North Pond Blonde
Oakholm Brewing Company
- From:
- Oakholm Brewing Company
- Massachusetts, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- +7 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.08 | pDev: 21.75%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 22, 2022
- Added:
- Jun 17, 2020
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
NO SCORE
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A blonde ale bursting with citrus flavor and aroma.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by smcolw from Massachusetts
4.03/5 rDev +30.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.03/5 rDev +30.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Straw colored with a green hue. Mild chill haze. Moderate steady head which recedes slowly in a lumpy fashion. There's some initial streaks on the glass but by the time I've gone through a third of the 16-ounce glass, there's no remaining lacing.
Predictably mild aroma of barely malted barley, but no raw grain smells. No notable hop.
The first noteworthy element is a distinctly bitter bite to the swallow...surprising. Secondly, the body is fuller than expected but still within the styles lighter parameters. Thirdly, the pale malt, while muted, does hold up throughout the tasting. The aftertaste leans to fresh tilled soil. Overall, one of the better Blondes I've had.
Oct 22, 2022Predictably mild aroma of barely malted barley, but no raw grain smells. No notable hop.
The first noteworthy element is a distinctly bitter bite to the swallow...surprising. Secondly, the body is fuller than expected but still within the styles lighter parameters. Thirdly, the pale malt, while muted, does hold up throughout the tasting. The aftertaste leans to fresh tilled soil. Overall, one of the better Blondes I've had.
Reviewed by rudzud from Massachusetts
2.61/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.61/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
Picked up a can of this at the brewer and shared with JLindros.
A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a hazy golden hue with a with a thin white head that fades to leave light lacing and a thin blanket.
S - Aromas of...oof. I get tons of pond scum and like...slimy fish scales. Like, not raw fish but fish reeled in from a pond that's all scummy. Dank onions, vegative hops. But this really does smell like stagnant water and maybe some dish soap. Smells like an old aquarium!
T - Taste is better than the nose but not that good. Quite biscuity and crackery, some light malts and sweetness. Flashes of citrus peel and lemon zest. The finish has tons of vegative notes though and flashes of dishwater. The citrus is pleasant as is the cracker elements.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, decent body, but quite astringent.
O - Overall this was an utterly terrible beer. It missed the mark both stylically and hop/malt wise .The nose was terrible and the taste was only marginally better. This was an absolute shame.
Serving Type: Can
Jun 20, 2020A - Poured into a Kate the Great tulip a hazy golden hue with a with a thin white head that fades to leave light lacing and a thin blanket.
S - Aromas of...oof. I get tons of pond scum and like...slimy fish scales. Like, not raw fish but fish reeled in from a pond that's all scummy. Dank onions, vegative hops. But this really does smell like stagnant water and maybe some dish soap. Smells like an old aquarium!
T - Taste is better than the nose but not that good. Quite biscuity and crackery, some light malts and sweetness. Flashes of citrus peel and lemon zest. The finish has tons of vegative notes though and flashes of dishwater. The citrus is pleasant as is the cracker elements.
M - Mouthfeel is lightly carbonated, decent body, but quite astringent.
O - Overall this was an utterly terrible beer. It missed the mark both stylically and hop/malt wise .The nose was terrible and the taste was only marginally better. This was an absolute shame.
Serving Type: Can
Reviewed by jlindros from Massachusetts
2.61/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
2.61/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2
Thanks to rudzud, picked up today
Pours a med foamy frothy head with sticky lacing, very hazy med orange gold color
Nose brings some doughy malt and yeast, as well as NEIPA like citrus hops, then a bit of a weird fishy soapy character, then dank onion grassy thing, dish water is really what I'd call it
Taste brings light blond malt, a bit yeasty, slick like possibly diacetyl buttery note, a bit more dish water thing, lighter bitterness, weird grassy hay like character, biscuits and even gravy like note, dry finish a bit astringent and lingering bitterness
Mouth is med bod, med lighter carb, astringent
Overall this was quite bad, the first couple beers I had from them were good, so this is too bad
Jun 20, 2020Pours a med foamy frothy head with sticky lacing, very hazy med orange gold color
Nose brings some doughy malt and yeast, as well as NEIPA like citrus hops, then a bit of a weird fishy soapy character, then dank onion grassy thing, dish water is really what I'd call it
Taste brings light blond malt, a bit yeasty, slick like possibly diacetyl buttery note, a bit more dish water thing, lighter bitterness, weird grassy hay like character, biscuits and even gravy like note, dry finish a bit astringent and lingering bitterness
Mouth is med bod, med lighter carb, astringent
Overall this was quite bad, the first couple beers I had from them were good, so this is too bad
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