Hometown Blonde
New Glarus Brewing Company

 

Bottle reads 'L200'; consumed on 2/26/21

Pours a crystal-clear, dark honey-gold body, sporting consistent effervescence and topped with just over a finger of dense, fluffy, slightly off-white foam; decent head retention leaves a spotty curtain of cap, moderate, creamy collar, and chunky rings of lacing holding firmly to the walls of the glass.

Aroma opens with vague mossy tones against fresh baked white bread feeding into snappy lemon and hints of cracked black pepper appearing over the middle; floral hops peak into the back end of the bouquet as a sensation of fuzzy peach phases into more robust bread crust balanced by touches of honey through the close.

Taste offers a more herbal nuance upfront, showing dried grass and moss backed with a cleansing minerality before toasted bread crusts rise to prominence; a tinge of lager yeast and biscuit appear over the mid-palate, while straw, flaky malts, and grass resume alongside bittersweet honeysuckle into the finish.

Mouthfeel brings a light body counterbalanced by a nearly full, spritzy carbonation, dissipating with a mild grit and flaky yeast texture over the mid-palate; a wisp of bitterness lightly contrasts a minor twang through the back end as firm, flaky malts see a peaking, moderately dry crispness through the finish.

Showcasing a clean balance humbled with well-tempered and flavorful edges, this pilsner rides a supremely diverse character display throughout for an incredibly sessionable and gratifying take on the style.

 

 

 

 

 

Appearance: Pours fairly clear and goldenstraw colored, the head building to two fingers; good stickage and plenty of squiggly lace

Smell: Cakey and grassy, with a hint of lemon

Taste: A bit of a lemon pound cake character, up front, with a grassy tone developing, through the middle; the finish is sweeter than expected for the style; perhaps some diacetyl is generating the pound cake aspect

Mouthfeel: Light to medium body with moderate carbonation

Overall: Despite the sweetness, this was an enjoyable quaff

Thanks, Virby44, for the opportunity

12 oz bottle poured into nonic pint.

A: Nice small white small bubbled head. Body is a crystal clear yellow gold.

S: Light roasted malts, a little light bread, and a little corn.

T: Tastes like a regular macro beer, some light maltiness some corn very clean and light.

M: Crisp clean and very light but not watery.

O: This beer isn't bad, but it's not like New Glarus is reinventing the wheel. Budweiser, Miller, and, Coors do the same beer and they aren't bad. Just a clean light beer.

 

A - Pale gold, clear, with a huge blizzard of carbonation bubbles, and a fat white head and some ropy lacing.

S - A bright herbal note, grass and tea, floral highlights and a hint of clove honey sweetness.

T - Bright open follows the nose, grassy and spicy hops in the open, a bit of earthiness, followed by a powerful honey note, again suggesting clove honey, and a brisk, mildly bitter close.

M - Slightly prickly, strongly carbonated open, and a mildly dry close.

O - Super clean, crisp, smart take on the Pilsener. The result is both drinkable and nuanced, offering traditional touchstones and a lovely brightness that wins over this Pilsener skeptic.

Acquired from the brewer. A six-hop variety (Hallertau, Saaz, Saphir, Styrian Goldings, Spalt, and Strisselspalt) with Breiss malts.

Pours a very clean, slightly hazy golden blonde color. The head is gorgeous and huge, 4 fingers, lots of puffy cloud stuff, and tons of lace destroying the glass after it recedes, leaving a dome in the middle.

Very crisp, clean pilsner malt; grass, straw, and grain. This is what I imagine a clean German Stable would smell like.

This could possibly be the most drinkable beer ever. I keep wanting to chug it. It's so clean, so refreshing, so...ahhhh. Some slivers of straw and saaz hop on the finish, but mostly bready grain and light buttered cabbage (not a flaw) throughout the whole taste. Dan did great on this one.

Feel is nothing short of remarkable. Like I said it's so drinkable. Crisp, clean, refreshing, easy.

Overall the ultimate session beer if you're into Czech inspired lagers. I doubt you'll be able to, but pick this one up if you can ever find it.

 

 

Great clean crisp beer. Fantastic from start to finish.

 

Sparkling light gold with a very large, fluffy white foam that settles in lumps leaving fuzzy arms of lace.

Smell is simple but refined and really nice--corn, grassy hops, freshly baked white buns and a hint of Werther's, all very well integrated within each other.

Taste is sweet white baked buns with sweet corn and semi-bitter, grassy, herbal hops.

Neutral and clean but exceptionally drinkable, Hometown Blonde is crisp with a semi-wet finish.

This is so amazingly well made, it's reminding me of Mary.