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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 illidurit:
Reviewed by illidurit from California
3.63/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.63/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
On tap at 515 in Santa Cruz. Poured into a pilsener glass. Clear gold color with a slight orange tint. Nice frothy white head that lasts awhile. Aroma is sweet with grains and a clear honey note. Flavor is honey, pale malts, and grain up front before finishing nutty and slightly grassy. Well integrated flavor, very smooth and crisp. Drinkability is off the charts. Good beer if you're not looking for a ton of complexity.
Nov 20, 2009More 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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