Navigator Golden Ale
Barley Creek Brewing Company
- From:
- Barley Creek Brewing Company
- Pennsylvania, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 74
- Avg:
- 3.11 | pDev: 17.04%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 26
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Nov 23, 2022
- Added:
- Apr 26, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
SCORE
74
Okay
74
Okay
One of our most popular brews, Navigator Golden Ale has a crisp, clean, nicely balanced flavor. We serve our Navigator a little colder than normal and give it a moderate carbonation for just the right finish. Navigator is the perfect brew to tame the fire in some of your favorite spicy foods. Try it with our Firehouse Chili or our award-winning hot wings.
Flavor: Crisp, light flavor, minimum hops, citrus finish
Malts: Pale, Crystal
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Pilgrim
Bitterness Units: 24
Flavor: Crisp, light flavor, minimum hops, citrus finish
Malts: Pale, Crystal
Hops: East Kent Goldings, Pilgrim
Bitterness Units: 24
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Reviewed by DRyan from Texas
2.99/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
2.99/5 rDev -3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a Jester King tulip at 50 degrees
Full review at http://lownobudgetreviews.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/barley-creek-brewing-company-tannersville-pa-navigator-angler-and-antler/ (Ryan's Reviews)
NAVIGATOR comes out of the bottle a mix of gold and copper that is truly beautiful to look at and just LOOKS refreshing. A vigorous pours yields a pretty light head of bright white, rather large bubbles that fade away quickly. Taking it to my nose, I get a slight Hefeweizen like scent to NAVIGATOR; it’s got some banana notes and an overall mild bouquet.
On the palate, NAVIGATOR starts somewhat sweet, but not overly so, and ends slightly bitter. It has a mild spice to it, and a Belgian undertone to the essence it brings. NAVIGATOR is not a tripel, but it is in the neighborhood… it’s almost like a tripel-light! It’s very light, and refreshing, and would make a good summer-outside-on-a-hot-day kind of beer. To add to this nice hot day note is the mouthfeel of the beer: NAVIGATOR is rich and slightly velvety without moving into being thick or heavy.
I enjoyed NAVIGATOR, especially for a style that is not one of my favorites. Golden Ales are hit or miss for me; too many end up as an overpriced version of Budweiser, but NAVIGATOR is much more like a Belgian beer’s little brother. NAVIGATOR is great way to get a bit of the Belgian style without getting into the high ABV that a standard tripel normally packs, and on a hot day I take it hands down over the average American Adjunct Lager any day of the week. Of course, I’d also take water over AAL any day of the week, but you get my point…
May 15, 2013Full review at http://lownobudgetreviews.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/barley-creek-brewing-company-tannersville-pa-navigator-angler-and-antler/ (Ryan's Reviews)
NAVIGATOR comes out of the bottle a mix of gold and copper that is truly beautiful to look at and just LOOKS refreshing. A vigorous pours yields a pretty light head of bright white, rather large bubbles that fade away quickly. Taking it to my nose, I get a slight Hefeweizen like scent to NAVIGATOR; it’s got some banana notes and an overall mild bouquet.
On the palate, NAVIGATOR starts somewhat sweet, but not overly so, and ends slightly bitter. It has a mild spice to it, and a Belgian undertone to the essence it brings. NAVIGATOR is not a tripel, but it is in the neighborhood… it’s almost like a tripel-light! It’s very light, and refreshing, and would make a good summer-outside-on-a-hot-day kind of beer. To add to this nice hot day note is the mouthfeel of the beer: NAVIGATOR is rich and slightly velvety without moving into being thick or heavy.
I enjoyed NAVIGATOR, especially for a style that is not one of my favorites. Golden Ales are hit or miss for me; too many end up as an overpriced version of Budweiser, but NAVIGATOR is much more like a Belgian beer’s little brother. NAVIGATOR is great way to get a bit of the Belgian style without getting into the high ABV that a standard tripel normally packs, and on a hot day I take it hands down over the average American Adjunct Lager any day of the week. Of course, I’d also take water over AAL any day of the week, but you get my point…
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