Fresh off the disappointing skunked beer that came from the same variety pack comes a blonde. Like the beer before it, there's no telling what year this was made. I certainly hope this isn't eight months past its drink-by date, but the founder and brewer has decided he should take up space on his label with his signature rather than give me the year that this was supposed to be imbibed. I'm not saying he can't indulge himself with the vanity of his signature, but it isn't helping me right now.
The beer looks more like lager or possibly a pilsner with the bright gold center that, honestly, may even be more suited to a golden ale. The head is pretty white, and it doesn't last very long. Even a ring around the sides of the class is merely a suggestion, but it does leave a few bubbles in its wake for lacing. The aroma doesn't have any sense of the skunk that I got in that last beer. Instead, it is bright and almost nondescript with a biscuit malt and maybe a little citrus trying to peek through.
First sip is certainly not skunked. I don't know what the deal was with that last beer. The multipack came with three of each kind, but I am so reticent to try that awful beer again that I probably won't go back to see if maybe it was just the one beer that was skunked. This beer comes off as heavily drinkable, as the light biscuit malt mixes with a spritz of citrus and even a wave of grains. There is much more to it than that, and I'm not sure it really needs more.
Tip-in is very light carbonation atop a mostly watery beverage with sweet corn biscuits providing most of the substance with a few drops of citrus added. The middle becomes abrasive as it turns almost acidic. The finish toasts the malt slightly as things take a slightly better turn while the citrus becomes rind.
1.75/5