Wednesday 7 September 2016

True Blonde Ale

Brewery: Ska Brewing
Supplier: Brewdog Dundee Bottledog

This is another from Ska brewing, this one being one of their flagship pale ales and made with honey gathered from bees local to the breweries town of Durango - supplied by a company called Honeyville. I served this chilled.
Appearance: Pale yellow, thin when held to the light. The head is pure white and quite large, but thins.
Aroma: Typical beer yeast notes with some resin and iron notes.
Flavour: Quite a simple pale note, leading into a slight green hoppy note and a hint of fruit. 
Body: Thin but not too thin, just the way a pale ale should be; very refreshing as well
Aftertaste: The afternote seems to fall into a more traditional British yeast note, with a little yeasty bitterness.

Overall: Therefore this gets a rating of 5, quite a nice simple pale, more like a British ale, though I couldn't detect any honey notes in it.

Price Range: £2.19 (usually £2.30) for a 330ml can; probably about right for what it is, I wouldn't go out my way for it, but I would be happy with it.

Food Pairings: Simple beer so a simple food - a toasted cheese sandwich.


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