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Avocado Honey Ale
Island Brewing Company
- From:
- Island Brewing Company
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.3%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 12.68%
- Reviews:
- 9
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Nov 25, 2020
- Added:
- Oct 01, 2006
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 5
SCORE
82
Good
82
Good
Brewed with Avocado Blossom Honey
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Ratings by UCLABrewN84:
Reviewed by UCLABrewN84 from California
3.55/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.55/5 rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Thanks to Skuter for sharing this one at jmgrub's tasting.
2012 vintage.
Pours a clear dark orange with a foamy orange-tan head that settles to wisps film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, and some honey aromas. Taste is much the same with a grassy finish. There is a mild bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is drinkable but nothing all that memorable.
Oct 07, 20122012 vintage.
Pours a clear dark orange with a foamy orange-tan head that settles to wisps film on top of the beer. Small dots of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, and some honey aromas. Taste is much the same with a grassy finish. There is a mild bitterness on the palate with each sip. This beer has a good level of carbonation with a crisp mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty good beer that is drinkable but nothing all that memorable.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by flagmantho from Washington
3.56/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Poured from 12oz can into my BeerAdvocate teku.
Appearance: good golden hue with a bit of haze, some apparent effervescence and a thin finger of frothy ivory foam atop. The color is rich and beautiful.
Smell: rather nutty and biscuity, and just a bit sweet. It's not bad, but perhaps a bit sweet for my taste.
Taste: whoa, quite a lot of sweet honey flavor right up front. It definitely has a very; oh, it's hard to say, but ... wildflower, perhaps, character to it. It's smooth, and the honey portion is nice, but there's not a ton of complexity here.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a mild carbonation and a pretty smooth texture despite that. Not bad.
Overall: this is not a bad beer, especially by the standards of blonde ales. It is a bit one-dimensional, but that one dimension is pretty well-done.
Nov 25, 2020Appearance: good golden hue with a bit of haze, some apparent effervescence and a thin finger of frothy ivory foam atop. The color is rich and beautiful.
Smell: rather nutty and biscuity, and just a bit sweet. It's not bad, but perhaps a bit sweet for my taste.
Taste: whoa, quite a lot of sweet honey flavor right up front. It definitely has a very; oh, it's hard to say, but ... wildflower, perhaps, character to it. It's smooth, and the honey portion is nice, but there's not a ton of complexity here.
Mouthfeel: medium body with a mild carbonation and a pretty smooth texture despite that. Not bad.
Overall: this is not a bad beer, especially by the standards of blonde ales. It is a bit one-dimensional, but that one dimension is pretty well-done.
Reviewed by CraftBeerRunner from California
3.99/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +12.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I really liked this beer. Despite the gimmicky theme, could really taste the avocado/honey (or was it palcebo..?) enjoyed at Barrel House 101, Ventura Beach, CA, May 2016
May 28, 2016
Avocado Honey Ale from Island Brewing Company
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
31 ratings
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