Dirty Blonde Ale - Atwater Block Brewery

semihobo

Michigan

1.5/5  rDev -50.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1

12 oz with no date, from a mix and match sixpack at Trader Joe's. Aside: did you know you can break up any sixpacks you want at Trader Joe's, cans, bottles, 4-packs, whatever, and they'll ring up each bottle at 1/6 the cost of the sixpack? Makes for pretty cheap singles selection.

Anyway, drinking more Michigan beer, I got this.

The appearance is a big warning sign ... head rose fast and died faster and was all large bubbles, like a soda. Huge bubbles are rising furiously, also soda-like. I hear fizzing. Ghostly pale yellow color, just slightly opaque, looks kinda like gray water. There's a "dirty blonde" woman on the bottle... she has the Tigers logo tattooed on her lower back, ugh. Hope she looks better than this beer.

Smell is sour wheat, corn, more funky than lemony. A little caramelized sugar.

I thought I smelled corn... is this beer really adjunct based? Did not see that one coming. Tastes like lemonade + adjuncts. Sour up front, heck sour the whole way through with a grainy finish. No hops whatsoever. Extremely watery.

Low carbonation, super lightweight mouthfeel. Finish is lingering unpleasant sourness.

Misses the style badly, not impressive when held to any standard much less your average APWA. About what I'd expect from Bud Light with Lemon. Glad I only bought one.

Serving type: bottle

10-14-2009 00:45:52 | More by semihobo

mcewesr

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-24-2013 17:02:39 | More by mcewesr

leftstagebrew

North Carolina

2.75/5  rDev -9.8%

05-16-2013 15:35:56 | More by leftstagebrew

WVbeergeek

Ohio

2.94/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3

Slightly hazed body, eggshell white head forms a cloudy three fingers worth with fine even lacing. Aroma has a nice sharp wheat and citrus combo with very mild spice additions, limited coriander which is usually a good thing for my palate. Flavor wise there's some biscuit bread dough layers with a very chalky yeast in the finish, slight hint of citrus peel and coriander with a relatively lackluster overall flavor. Carbonation is light, not much on the palate as far as textures go but still not a horrible beer, under 4.5% it's light and refreshing and keeps you wanting to experience the next sip. It has a trademark Atwater characteristic it misses the mark on the style and ends in a generic watered down version of a witbier, I appreciate it for what it is but can't really look at this as a beer I want to keep buying.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 16:23:54 | More by WVbeergeek

Mullinger1980

Ohio

3/5  rDev -1.6%

05-11-2013 10:55:01 | More by Mullinger1980

HardyA

Michigan

2.25/5  rDev -26.2%

04-16-2013 01:44:56 | More by HardyA

nebula1999

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +14.8%

04-14-2013 14:33:45 | More by nebula1999

spedprof

West Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +14.8%

04-08-2013 14:01:27 | More by spedprof

huddyball

New Hampshire

2.75/5  rDev -9.8%

04-05-2013 23:04:23 | More by huddyball

troynos

New Hampshire

4/5  rDev +31.1%

04-04-2013 12:58:34 | More by troynos

Kevin55

Michigan

3.5/5  rDev +14.8%

03-30-2013 06:32:25 | More by Kevin55

beerguy36

Tennessee

2.75/5  rDev -9.8%

03-17-2013 02:42:29 | More by beerguy36

tgavrilos

Illinois

4.75/5  rDev +55.7%

03-14-2013 20:08:48 | More by tgavrilos

SaisonRichBiere

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +6.6%

03-03-2013 17:30:45 | More by SaisonRichBiere

LizzyLeader

Pennsylvania

5/5  rDev +63.9%

02-20-2013 18:49:07 | More by LizzyLeader

Rons35

Michigan

3/5  rDev -1.6%

02-19-2013 23:07:01 | More by Rons35

KC9LDB

Illinois

4/5  rDev +31.1%

02-18-2013 21:30:04 | More by KC9LDB

Danielr26

Michigan

3.25/5  rDev +6.6%

02-18-2013 14:05:41 | More by Danielr26

FrankHammer

Michigan

2.75/5  rDev -9.8%

02-15-2013 18:24:54 | More by FrankHammer

tastymug

Ohio

2.75/5  rDev -9.8%

02-09-2013 22:45:34 | More by tastymug

BigJohnny

New Hampshire

2.25/5  rDev -26.2%

02-08-2013 23:06:48 | More by BigJohnny

DmanGTR

New York

3/5  rDev -1.6%

02-02-2013 17:58:32 | More by DmanGTR

Kerrie

Michigan

3/5  rDev -1.6%

01-31-2013 01:00:39 | More by Kerrie

EL48823

Michigan

3/5  rDev -1.6%

01-28-2013 20:55:29 | More by EL48823

lupercmda

North Carolina

3/5  rDev -1.6%

01-27-2013 02:51:58 | More by lupercmda