R&D Golden Pale Ale
Retired, no longer in production
Overall: 7.0/10 by 2 dudes
Dudes: 7.0/10
Trend: 7.0/10 over past 5 reviews 
Style: Belgian Pale Ale
ABV: 7.00%
IBU: 38
Seasonal: One-time
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- rich from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Monday, July 27, 2009 at 22:51:56
- $8.00 for 16 oz. bottle
- 273 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Date tasted: July 27, 2009
Color: Gold.
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 7 (25%)
Taste: 7 (25%)
Look: 7 (15%)
Drinkability: 7 (35%)
Overall: 7.0
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- scot from Oswego, IL
- Date reviewed: Monday, July 27, 2009 at 22:41:27
- $8.00 for 16 oz. bottle
- 855 beers rated with a 7.8 average rating
Pours clear with three fingers of thick, off-white foam. Good retention and great lacing throughout the beverage.
Floral hops and sweet malt fill the scent. Minor aroma of citrus (lemon) and sweet tarts.
The beer has a little metallic taste that doesn't seem well placed. Floral hops are there on the finish - very floral. The sweet malt and the sweet tart taste are very strong at the start.
Medium body and carbonation. Might have had this one a little to cold to start. After the initial taste, I decided to let it warm a bit and the beer takes on more spicey aroma and flavors that are not evident when cold.
Date tasted: July 27, 2009
Color: Gold
Rating Breakdown
Aroma: 7 (25%)
Taste: 7 (25%)
Look: 7 (15%)
Drinkability: 7 (35%)
Overall: 7.0
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| Beer | Rating |
|---|---|
| Ankle-Buster Ale | 8.6 |
| Belgian Pale Ale | 8.2 |
| Belgian Style Pale Ale | 4.0 |
| Damnation | 9.2 |
| Fatty Boombalatty | 8.0 |
| Luciérnaga | 7.0 |
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$8.00, 2 servings, 16 oz. bottles
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Aroma: Mellow floral hoppiness. And a little pepper, lemon.
1st Taste: We have smell and taste match. Medium mouthfeel and solid level of carbonation.
Overall: Start out drinking it too cold, it's an American thing. And, the 7% ABV is totally masked. I have yet to find a New Glarus that is anything but a well crafted execution of the style of the particular brew. I don't want to come off as a fawning groupie, but these dudes take their brewing as serious ass stuff. Lot's of flavors like a farmhouse, but hoppines of the pale ale, all falling within the Belgium spectrum of style. Which is not my personal fav, but I certainly appreciate and respect the brew. Had two farmhouses in the tasting session before this beer. Need another session with all three, before I make up my mind.