Honey Ale
Gray Brewing Company
- From:
- Gray Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 71
- Avg:
- 2.95 | pDev: 20.68%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 46
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Feb 03, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 11, 2003
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 7
SCORE
71
Okay
71
Okay
Wisconsin’s original honey beer. Gray’s Honey Ale is brewed using locally harvested honey and brewed in small batches to insure exacting flavor and freshness. The generous amount of honey is evident in the unique refreshing flavor and extraordinary aroma.
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Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin
2.53/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.53/5 rDev -14.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
L - Pale yellow. Clear and bubbly. Short, white, non-persistent head.
S - Sweet, pale malts. Grain.
T - Light pale malts and honey. Actually pretty dry.
F - Medium-light.
O - Less sweet than I expected. Not a great deal of character, but light and drinkable.
Feb 03, 2019S - Sweet, pale malts. Grain.
T - Light pale malts and honey. Actually pretty dry.
F - Medium-light.
O - Less sweet than I expected. Not a great deal of character, but light and drinkable.
Reviewed by drpimento from Wisconsin
2.67/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
2.67/5 rDev -9.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
I remember when this first came out and won a Gold along with their Oatmeal Stout in GABF in Denver at the same time. I rated this and the review got lost. Anyway, this beer is nothing like what it used to be, which was clean, crisp, subtle and a true pleasure. Now, it's soft, thin, overstated and totally forgettable. A pity.
Jul 26, 2016
Rated by paradigmsagree from Wisconsin
4.88/5 rDev +65.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.88/5 rDev +65.4%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
It's a great beer to have with a burger with bbq sauce. Awesome taste combination.
Jul 11, 2016
Reviewed by vette2006c5r from Minnesota
3.07/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.07/5 rDev +4.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Honey ale pours a golden color with a small head. There are big adjunct flavors, with some nice hints of fresh honey. Overall, you get the honey flavors, and they are good, but its a poor and weak base.
Mar 18, 2015
Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado
3.71/5 rDev +25.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +25.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
whats up with the low score here? a fresh blonde honey beer with a huge floral honey nose, clover and wild flowers, but not all that sweet in the taste. maybe a little overly malty on the front end, not that its sweet or heavy, but that it loses some of the delicate feel that the nose has, really summery and alive. the malt weighs it down a bit, as does the lack of carbonation, but the beer tastes really nice, and at under 5% abv is extremely sessionable. bold honey flavors, raw and waxy almost, really vibrant. i would scale the grain back just a little bit and ramp up the carbonation, and this thing would really sing. still, a nice refreshing summer brew that features the honey really well. sometimes when yeast eats honey theres a weird common flavor that i never really like in the finish, but the honey remains true in this one, and the finish is great.
Oct 17, 2014
Reviewed by Lemke10 from Wisconsin
2.87/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.87/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
This pours a clear, pale amber color with a slight, white head. There isn’t much to the scent other than some hints of grain and honey. The taste is fairly average but does have a decent honey taste that is better than Leinenkugel’s Honey Weiss. The texture is pretty watery with very little carbonation. Clean and refreshing, but nothing mind blowing.
Mar 11, 2013
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