Heavy Seas Gold Ale

One thing I love about Delaware is the whole no sales tax thing.  So when I head down that way for a vacation, I tend to go a little overboard on buying beer.  Especially since most of the beers I found were significantly cheaper than they are near home.  I like to look for variety cases from breweries I haven't tried yet.  This time, I stumbled across Heavy Seas, so I started with their Gold Ale:

Vittles:

Blonde Ale

4.5% abv

17 IBUs

Score:

Appearance: 7/10

Aroma: 21/25

Taste: 35/40
Mouthfeel: 8/10
Style: 4/5
Drinkability: 8/10
Overall: 83/100

Impression:
I like the bready, crackery, biscuity aromas, and I smell some floral, fruity sweetness in the background.  The flavors follow fairly well, and the floral flavors come more to the forefront, which creates a very nice balance between the malt and hops characters.  It finishes a little sweet, a little dry, and very crisp and clean.  This beer's more refreshing than I thought it would be.  I haven't had many blonde ales in the past few months, but this is one I will definitely come back to in the future.  Overall, it's very satisfying.

Cheers!