Hometown Blonde - New Glarus Brewing Company

smogfood

Wisconsin

4/5  rDev 0%

01-19-2013 15:02:46 | More by smogfood

anticipation23

Wisconsin

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

05-18-2013 16:55:04 | More by anticipation23

Treebs

Illinois

3.41/5  rDev -14.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.25

12 oz bottle served in a COAST brewing curved pint. Split with the fiancee.

A: Pours a solid gold color with a pure white head forming on pour. It recedes slowly to a thick cap with tons of sticky lace.

S: Sticky German hops with that specific spicy bite. Pale malts with a little bit of mineral-like qualities to it.

T: Typical German hop profile, slightly gluey with pale cracker malt and some wheat like qualities. Lightly spiced hop quality as well.

M: Light bodied with a medium high carbonation level. Slightly sweet finish.

O: Pretty typical German style lager. The hops are the star which is standard for the style. Nothing mind blowing.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 23:11:52 | More by Treebs

AmandaSchaefer

Wisconsin

3/5  rDev -25%

05-13-2013 22:55:31 | More by AmandaSchaefer

Mandark

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

05-10-2013 05:48:47 | More by Mandark

Bowers-Brew

Illinois

4.25/5  rDev +6.3%

04-21-2013 22:14:41 | More by Bowers-Brew

Jd2391

Illinois

3/5  rDev -25%

04-18-2013 18:47:54 | More by Jd2391

t0rin0

California

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

03-29-2013 01:59:29 | More by t0rin0

wmobley

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

03-13-2013 20:29:43 | More by wmobley

Zachtheporter

Wisconsin

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

03-13-2013 05:05:16 | More by Zachtheporter

grumpygerman

Alabama

4/5  rDev 0%

03-10-2013 15:06:22 | More by grumpygerman

mecummins

Illinois

4/5  rDev 0%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A- it poured a lightly hazy golden yellow with a two finger fluffy head. Wonderful sticky lacing

S- I could smell pale malts, bready yeasts and some mildly bitter hops. A little honey sweetness was there as well.

T- I could taste the bread and wheat notes right away. Some sweetness from the malts and a bit of honey. There was a bit if citrus there as well. The hops came in towards the back. Well balanced and really enjoyable

M- crisp & dry with a good amount of carbonation. Moderate mouthfeel with a medium finish.

O- I'm not really big on pilsners, but I could drink this all day. Really well balanced and just plain enjoyable

Serving type: bottle

02-22-2013 20:04:24 | More by mecummins

scaliasux

Wisconsin

4.73/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

Appearance - Medium yellow. A little hazy. Short white persistent head.

Smell - Light pale malt. A little bread. Light grassy hops.

Taste - Initially bready. Not overly sweet. Nice complex dose of hops. Mostly citrusy - orange and lemon, but some unobtrusive grassiness there too. Excellent balance. Crisp.

Mouthfeel - Medium.

Overall - This is a damn fine beer and mad drinkable to boot.

Serving type: bottle

02-19-2013 04:44:38 | More by scaliasux

Stevie_Janowski

Illinois

3.75/5  rDev -6.3%

02-03-2013 22:46:31 | More by Stevie_Janowski

gatornation

Minnesota

4/5  rDev 0%

02-03-2013 22:06:59 | More by gatornation

MooseBoose

Wisconsin

4.5/5  rDev +12.5%

02-02-2013 17:19:04 | More by MooseBoose

wiscokid920

Wisconsin

4.29/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25

12oz bottle poured into Snifter

A- Hazy golden orange with lots of fizzy bubbles. Nice 2 finger sticky white head

S- First waft picked up Pale malts and wheat, bready notes. Also featured coriander, honey, yeasty, and wet grass hoppy notes

T- Great combination of wheat, and biscuity flavors combined with malty bready sweetness, pepper, citrus, and honey which fades into grassy hoppy finish.

M- Medium bodied, peppery zest, crisp, and highly carbonated. Smooth with a dry finish.

O- I am not much of a Pilsner connoisseur but I would have to say that this take is the most balanced, and delicious take on the style I have had to date. Extremely well balanced. A delicious bready pilsner featuring sweet malt flavors and an excellent hop backbone.

Serving type: bottle

01-31-2013 03:06:22 | More by wiscokid920

DrJoe82

Illinois

4/5  rDev 0%

01-24-2013 01:05:59 | More by DrJoe82

shopk

4/5  rDev 0%

01-19-2013 19:42:08 | More by shopk

Jspriest

Maryland

4/5  rDev 0%

01-19-2013 02:30:32 | More by Jspriest

cosine

3/5  rDev -25%

01-15-2013 20:21:28 | More by cosine

MattyG85

Minnesota

4.11/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Poured from a 12 oz. bottle into a tall New Glarus Signature Pilsner Glass.

Appearance: Pours a somewhat hazy pale golden orange with a lot of rising bubbles. Solid three fingers of white head with decent retention. Leaves a good amount of lacing around the glass.

Smell: Aroma driven by wheat grains and pale malts with some nice citrus hints. Wheat, grains, and malt upfront along with some light hints of white pepper and coriander spice. Hints of bready biscuit, crackers, straw, and yeast. Solid scents of citrus with some lemon zest and orange peel. Also a little honey that ads to the sweetness. Decent hints of grassy and earthy hops in the background. Solid aroma.

Taste: Like the aroma hints, a nice taste of wheat and citrus with a surprisingly solid kick of hops. Sweet wheat grains and malts with a taste of bready biscuit, straw, crackers, honey, and yeast. Light hints of pepper and a coriander like spicing. Nice taste of mildly tart and dry citrus with some lemon zest and orange. Also some grassy hops towards the finish. A nice balance of malty sweetness and bitterness for the style.

Mouthfeel: Light to medium bodied with a medium to high level of carbonation. Crisp, juicy, and fairly drying. Very smooth.

Overall: A pretty nicely done take on a Pilsner. Nice bready Pils taste with a solid hop backing.

Serving type: bottle

01-09-2013 08:17:02 | More by MattyG85

DubbelTrubbel

Iowa

3.88/5  rDev -3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Bottle into New Glarus Signature Pilsner

A- Golden-yellow, two and a half finger white head.

S- Light hops, slightly funky malt aroma

T- Moderate hop bitterness, very pleasant carbonation, delicious fresh malty flavor.

M- moderately thick

O- excellent, well bittered pilsner, but still with a "backbone" of malt, as the bottle says. A great, relaxed drinker from New Glarus.

Serving type: bottle

01-07-2013 00:26:52 | More by DubbelTrubbel

birchstick

Missouri

3.63/5  rDev -9.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a golden yellow stalk like color. Nose is sweet cereal malts with a nice caramel malts and a bit of grassy hops. Taste starts off with citrus lemon. These move on to a grainy malt flavor and are finished off by some spicy, grassy hops. Like most of their beers, really soft mouthfeel, smooth and full taboot. Overall, this is a nice, lightly hopped pilsner. Props to NG for brewing a really nice pilsner.

Serving type: bottle

01-06-2013 05:20:49 | More by birchstick

ThePundsack88

Minnesota

3.5/5  rDev -12.5%

01-04-2013 23:52:28 | More by ThePundsack88