Gossamer Golden Ale - Half Acre Beer Company

superspak

Michigan

4/5  rDev +6.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

16 ounce can into pint glass, no canning date. Pours lightly hazy golden straw color with a 1-2 finger foamy white head with good retention, that reduces to a small cap that lingers. Slightly foamy lacing clings on the glass. Aromas of grapefruit, orange zest, pineapple, pine, wheat, bread, grass, and floral hops. Very nice and pleasant aromas with good strength, balance, and hop complexity. Taste of orange zest, grapefruit, pineapple, wheat, bready grain, light pine, citrus rind, floral, grass, and herbal earthiness. Light citrus bitterness on the finish; with lingering notes of citrus, pineapple, wheat, bready grain, light pine, citrus rind, floral, grass, and herbal on the finish for a short bit. Very nice flavor balance with a good amount of hop flavors; zero cloying flavors present on the finish as expected. Medium carbonation and body; with a very smooth and crisp mouthfeel that is nice. Alcohol warming is pretty much invisible, with hardly anything present on the finish as expected. Overall this is a damn nice blonde ale! Very nice hoppy flavor with good malt balance; and extremely easy to drink. A very enjoyable offering.

Serving type: can

01-17-2013 05:15:59 | More by superspak

pin

Australia

2.5/5  rDev -33.7%

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jakeox

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

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Hugonaut13

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

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1noa

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

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4amepiphany

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

05-14-2013 05:44:15 | More by 4amepiphany

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

3/5  rDev -20.4%

05-12-2013 16:49:04 | More by mikeburd1128

HopHeadRyan

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

05-09-2013 21:54:24 | More by HopHeadRyan

Gww1864

New Jersey

4/5  rDev +6.1%

05-06-2013 23:21:28 | More by Gww1864

DerekMorgan

Massachusetts

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

05-06-2013 17:03:13 | More by DerekMorgan

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

04-30-2013 23:55:37 | More by Stevie_Janowski

onix1agr

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +6.1%

04-30-2013 01:49:28 | More by onix1agr

Gonzoillini

Illinois

4/5  rDev +6.1%

04-14-2013 19:09:46 | More by Gonzoillini

TheBigBoy

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev -13.8%

04-06-2013 02:20:49 | More by TheBigBoy

krh

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

03-29-2013 01:59:34 | More by krh

Sparky44

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

03-24-2013 18:36:12 | More by Sparky44

tbergsli

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

03-22-2013 01:12:24 | More by tbergsli

RadfordBrewing

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

03-18-2013 12:53:02 | More by RadfordBrewing

whatname

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

03-16-2013 22:13:22 | More by whatname

mishtif

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev -7.2%

03-15-2013 12:31:26 | More by mishtif

NorthSideSean

Illinois

3/5  rDev -20.4%

03-07-2013 23:40:41 | More by NorthSideSean

Farnswurth

France

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%

02-25-2013 20:14:35 | More by Farnswurth

justintcoons

Pennsylvania

4.25/5  rDev +12.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

16oz can poured into a tulip pint.

Appearance
Golden-yellow with 1 finger of white head that dissipates quickly. Slightly chill hazed with moderate carbonation.

Nose
Pineapple, papaya and caramel.

Taste
Pineapple, papaya, candied orange wedges and lemon. Caramel cover grains covers the grain bill. Finishes with pine, tangerine and orange zest.

Mouthfeel
Medium bodied, crisp and clean.

Overall
This is like a lighter version of Daisy Cutter. Good doses of tropical fruits. Easily one of the best American Blonde Ales that I've ever had.

Serving type: can

02-24-2013 22:26:15 | More by justintcoons

maxcoinage

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -0.5%

02-24-2013 22:13:03 | More by maxcoinage

NeroFiddled

Pennsylvania

3.76/5  rDev -0.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Half Acre Gossamer Golden Ale
16 oz. can, no apparent freshness dating

Gossamer Golden Ale pours a slightly hazy deep golden body beneath a bright white head that holds fairly well and leaves some smears and splashes of lace about the glass.

The aroma expresses a basic golden malt base infused with lightly floral & grassy hops.

In the mouth it offers a light-medium body and median carbonation.

The flavor is fuller than the nose suggests, starting with a bit of golden malt that's bolstered by a touch of caramel, which is then immediately washed over by grassy, resinous, piney, and lightly citrusy hops. It's fairly bitter given the malt component that balances it, and in that sense I'd term it "solidly bitter" regardless of how many IBU's are actually there. It finishes dry at first, grassy and a bit raspy, and then softer with a lingering bitterness.

As you work through the pint and it warms, some variations occur. It's at first very piney with a citrus-rind edge, then grassy mid-way, and finally some bready malt emerges by the time it's lost its chill.

Overall, it really doesn't balance well. Just throwing hops at a beer does not make it interesting or complex, just hoppy. One trick pony.

Serving type: can

02-24-2013 12:44:30 | More by NeroFiddled