Old Faithful Ale
Grand Teton Brewing Co.

Old Faithful AleOld Faithful Ale
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From:
Grand Teton Brewing Co.
 
Idaho, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
Ranked #342
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
77
Ranked #27,045
Avg:
3.36 | pDev: 12.8%
Reviews:
67
Ratings:
143
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 28, 2023
Added:
Jul 16, 2002
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  11
Old Faithful Ale is golden blonde in color with a crisp body and light malt sweetness. We cold conditioned this ale to give it a pleasantly smooth character and dry palate. The domestically grown noble hops give this beer a light, floral hop aroma, making it exceptionally easy to drink.

18 IBU
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Reviewed by mactrail from Washington

3.53/5  rDev +5.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Clear golden color with big coarse foam and streaming bubbles in the tumbler. A musty aroma with straw. Pleasant resiny hop notes with a grainy finish. Very persistent aftertaste of pear and cereal with the alfalfa nose. Quite earthy and bitter for a Blonde Ale. Not bad for a quick gulp. From the 12 oz can purchased at Emigration Market.
Apr 28, 2023
 
Rated: 3.47 by SadMachine from New Jersey

Feb 05, 2023
 
Rated: 3.84 by Beergod420 from Michigan

Feb 04, 2023
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Reviewed by JerzDevl2000 from New Jersey

3.68/5  rDev +9.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Picked this up at Albertson's in Gillette, Wyoming when I was out that way a few months back. Being that I visited 14 National Parks on same trip that I bought this on, it was only fitting that I picked up a can of this to review. While this wasn't a world-class beer, there was plenty to enjoy here as it was an enjoyable American Blonde Ale that had plenty going for it as indeed, it was exceptionally easy to drink.

No surprise to anyone that this was golden and slightly hazy with a moderate head topping it off. Only a well-defined ring remained near the center of my pint glass as I worked my way through this as the lacing could have been more extensive. Lots of floral notes in the nose with some cracker malt underneath that as the latter was more present in the taste. Some grain, Noble hops, grass, and faint cereal emerged in the taste with a light carbonation allowing the flavors to linger for quite some time. A light bread presence emerged in the aftertaste with some honey stickiness lingering on my lips and palate once this fully went down, as the liquid didn't stick around for very long.

Part of that had to do with how light this was in heft, as it would have been easy quaff a bunch in a sitting. Dated 8/2 on the bottom of the can, this held up beautifully over the 5+ plus months it took to get to this as I regret not having a few more here. Although I didn't drink this when I got to Yellowstone, this would be wonderful to have in a National Park watching the sunset or geyser eruption. This was a fun take on the style with plenty going for it while being as unoffensive as possible!
Jan 25, 2023
 
Rated: 3.87 by KC_beerman from Missouri

Jan 01, 2023
 
Rated: 3.5 by bpfrush from Wisconsin

Aug 17, 2022
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3.62/5  rDev +7.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz can from the Grapevine. Pale golden pour with a fluffy white head. Grainy, biscuity aroma. Taste is simple, malts, beef, crackers. Slightly mouth coating. This is a very easy drinking, tasty golden ale.
Jul 08, 2022
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Reviewed by WunderLlama from Massachusetts

3.51/5  rDev +4.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Brewers Notes: Old Faithful Ale is golden blonde in color with a crisp body and light malt sweetness. We cold conditioned this ale to give it a pleasantly smooth character and dry palate. The domestically grown noble hops give this beer a light, floral hop aroma, making it exceptionally easy to drink.

Was in Yellowstone only a few weeks ago..gotta partake in the local scenery

Canned 4.27.22, opened , 6.14.22 poured into a spiegelau ipa glass. Produces a three liquid white foam cap froth over a clear golden liquid, active carbonation streams

Aroma is malty, floral, hint of grassiness

Taste is malty, floral hops

Mouthfeel is clean, light , thin, light , watery

Good beer for after cutting the lawn on a hot summer day
Jun 15, 2022
 
Rated: 3.41 by shreead from Michigan

May 26, 2022
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Reviewed by kemoarps from New York

3.69/5  rDev +9.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
As I'm sure is not uncommon, I picked this up at Yellowstone, because, well, what was I gonna do... go see old faithful and NOT pick up the old faithful ale that was sitting right there? I mean come on!

Anyway,
Pours a hazy pale golden colour, with a nice pile of pillowy foam that settles slowly down, but retains maybe a quarter inch of presence even at its nadir. Beautiful lacing along the glass.

Nose is mellow... mostly grassy hops over clean crackery malts. Nothing particularly strong, but inviting. Smells like it would be perfect as a lawnmower beer.

Kind of watery is the first thought that crosses my mind. Thin flavour. What is there presents more bitter/hoppy than I expected. Some earthy pine and then maybe a kiss of honey on the back end, but it's mostly thin, then a spike of blunt pine bitterness, then just a bit of linger. I still think it would work well while mowing the lawn.

For as much as I used the term watery above to describe the flavour, the texture is actually decently soft and pleasant. Little sharp pricks of carbonation pierce the pillow, and the piney bitterness lingers, but overall it's actually a really pleasant texture I find.

I will admit that my expectations for branded/tie-in beers like this is pretty low. When I realized it was a blonde/golden I kind of wrote it off further. And it isn't some life changer by any means, but it is absolutely pleasantly enjoyable. A bit bitter for what I expect out of the style, but ultimately enjoyable.
Jan 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.33 by CoasterGuy from Pennsylvania

Nov 04, 2021
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Reviewed by Singlefinpin from North Carolina

3.84/5  rDev +14.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Drinking this in Yellowstone National Park.
Poured from a 12 ounce can into a pint glass.
Looks golden yellow with a nice white foamy head that dropped quickly to a thin ring.
Smells lightly bready, floral.
Taste follows the nose nicely.
Mouth feel is medium for the style with good carbonation.
Overall a good golden ale that I probably wouldn't order again.
Jul 18, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by NickMunford from Wyoming

Jul 15, 2021
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Reviewed by RyanK252 from California

3.82/5  rDev +13.7%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Can poured into a Mountain Rambler Brewery pint glass

A: Pours golden yellow with a frothy off white head that settles to a firm layer and leaves some nice lacing.

S: Floral, earthy herbal notes, bready, a touch yeasty, and a little honey sweetness.

T: Foral, lemon zest, herbal spice, a bit grainy, lightly toasted bready, and a little honey sweetness.

M: A bit on the fuller side of medium body, moderate carbonation.

O: I'll be honest. I wasn't expecting much out of this one, but it's actually a rather pleasant blonde ale. The bitterness seems a bit higher for the style and kinda reminds me of a British pale ale, but it keeps it crisp and drinkable.
Oct 25, 2020
 
Rated: 3.66 by jchanley from Illinois

Aug 29, 2020
 
Rated: 3.46 by Jcreek from Illinois

Aug 29, 2020
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Reviewed by rodbeermunch from Nevada

3.11/5  rDev -7.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
This brewery used to have decent distribution into this area, but its really fallen off in recent years.

Pours a 4 srm level of yellow. Decent clarity, "chrystal" clear. 2/3" white head, good retention. Aroma of grain, very light noble hop presence. That's about it. Clean, but minimalistic.

Taste is mild, a bit of that honey feel back end residual sweet corn grain mouth feel to it. Super mild hopping. I think they were going for the BMC crowd but with an ale yeast here. Well carbonated. Mild 2 row, lightly toasted pale maltings. Hint of a lemon and grapefruit mixture of light bitterness and rind input. These are palate cleansers and summertime offerings. Does nothing wrong, but you know the familiar refrain with these blonde ales. They don't do anything wrong, but there isn't a whole lot to be excited about either. In other aspects of life though, sometimes you Carver get passed around your little Nevada town and you have to move to a place far away like Alaska bc you've been plowed by everyone like a well worked field of barley.
Feb 25, 2020
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Reviewed by Sludgeman from District of Columbia

3.38/5  rDev +0.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
A - pale yellow minor lacing quick depleted head 3.25

S - very BMC like, corn malt notes, 3.25

T - herbal bitterness, some citrus tartness, 3.5

MF - dry and light, 3.5

O - unremarkable but tics off ID. 3.25
Dec 23, 2019
 
Rated: 3.68 by windowside from Germany

Sep 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.57 by LXIXME from New Mexico

Sep 05, 2019
Old Faithful Ale from Grand Teton Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 77 out of 100 with 143 ratings