Grand Ridge brewery has a great reputation and tagged onto to every bottle of theirs are an array of gold, silver and bronze metals from various local and international beer awards. Natural Blond isn't an exception with two metals present on its neck (barely visible in this picture unfortunately). This is the first time trying any of the Grand Ridge range and I was fairly optimistic that this would be a tasty little beer, unfortunately that just isn't the case. On the pour the beer seemed pretty stagnant and its colour is very pale and slightly cloudy reminiscent of Hoegaarden White. Come to think about it the taste is really trying to impersonate Hoegaarden White too, there is the coriander, orange peel with the sour after-taste. Grand Ridge does not however capture that finesse and complexity of Hoegaarden White, further more once you have finished one there is an awful taste left in your mouth like after a $1 beer night at a sleazy night club. Really, what were they thinking when they presented this beer awards?
Personally I was very disappointed, this is not a cheap beer either so I recommend simply not to bother. I might give some of the other Grand Ridge beers a go, hopefully it's not swill.
Brewery: Grand Ridge Brewery
ABV: 4.5%
RRP: $73.00 per case (AUD)
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