Southern Ale
Hometown Brewing Co.
- From:
- Hometown Brewing Co.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Pale Wheat Beer
- ABV:
- 4.9%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.35 | pDev: 5.37%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Oct 06, 2018
- Added:
- Nov 03, 2017
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Jesterr44 from Canada (ON)
3.27/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.27/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Not expecting much, I ordered this on tap at a place which had nothing of interest to try. Turns out it was the best choice I could have made. It is what it is, pretty much a 'regular beer' light ale, but there were no unpleasant tastes, the mouthfeel was decent, and the malts provided a slightly sweet-sour taste which was better than expected.
Oct 06, 2018
Reviewed by thehyperduck from Canada (ON)
3.41/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.41/5 rDev +1.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
473 mL can from the LCBO; dated Oct 5 2017 and served slightly chilled. The label describes this as a Belgian ale crossed with an American wheat... but their website scraps the 'Belgian' aspect entirely in favour of the term 'light ale' (which is closer to what I was expecting this to be anyhow).
Pours relatively clear, highly effervescent golden-amber colour, with one finger of soapy white foam that fizzles off within sixty seconds. A thin collar is the only genuine remnant; there's no lace at all, and save for a few scant wisps, the surface is otherwise barren. The aroma is similarly unassuming; there's some doughy, bready pale malt and honey sweetness in there, as well as hints of indistinct orchard fruit esters - apple or pear, maybe? Boring, but inoffensive, which is sometimes the best you can hope for from this style.
The flavours don't vary much from the aroma - pale malts are the main focus, with a bready, doughy sweetness coming through alongside gritty, grainy wheat husk. Hints of orchard fruit are succeeded by a very weakly hoppy finish that includes a touch of grassy hay. Wheaty malt sweetness lingers briefly into the aftertaste before fading... and there's not much more to say about this one, folks. Light in body, with average carbonation that supplies a solid, crisp bite; a refreshing, simple, relatively light ale that no one can accuse of trying to do too much.
Final Grade: 3.41, a B-. Hometown's Southern Ale is about as basic as craft beer can get - not that there's anything inherently wrong with that. I'm starting to understand why the 'Belgian' reference was (presumably) scoured from their marketing copy: nothing about this beer strikes me as at all Belgian... it's just a basic, sessionable blonde/wheat ale. At least it's not too sweet, and while I would never dream of calling this an interesting beer, I also don't think I'd dismiss it as totally bland. It's fine for what it is, and about exactly what I'd expect from the flagship beer of a nanobrewery in Norfolk County.
Feb 07, 2018Pours relatively clear, highly effervescent golden-amber colour, with one finger of soapy white foam that fizzles off within sixty seconds. A thin collar is the only genuine remnant; there's no lace at all, and save for a few scant wisps, the surface is otherwise barren. The aroma is similarly unassuming; there's some doughy, bready pale malt and honey sweetness in there, as well as hints of indistinct orchard fruit esters - apple or pear, maybe? Boring, but inoffensive, which is sometimes the best you can hope for from this style.
The flavours don't vary much from the aroma - pale malts are the main focus, with a bready, doughy sweetness coming through alongside gritty, grainy wheat husk. Hints of orchard fruit are succeeded by a very weakly hoppy finish that includes a touch of grassy hay. Wheaty malt sweetness lingers briefly into the aftertaste before fading... and there's not much more to say about this one, folks. Light in body, with average carbonation that supplies a solid, crisp bite; a refreshing, simple, relatively light ale that no one can accuse of trying to do too much.
Final Grade: 3.41, a B-. Hometown's Southern Ale is about as basic as craft beer can get - not that there's anything inherently wrong with that. I'm starting to understand why the 'Belgian' reference was (presumably) scoured from their marketing copy: nothing about this beer strikes me as at all Belgian... it's just a basic, sessionable blonde/wheat ale. At least it's not too sweet, and while I would never dream of calling this an interesting beer, I also don't think I'd dismiss it as totally bland. It's fine for what it is, and about exactly what I'd expect from the flagship beer of a nanobrewery in Norfolk County.
Rated by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)
3.72/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +11%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Aug 18 2024
Dec 06, 2017
Reviewed by taxandbeerguy from Canada (ON)
3.17/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.17/5 rDev -5.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
473 ml can served cold into a tulip. Purchased from a LCBO for just under $3 CDN. Canned August 31, 2017.
Appearance - Mostly clear with slight amount of haze. Half finger of loose white head and modest retention.
Smell - Clean and quite grainy, not a lot of nose here with a subtle fruity (passion fruit?) note at the end. Smells more like a reasonably decent made pils more than anything else.
Taste - While not always apparent, generally with a advertisement of a sessionable Belgian ale with a sweet finish of an American wheat, i'd expect to see some semblance of both of those elements. I get a grainy flavored beer with a bit of creaminess, average sweetness and no Belgian funk, Brett or anything else that is Belgian.
Mouthfeel - Carbonation is about right, body is a touch heavy (although if that's the wheta kicking in that's fine). Body is middling and not super easy to drink.
Overall - Okay beer, but not really getting the Belgian and wheat influences other than possibly in the subtlest manner. Not bad but won't repeat (unless it's free).
Nov 18, 2017Appearance - Mostly clear with slight amount of haze. Half finger of loose white head and modest retention.
Smell - Clean and quite grainy, not a lot of nose here with a subtle fruity (passion fruit?) note at the end. Smells more like a reasonably decent made pils more than anything else.
Taste - While not always apparent, generally with a advertisement of a sessionable Belgian ale with a sweet finish of an American wheat, i'd expect to see some semblance of both of those elements. I get a grainy flavored beer with a bit of creaminess, average sweetness and no Belgian funk, Brett or anything else that is Belgian.
Mouthfeel - Carbonation is about right, body is a touch heavy (although if that's the wheta kicking in that's fine). Body is middling and not super easy to drink.
Overall - Okay beer, but not really getting the Belgian and wheat influences other than possibly in the subtlest manner. Not bad but won't repeat (unless it's free).
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