite sweet.
Taste: It has a sweet, herbal type flavor to it. There is a bit on honey in the taste. The sweetness is of the floral variety without being able to pin anything specific down. The is some honey and oats in the taste as well.
Feel: It has a fairly light feel to is and it finishes sweet.
Overall, the combination of flavors is no distinct and the balance doesn't quite work for me overall. Overall, the flavors are a bit complex, but do not quite work in a way that provides balance.
Reviewed by chinchill from South Carolina
3.39/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.39/5 rDev -6.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Undated 12 oz can of Benford "Irish Honey Ale".
Appearance: clear copper body with a thin head that has limited retention and leaves scant lacing.
Smell: yeasty bread with honey and a hint of soft ripe fruits.
Taste: Moderate strength; bready, yeasty and fruity with hints of dark honey Low bitterness increases in the finish. ABV seems higher than 5.1%
Mouthfeel: Medium body. Near medium carbonation. Dry finish.
Overall: OK, but much closer to an Irish Red than, as listed on BA, an Amer. Blonde.
May 16, 2016Appearance: clear copper body with a thin head that has limited retention and leaves scant lacing.
Smell: yeasty bread with honey and a hint of soft ripe fruits.
Taste: Moderate strength; bready, yeasty and fruity with hints of dark honey Low bitterness increases in the finish. ABV seems higher than 5.1%
Mouthfeel: Medium body. Near medium carbonation. Dry finish.
Overall: OK, but much closer to an Irish Red than, as listed on BA, an Amer. Blonde.
Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
3.35/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.35/5 rDev -7.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12 ounce can - $1.99 at Total Wine & More in Greenville, South Carolina.
Appearance: Deep gold appearance, clear and with a half-inch layer of loose white suds.
Smell: A little implied honey, a little breadiness and a very little hint of fruitiness.
Taste: A soft, light breadiness mingled with a sweetish honey character with a little hint of waxed lips. Scantly estery. Very low hop character and bitterness. Gently drying finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation.
Overall: So-so.
Apr 23, 2016Appearance: Deep gold appearance, clear and with a half-inch layer of loose white suds.
Smell: A little implied honey, a little breadiness and a very little hint of fruitiness.
Taste: A soft, light breadiness mingled with a sweetish honey character with a little hint of waxed lips. Scantly estery. Very low hop character and bitterness. Gently drying finish.
Mouthfeel: Medium-light body. Medium carbonation.
Overall: So-so.
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