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Dog Soldier Golden Ale
Cavalry Brewing
- From:
- Cavalry Brewing
- Connecticut, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4%
- Score:
- 75
- Avg:
- 3.01 | pDev: 26.58%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- May 08, 2014
- Added:
- Aug 07, 2010
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 2
This fine golden ale while light in color has great malt and hop flavors with citrus aromas. Designed to follow in the footsteps of a classic session beer.
28 IBU
28 IBU
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Reviewed by lostinfla from Florida
2.42/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.42/5 rDev -19.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Wow - not as expected at all.
Poured bottle into a standard pint glass. Hazy orange color and a wild amount of carbonation. I actually had the glass overflow. Smell was very unusal, not beer like at all.
Taste was kind of non-descript with a hint of bitterness at the end.
Not really to my taste.
May 18, 2013Poured bottle into a standard pint glass. Hazy orange color and a wild amount of carbonation. I actually had the glass overflow. Smell was very unusal, not beer like at all.
Taste was kind of non-descript with a hint of bitterness at the end.
Not really to my taste.
Reviewed by KTCamm from New Jersey
2.18/5 rDev -27.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.18/5 rDev -27.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass.
Pours hazy orange, on the dark side,. with crazy thick white foam. Really persistent. Sour malty nose. Lemony too. Taste is a mixed up mosh of malts, hops, and everything else. It is a mess. And overcarbonated to boot. Not.good. at. all.
May 05, 2013Pours hazy orange, on the dark side,. with crazy thick white foam. Really persistent. Sour malty nose. Lemony too. Taste is a mixed up mosh of malts, hops, and everything else. It is a mess. And overcarbonated to boot. Not.good. at. all.
Reviewed by ummswimmin from New Jersey
3.2/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
3.2/5 rDev +6.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
This was a gift from Naugros to help me in my collection to eventually get to 50 states.
I poured this into my trusty tulip glass. I immediately got a ton of really light foam. This took a long time to diminish. The smell, however, wasn't as present as the foam.
I get a little bit of funk, like a light saaz hopping. This seems like a better quality replacement for the macro lagers; in a light ale form... of course.
The flavor is extremely simple. This is a good example of a light blonde in flavor.
This is a decent example of a session blonde. Not bad on a summer day, but you don't need to go out of your way to pick up a bottle.
Nov 05, 2011I poured this into my trusty tulip glass. I immediately got a ton of really light foam. This took a long time to diminish. The smell, however, wasn't as present as the foam.
I get a little bit of funk, like a light saaz hopping. This seems like a better quality replacement for the macro lagers; in a light ale form... of course.
The flavor is extremely simple. This is a good example of a light blonde in flavor.
This is a decent example of a session blonde. Not bad on a summer day, but you don't need to go out of your way to pick up a bottle.
Reviewed by Thorpe429 from Illinois
3.14/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.14/5 rDev +4.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Thanks to HikerCT for this bottle. Served in a tulip.
Pours a hazy golden color with a huge white head. Several fingers high with a ton of retention. The nose brings forward a light amount of caramel along with some bread. There's a touch of floral hops there as well. The flavor is somewhat bitter along with some bready malt. There's just a bit of light caramel there as well. Medium body with some sweetness and a bit of bitterness. Light carbonation. Not bad, but nothing great to speak of.
Jun 06, 2011Pours a hazy golden color with a huge white head. Several fingers high with a ton of retention. The nose brings forward a light amount of caramel along with some bread. There's a touch of floral hops there as well. The flavor is somewhat bitter along with some bready malt. There's just a bit of light caramel there as well. Medium body with some sweetness and a bit of bitterness. Light carbonation. Not bad, but nothing great to speak of.
Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts
2.58/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
2.58/5 rDev -14.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2
Appearance: high carbonation, 1/2 inch head, gold in color, slightly hazy
Smell: meadow, English pale malt, grain
Taste: toasted malt and meadow followed my a bitter citrus hop spike
Mouthfeel: sweetish start with lingering bitterness that starts in mid-swallow, high carbonation, light body, dry
Overall: Easily my least favorite from the brewery and the only one so far that I really would not pick up again. The lingering bitterness seems a bit off and I wish some of the malts would pop a bit more.
Apr 28, 2011Smell: meadow, English pale malt, grain
Taste: toasted malt and meadow followed my a bitter citrus hop spike
Mouthfeel: sweetish start with lingering bitterness that starts in mid-swallow, high carbonation, light body, dry
Overall: Easily my least favorite from the brewery and the only one so far that I really would not pick up again. The lingering bitterness seems a bit off and I wish some of the malts would pop a bit more.
Reviewed by zoolzoo from Connecticut
2.91/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
2.91/5 rDev -3.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
A: Pours straw colored, hazy. Huge rocky, cavernous white head.
S: Yeasty apple cider, not that bad really.
T: Bread, yeast, grain. Citric notes defined by apple cider as in the nose. Actually, this tastes a lot like a "Mr. Beer" kit that I brewed! Palatable with a light meal, maybe a salad or grilled chicken.
M: Abrasive carbonation, crisp.
O: Not my favorite Cavalry offering so far. Quite drinkable, though.
Mar 31, 2011S: Yeasty apple cider, not that bad really.
T: Bread, yeast, grain. Citric notes defined by apple cider as in the nose. Actually, this tastes a lot like a "Mr. Beer" kit that I brewed! Palatable with a light meal, maybe a salad or grilled chicken.
M: Abrasive carbonation, crisp.
O: Not my favorite Cavalry offering so far. Quite drinkable, though.
Reviewed by woosterbill from Kentucky
1.83/5 rDev -39.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
1.83/5 rDev -39.2%
look: 4.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 1.5
12oz bottle courtesy of vonschplieffen into a Duvel tulip.
A: Clear pale amber body with two fingers of creamy white foam. Good retention and lacing. Attractive.
S: Uggh. The first aroma to tease my nostrils is a sharp, acrid apple cider - like cider that's been left out at room temp for a few days. It's terrible, but intriguing. As I intrepidly inhale more of the...odor, let's stick with odor, the rotten apple gives way to straight silo - hot, rancid malt, like what I'd expect from sticking my face into a horse's feed bag. Uniquely disgusting.
T: I really don't want to taste this, but here goes. Yeah, this is awful. The gross fruitiness starts things off, followed by the dry, husky, astringent malt. As bad as the malt is, it's better than the putrescent, acidic fruit. I love apple juice, but I so, so don't want to let it curdle in the sun all week before mixing it with weak, grainy beer. This is absolutely horrid.
M: Surprisingly substantial body with moderate, sharp carbonation. A little sticky. I'm impressed at the amount of body for a 4% beer, but when the flavors sticking to my cheeks are so awful I wish they would just wash away cleanly.
D: I'm incredibly slow to drainpour a beer, but this one is absolutely trying my patience. Everything about it is offensive, but it's such a weak, light beer that the offensiveness can only go so far. I guess that's good for this category? Maybe?
Notes: This is the third Cavalry beer I've tried, and they just keep getting worse and worse. Hatch Plug wasn't bad, Nomad was poor, and this is just disgusting. I hear decent things about the Big Wally, but I can't say I'm in any hurry to try it. I really want new CT breweries to succeed, but I can't imagine that they will if they don't improve their offerings. The worst part is that I really don't think that this beer is infected, but just really, really bad. Buyer beware.
Cheers!
Mar 15, 2011A: Clear pale amber body with two fingers of creamy white foam. Good retention and lacing. Attractive.
S: Uggh. The first aroma to tease my nostrils is a sharp, acrid apple cider - like cider that's been left out at room temp for a few days. It's terrible, but intriguing. As I intrepidly inhale more of the...odor, let's stick with odor, the rotten apple gives way to straight silo - hot, rancid malt, like what I'd expect from sticking my face into a horse's feed bag. Uniquely disgusting.
T: I really don't want to taste this, but here goes. Yeah, this is awful. The gross fruitiness starts things off, followed by the dry, husky, astringent malt. As bad as the malt is, it's better than the putrescent, acidic fruit. I love apple juice, but I so, so don't want to let it curdle in the sun all week before mixing it with weak, grainy beer. This is absolutely horrid.
M: Surprisingly substantial body with moderate, sharp carbonation. A little sticky. I'm impressed at the amount of body for a 4% beer, but when the flavors sticking to my cheeks are so awful I wish they would just wash away cleanly.
D: I'm incredibly slow to drainpour a beer, but this one is absolutely trying my patience. Everything about it is offensive, but it's such a weak, light beer that the offensiveness can only go so far. I guess that's good for this category? Maybe?
Notes: This is the third Cavalry beer I've tried, and they just keep getting worse and worse. Hatch Plug wasn't bad, Nomad was poor, and this is just disgusting. I hear decent things about the Big Wally, but I can't say I'm in any hurry to try it. I really want new CT breweries to succeed, but I can't imagine that they will if they don't improve their offerings. The worst part is that I really don't think that this beer is infected, but just really, really bad. Buyer beware.
Cheers!
Reviewed by erosier from Connecticut
4/5 rDev +32.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4/5 rDev +32.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
L: Pours a nice golden yellow color with a medium sized and medium bodied white colored head that leaves a bit of lacing down the glass as it fades pretty fast.
S: Smells of sweet toasted malts, some biscuit notes, hints of citrusy hops, and some sweetness that I can't quite make out.
T: Tastes of sweet toasted malts, nice biscuit flavors, then finished with a nice citrus, floral, and somewhat earthy hop finish.
M: Very light, perfect amount of carbonation, crisp.
D: Very drinkable, a nice blonde ale with a very nice abv to make it a perfectly sessionable beer along with great flavors and feel.
Jan 24, 2011S: Smells of sweet toasted malts, some biscuit notes, hints of citrusy hops, and some sweetness that I can't quite make out.
T: Tastes of sweet toasted malts, nice biscuit flavors, then finished with a nice citrus, floral, and somewhat earthy hop finish.
M: Very light, perfect amount of carbonation, crisp.
D: Very drinkable, a nice blonde ale with a very nice abv to make it a perfectly sessionable beer along with great flavors and feel.
Reviewed by Thads324 from Connecticut
3.96/5 rDev +31.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
3.96/5 rDev +31.6%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4.5
A : Pours a clear dark yellow with a fingers worth of white fluffy head.
S : Smells light. Vibrant citrus hop with a mellow toasted character on the tail end.
T : the beer starts with an almost pilsner malt taste. Grainy and solid, followed quickly by a long and mild hop flavor. Neither is over baring. Simple and good
M : seems slightly more carbonated than most ales. It is crisp and again, almost like a pilsner.
D : easy to drink and flavorful without being pretentious
a good quality session ale that seems almost more like a lager. This guy is nice and easy, and probably a good warm weather starter to a lazy saturday.
Jan 10, 2011S : Smells light. Vibrant citrus hop with a mellow toasted character on the tail end.
T : the beer starts with an almost pilsner malt taste. Grainy and solid, followed quickly by a long and mild hop flavor. Neither is over baring. Simple and good
M : seems slightly more carbonated than most ales. It is crisp and again, almost like a pilsner.
D : easy to drink and flavorful without being pretentious
a good quality session ale that seems almost more like a lager. This guy is nice and easy, and probably a good warm weather starter to a lazy saturday.
Dog Soldier Golden Ale from Cavalry Brewing
Beer rating:
75 out of
100 with
25 ratings
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