New Belgium Hoptober Golden Ale

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With all the brown-ness of the Autumn beers, I was surprised to see the sunny gold of Hoptober, the golden ale from New Belgium. Nothing unusual about the appearance, standard yellow with a small white head, but the taste was exceptional. Kind of a wheaty-citrussy sweetness about it, battling with the hops for your attention. (Although it's not a wheat beer technically, there is wheat in the mix). IBU of 40, but tastes almost like an IPA - maybe in the Pale Ale category. Very nice.