Golden Ale
Boathouse Brothers Brewing Company
- From:
- Boathouse Brothers Brewing Company
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- Belgian Pale Ale
- ABV:
- 5.8%
- Score:
- +9 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.24 | pDev: 0%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 1
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Apr 21, 2020
- Added:
- Apr 15, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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Light copper in color. Plenty of complexity in the malt bill and a blend of Magnum, Centennial, Willamette & Amarillo hops.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by MNAle from Minnesota
3.24/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.24/5 rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
It is a clear reddish golden amber with a nice upward shower of bubbles under a 1/2 inch+ off-white creamy-appearing head, which recedes fairly quickly leaving sparse, disconnected lacing; in a few minutes, it is a thin cap of soapy bubbles. Other than the fading head the beer itself looks really good. (Although, in fairly short order - another 10 minutes or so - it has no head, no ring, no cap, no lacing at all.)
Very weak aroma, bread, slight floral and very slight spice. Sweet malts. Caramel. The aroma is quite weak, though.
Taste is like a hay barn - dried grass and earthy, perhaps even musty. What happened to the caramel, bread, and floral from the aroma?
It starts smooth and mild, with the hay and earthy flavors, and transitions to a moderately bitter finish and aftertaste. The bitterness and earthiness lingers into the aftertaste. The finish starts semi-sweet, but then ends pretty dry on the tongue as all but the bitter earthy flavors fade, with a middling astringency lingering in the back of the mouth.
The mouth feel has modest body with little contribution from the carbonation (despite the visible bubbles).
Overall, this beer is not hard to drink. The brewer calls it a "Belgian Strong Ale" but, at 5.8% ABV, it is not strong. (I entered it into the database as a Belgian Pale Ale, based on the ABV.) Rating to personal preference, I can enjoy it for what it is. Rating it to style? The style description (and beers in the database) indicate this is a widely variable style, but even so, it seems a bit off the mark. Or, maybe it is just a mediocre Belgian ale. I could enjoy this with company at the pub. It has an earthy mustiness and balancing bitterness that makes it good for mindless social drinking.
Apr 21, 2020Very weak aroma, bread, slight floral and very slight spice. Sweet malts. Caramel. The aroma is quite weak, though.
Taste is like a hay barn - dried grass and earthy, perhaps even musty. What happened to the caramel, bread, and floral from the aroma?
It starts smooth and mild, with the hay and earthy flavors, and transitions to a moderately bitter finish and aftertaste. The bitterness and earthiness lingers into the aftertaste. The finish starts semi-sweet, but then ends pretty dry on the tongue as all but the bitter earthy flavors fade, with a middling astringency lingering in the back of the mouth.
The mouth feel has modest body with little contribution from the carbonation (despite the visible bubbles).
Overall, this beer is not hard to drink. The brewer calls it a "Belgian Strong Ale" but, at 5.8% ABV, it is not strong. (I entered it into the database as a Belgian Pale Ale, based on the ABV.) Rating to personal preference, I can enjoy it for what it is. Rating it to style? The style description (and beers in the database) indicate this is a widely variable style, but even so, it seems a bit off the mark. Or, maybe it is just a mediocre Belgian ale. I could enjoy this with company at the pub. It has an earthy mustiness and balancing bitterness that makes it good for mindless social drinking.
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