Day 330: Somersault

Name: Somersault

Brewer: New Belgium Brewing Co. (Fort Collins, CO)

Classification: American Blonde Ale

Alcohol: 5.2%

Thoughts: I have said this before and I am going to say it again, beware of the perfect score. Nothing is perfect in mind, everything can be made better. Especially beer, because unless the look, smell, taste and feel of your beer puts you into a state of euphoria that would last forever, it ain't perfect! This beer, Somersault, got a perfect score from BeerAdvocate.com. I'd like to go ahead and call "Bullshit" on this one. While this is a great beer, and it is, there is no way that a Blonde Ale could be perfect. They aren't complex enough and they aren't interesting enough. And I feel bad for this beer because that is such a burden to carry. For the rest of its existence this beer will have to live with the notion that someone claimed it to be perfect. This is like a "Jesus Beer". And while the radiant copper-gold color and the sharp sweet smell and the fantastic floral and citrus taste are all great, it's just not perfect. And neither is my punctuation. Far from it. 

Rating: 86/100