Golden Honey Ale
Wolf Brewing Company
- From:
- Wolf Brewing Company
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #410 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 81
Ranked #35,459 - Avg:
- 3.39 | pDev: 11.21%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 10
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- May 05, 2023
- Added:
- Oct 07, 2006
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
SCORE
81
Good
81
Good
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Reviewed by LampertLand from Canada (BC)
3.89/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.89/5 rDev +14.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Wolf Brewing 'Golden Honey Ale' @ 5.0% , sampled on tap at IBF'12 , a 650 ml bottle & now from a 473 ml can
A-pour is gold from the tap/bottle/can to a dark gold in the glass with a small white head leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the sampler/pint
S-BC's own honey malts with citrus in the background
T-easy drinking the honey flavor is there , not strong
MF-smooth , bit sweet , medium body , mild carbonation
Ov-drinkable , give it a go as this isn't Fat Cat Brewing anymore , it's Wolf Brewing !!
prost LampertLand
Jun 11, 2022A-pour is gold from the tap/bottle/can to a dark gold in the glass with a small white head leaving a fine spotty lace ring along the sampler/pint
S-BC's own honey malts with citrus in the background
T-easy drinking the honey flavor is there , not strong
MF-smooth , bit sweet , medium body , mild carbonation
Ov-drinkable , give it a go as this isn't Fat Cat Brewing anymore , it's Wolf Brewing !!
prost LampertLand
Reviewed by ZachT from Canada (BC)
3.61/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.61/5 rDev +6.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Dark gold, think white head, decent lacing
S: Honey, pale malt, subtle bread crust/toast notes
T: Honey, biscuity, slightly sweet with just enough bitterness to keep it balanced
F: Medium-light body, good carbonation, with a slightly sweet finish
O: Above average honey ale, nice honey notes with a good balanced sweetness, very easy drinking
Aug 01, 2015S: Honey, pale malt, subtle bread crust/toast notes
T: Honey, biscuity, slightly sweet with just enough bitterness to keep it balanced
F: Medium-light body, good carbonation, with a slightly sweet finish
O: Above average honey ale, nice honey notes with a good balanced sweetness, very easy drinking
Reviewed by BashOnABike from Canada (AB)
3.27/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.27/5 rDev -3.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Served in 4oz taster @ The Island Beer Fest, Club 919
A: Pilsner-golden, light, nice clean lacing, small retent. frothy head
S: Bready, almost shortbread, bit of yeast, little hop and honey in back
T: Shortbread, yeast, hop, floral after
M: Very light, creamy for PA, pretty basic
O: Would be a good chuggable (as the advert states), but overall not that impressive. I do like the yeast/malt the brewery uses, though, which is more prominent in their Blacktail Porter.
Feb 27, 2012A: Pilsner-golden, light, nice clean lacing, small retent. frothy head
S: Bready, almost shortbread, bit of yeast, little hop and honey in back
T: Shortbread, yeast, hop, floral after
M: Very light, creamy for PA, pretty basic
O: Would be a good chuggable (as the advert states), but overall not that impressive. I do like the yeast/malt the brewery uses, though, which is more prominent in their Blacktail Porter.
Reviewed by IllNate from Canada (BC)
3.45/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Purchased at the brewery and beer was treated very well on the journey to my fridge.
A - Clear gold in color. Finger of white fizzy head, that subsides quickly. Moderate retention.
S - Pale malt with slight citrus and honey aroma.
T - Pretty darn decent. Honey is actually coming through which is somewhat rare when honey is added. Light malt base with a citrus and honey component. Bit of a harsh aftertaste, but still a decent beer.
M - Light in body, bit fizzy in the mouth as well.
D - Decent.
Feb 23, 2011A - Clear gold in color. Finger of white fizzy head, that subsides quickly. Moderate retention.
S - Pale malt with slight citrus and honey aroma.
T - Pretty darn decent. Honey is actually coming through which is somewhat rare when honey is added. Light malt base with a citrus and honey component. Bit of a harsh aftertaste, but still a decent beer.
M - Light in body, bit fizzy in the mouth as well.
D - Decent.
Reviewed by pootz from Canada (ON)
2.65/5 rDev -21.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.65/5 rDev -21.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
650ml bomber from a BIF :
Poured a dark gold with a smallish cap that didn't last well.
Aromas are a tad flat, mostly grains sweetness and some must.
Flavor is malty-sweet, some floral a bit of grass and a wet malty sweet finish.
Not really my type of honey beer but I suspect this sample was on the shelf a while.
Jun 11, 2010Poured a dark gold with a smallish cap that didn't last well.
Aromas are a tad flat, mostly grains sweetness and some must.
Flavor is malty-sweet, some floral a bit of grass and a wet malty sweet finish.
Not really my type of honey beer but I suspect this sample was on the shelf a while.
Reviewed by crwills from Canada (ON)
2.73/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.73/5 rDev -19.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
I didn't really enjoy this one, although it's the first beer I've had from this brewery so I'm glad I got to try it. Overly sweet for my liking, with some off flavours (cardboard and maybe a bit of DMS) that did not mix well with the honey elements. As it warms up, it gets a little more mead-like (think Trafalgar meads), which is OK. But definitely not a drinkable beer.
Dec 02, 2007
Reviewed by Viggo from Canada (ON)
3.63/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
3.63/5 rDev +7.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Once again thanks to either Paul or Harry for this one, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Fat Cat.
Pours a hazy amber, medium sized white head forms, some decent lacing, settles to a thin layer. Smell is grassy, honey, cereal graininess, quite malty, some light floral, interesting. Taste is corn and grain, honey, grass, dry floral, light citrus, not much going on but I like it. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with low to medium carbonation, pretty drinkable. THanks!
Nov 19, 2007Pours a hazy amber, medium sized white head forms, some decent lacing, settles to a thin layer. Smell is grassy, honey, cereal graininess, quite malty, some light floral, interesting. Taste is corn and grain, honey, grass, dry floral, light citrus, not much going on but I like it. Mouthfeel is light to medium bodied with low to medium carbonation, pretty drinkable. THanks!
Reviewed by Derek from Canada (BC)
3.06/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -9.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
A: Dirty straw, white head, some retention & lace.
S: Citrus rind/marmalade, honey, cider.
T: Honey, grainy biscuits, slight earthyness & sweetness.
M: Light to moderate body & carbonation.
D: Very approachable, but not very enticing.
I'm not sure who the target consumer is?
Nov 14, 2007S: Citrus rind/marmalade, honey, cider.
T: Honey, grainy biscuits, slight earthyness & sweetness.
M: Light to moderate body & carbonation.
D: Very approachable, but not very enticing.
I'm not sure who the target consumer is?
Reviewed by Sammy from Canada (ON)
3.57/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.57/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Mike and Jason for bringing. Honey colour with big head. Above average carbonation and medium mouthfeel. Pleasant honey aroma, like a mead. Modest (English?) hops and faint bitterness. Not bad but not too special either. Just another honey beer, and decent for that sort of offering.
Nov 11, 2007Reviewed by BDTyre from Canada (BC)
3.98/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.98/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Golden colour with copper tinges to it. Lighter than expected, but not too much. This is probably due to the presence of honey.
Not an unpleasant smell; fairly standard. Decent blend of pale malts and some hops, with an uncertain honey character to it. Not very strong.
Sweet malty taste. No detectable hop presence. Honey in the background, and it blends very well with the malts. Lacks the harshness I find in some pale ales. The flavours mix well and the honey neither overpowers the malts nor completely disappears. Rather, they compliment each other well.
Decent carbonation, sometimes a little much. The pleasant flavour however, makes for a very drinkable beer.
Oct 07, 2006Not an unpleasant smell; fairly standard. Decent blend of pale malts and some hops, with an uncertain honey character to it. Not very strong.
Sweet malty taste. No detectable hop presence. Honey in the background, and it blends very well with the malts. Lacks the harshness I find in some pale ales. The flavours mix well and the honey neither overpowers the malts nor completely disappears. Rather, they compliment each other well.
Decent carbonation, sometimes a little much. The pleasant flavour however, makes for a very drinkable beer.
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