Sunnily sessionable light-bodied Citra-hopped blonde placates mild orange-peeled grapefruit bittering and lemony passionfruit-pineapple zesting with wispy herbal musk before papery French breaded pale malting gets gluey.
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LEFT HAND FLAMINGO DREAMS NITRO BERRY BLONDE ALE
New signature nitro offering (2021) retains easygoing lambic-like berry tartness too flat and faded for its brittle dextral carafoam malting. Mild blackcurrant-juiced raspberry adjunct hits with a zesty zing then tails off as lightly salted boysenberry, strawberry and huckleberry subtleties flutter.
CLOWN SHOES LIL’ CRISPY CRISP ALE
Easygoing yellow-cleared cumulous-headed blonde provides spry yellow grapefruit-seeded lemon spritz and wispy lime zesting for grassy hop stead over caramelized pale malt spicing. Crisply clean sedation.
(GOLDEN ROAD) BLOOMIN’ BLONDE ALE
Crisply clean Outback Steakhouse-related easygoer brings spritzy lemon-fizzed prickle to grassy hop astringency, mildly floral honey-spicing and teensy green peppering over corn-dried pilsner malting. Perfectly centrist light-bodied suds with bold body stands up to hearty meat dishes.
EVIL GENIUS ICANTEVEN WATERMELON BLONDE ALE
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, celery-watered watermelon rind earthiness counters watermelon bubblegum sweetness over soft white wheat base, leaving lemony grapefruit licks on the backend.
WILMINGTON BLONDE ALE
Crisply clean moderation plies mildly peached orange tang and sweet banana breading to subtle pale malt sugaring, leaving grassy hop astringency in the recess.
TWO TON WROUGHT GOLD BLOND ALE WITH BLOOD ORANGE
Tangy, tart and spicy blood orange adjunct goes all the way for resilient hazy amber blond ale. Prominent blood orange blast receives lusty tangerine juicing, citron-perfumed English ale yeast misting, candied baby aspirin tartness and floral orange blossom wisps over delicate French-breaded crystal malting. Spritzy summertime fun.
KENT FALLS TRAPPED IN HABITUAL NOSTALGIA
On tap at Ambulance, soft-tongued ‘hoppy blonde ale’ brings floral-perfumed citrus pleasantries to musky herbal-tinged grain malting. Lemony grapefruit-juiced Cascade hop briskness and relegated pineapple-mango-peach tang battle astringently ‘grungy’ wet-grained vegetal murk with no clear winner.
DRY DOCK APRICOT BLONDE ALE
Precisely replicating a dried apricot, delectable fruited blonde stays resilient. Sweet, tart and sour apricot plot picks up reluctant fig spicing over honeyed wheat base for summery fermented fruit ale.
ALEMENTARY LE TIGRE!
Slightly quirky blonde ale hybrid receives dry cocoa-husked chili burn, Swisher cigar-like tobacco sweetness and beechwood-smoked Band-aid astringency to dominate stylish citric-spiced alacrity. Subtle dark chocolate reminders buttress mild black-peppered chili chasm.
HIJINX VERANO BLONDE ALE
Lively blonde moderation brewed with lime and orange zest bursts forth with citric resilience. Limey orange-peeled grapefruit pith bite receives light piney hop bittering and dry pale malting. Brisk, clean, citrus-forward delight outdoes its usually nebulous stylistic competitors.
SOUTHERN TIER 8 DAYS A WEEK BLONDE ALE
“Infinitely drinkable” moderation. Easygoing floral-daubed lemon zing gains mild straw-dried buttered corn salting and biscuit-honeyed pilsner malt breading. Too modest even for its light-bodied style.
