Well they have certainly made a huge effort with the packaging here. 300 ml bottle (as opposed to 330), with the paper striped cap, and raised lettering and flat sides on the glass. Quite the production, probably added $2 to the price of the beer!

Pour is certainly clear, straw and golden (I don’t really see the cloudy nature mentioned on the label), but the head is very wispy and the lace is minimal. Nose offers some sweet, grainy yeast, and this continues into the tastes. There’s a surprising element of yeast about the beer that I wasn’t expecting. The back-end is drier than the initial and mid-palate might suggest. It lingers with a little bitterness, almost citrusy.

I’m not really sure what this beer really is in terms of style. It calls itself an “Italian Blonde Ale” and in the end and in terms of drinking, it feels a little Belgian and maybe a touch Euro lager-like (yes I know it’s not a lager). BA has it listed as an American Blonde Ale which also seems somewhere in the mix even we ignore the geography.

I mean try it if you like, but I have pretty much zero interest in drinking this again.