Permutation Series #54: Blonde Ale
Trillium Brewing Company
- From:
- Trillium Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.4%
- Score:
- 85
- Avg:
- 3.77 | pDev: 9.28%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Jan 13, 2019
- Added:
- Jul 12, 2018
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 6
SCORE
85
Very Good
85
Very Good
Permutation is our experimental series of small batch offerings, showcasing the unique visions and innovative concepts developed by our brewing and cellar crew.
Number 54 is a lighter offering - a blonde ale brewed with pilsner and honey malt. The beer pours a slightly hazy, pale straw color with pleasant crackery notes of honey on the nose. Flavors of lemon peel and toasted wheat overlay a slightly herbaceous quality. Overall, an extremely crisp and refreshing entry in the Permutation serious that is perfect for those in search of something easy-drinking.
MALT: Pilsner Malt, Honey Malt
HOPS: CTZ
Number 54 is a lighter offering - a blonde ale brewed with pilsner and honey malt. The beer pours a slightly hazy, pale straw color with pleasant crackery notes of honey on the nose. Flavors of lemon peel and toasted wheat overlay a slightly herbaceous quality. Overall, an extremely crisp and refreshing entry in the Permutation serious that is perfect for those in search of something easy-drinking.
MALT: Pilsner Malt, Honey Malt
HOPS: CTZ
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Reviewed by agreenman19 from Connecticut
3.86/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.86/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
L - pours a dark gold with a very sparse-looking head. Surprised it's as tall as it is and lasts as long as it does. Moderate haze, clear by Trillium standards.
S - tart berries and coriander. Smells more like a sour than a blonde! Lots of oats.
T - lemon and orange zest. Hollow, topical flavor. More berries and then the pilsner malt comes in. Insanely crisp and drinkable.
F - very light and fluffy with a larger-than-life body. Full and boisterous like a peacock. There's obviously not much substance behind it all, but it makes a valiant effort for its ABV.
O - it's a blond ale. It's solid with tight, taught flavors and easy-drinking for sure. A little too wheat-heavy which can give it a bit of a diacetyl effect not helped by the orange, but solid all the same.
Dec 04, 2018S - tart berries and coriander. Smells more like a sour than a blonde! Lots of oats.
T - lemon and orange zest. Hollow, topical flavor. More berries and then the pilsner malt comes in. Insanely crisp and drinkable.
F - very light and fluffy with a larger-than-life body. Full and boisterous like a peacock. There's obviously not much substance behind it all, but it makes a valiant effort for its ABV.
O - it's a blond ale. It's solid with tight, taught flavors and easy-drinking for sure. A little too wheat-heavy which can give it a bit of a diacetyl effect not helped by the orange, but solid all the same.
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