Billed by Sierra Nevada as a transitional seasonal lager “bracing us against the last cold nights of winter, while its bright golden color turns our thoughts toward spring.” Glissade is in the Bock family of beers, typically strong seasonal lagers that are darker and malty. The golden bock means is a lighter bock, probably like a Hellerbock, noted for being more hoppy and more of a Spring time lager. At 6.4% Glissade falls very nicely in with the hellerbocks!

This is a very nice beer with strongly floral and caramel aromas. A slight bitter taste has you noticing the hops, but it is not pungent like an India Pale Ale. This is a wonderful, mellow beer with great taste. I could drink several of these in a sitting. They should make this a year-round beer. Its light taste and balanced maltiness and hoppiness (I’d put it between a pale ale and an IPA) make it a great spring/summer beer.