Gunfighter Blonde
NightLife Brewing Company

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From:
NightLife Brewing Company
 
Florida, United States
Style:
Hefeweizen
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
+9 ratings needed
Avg:
3.4 | pDev: 0%
Ratings:
1 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Mar 20, 2019
Added:
Mar 20, 2019
Wants:
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Gots:
  0
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Reviewed by Beginner2 from Illinois

3.4/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
Hits the spot in humid South Florida, but does not hit more than a single. (I'm using the baseball metaphor because Nightlife just opened a taproom near the Marlins' stadium. And to Nightlife's credit, their offerings are supplemented by competitors' beers designated as "Home Team" which is Florida brewers and "Away Team" a handful of American standards.)

Had on tap at Biscayne Tavern in YVE Hotel where I was staying. Since I added this beer, I owe a tentative review.
Gunfighter Blonde Looks slightly below the standard hefe- in that it has the cloudiness, but not the billowy foam.
Smells lack that banana-fruit driven by the hefe- yeast.
Tastes are better, wheat cleanses the palate and fills the mouth softly enough for me to know this is, indeed, a hefe-.

Since this was my first from NightLife, I went on their website and offer a review of the brewer... and a general comment about Florida's fast-growing craft industry which I hope is fair. While Florida seemed like nearly a craft wasteland five years ago, it has opened more breweries than I can keep up with (and I've been actively pursuing them for over two weeks.) Obviously catering to the tourist trade (since that is an easier buck), there is a lot of sameness to the brewing and I find myself drinking more and enjoying it less.

Along comes Nightlife to prove my point. Judging a brewer from one beer only is not fair, but I have had this beer many times before. While we cannot expect Nightlife to match the yeast of the Bavarian masters, this Blonde needs to be better before discerning drinkers will have it twice. Florida needs more craft beer and less experiential and atmospheric beer.
Mar 20, 2019