Despite “hoppy” tag, peppered lemon licks and mild grapefruit-pineapple tang stay restrained above doughy French-breaded pale malting. Mild Amarillo-Chinook hop astringency and serene floral spicing provide mellow backdrop.
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OURAY CAMP BIRD BLONDE ALE
Rustic light body renders peaty buckwheat-riced lager yeast to herbal Perle-hopped musk and celery-watered grain moisture. Wispy Cascade hop influence brings desolate orange snip to raw-honeyed respite. Not far removed from an English-styled mild.
ANGRY ERIK THE DAINTY VIKING PINK LEMONADE HERB
On tap at Mohawk House, unique herbal potion with dried flowers, light pink lemonade influence and fungi-like Belgian yeast funk is truly an acquired taste. Minty citrus zestiness disrupted by floral hibiscus, saffron and rosemary snips.
ARMADILLO HONEY PLEASE
On tap at Taverna Rossa, easygoing pale body utilizes bittersweet wildflower honey, subtle cinnamon-sugared mesquite beans and mild hop bitterness to engage lagered yeast. Blood orange tartness and oaken vanilla smidge backup.
HOBOKEN BODI BLONDE WITH FRESH COCONUT
Summery light-bodied tropicalia needs deeper coconut thrust. Crisp lemon zest awakens mellow toasted coconut influence as mild hop astringency punctuates vanilla-sugared citric surface above frail wheat-corned malting. Teasing lemon meringue, lemon coconut cake and lemon custard illusions flutter.
HILL FARMSTEAD WORKS OF LOVE: EARL GREY TEA
On tap at Ambulance, interesting low alcohol blonde ale balances moderate dry-hopped black tea herbage with bitter orange rind subtleties. Lemony yellow grapefruit-seeded souring and gingery lemongrass stint contrast sweet orange, clementine and peach tang. Tasty lightweight.
WICKED WEED LUNATIC BLONDE
On tap at Mellow Mushroom, soft-toned Belgian pale ale gathers sweet banana-clove-vanilla conflux, lemon meringue tartness, estery grape souring and orange-dried apricot murk to contrast earthen fungi-like herbage and mild white peppering to its biscuit-y malt bottom.
EVOLUTION SPRUNG BLONDE ALE
Busy l’il hybridized spring ale stays stylishly rich and complex as honey-spiced dried fruiting gains momentum over spruce-juiced hibiscus and chamomile adjuncts. Moderate dark cherry and prune tones waver.
MELVIN KILLER BEES AMERICAN BLONDE ALE
Fine raw-honeyed lawnmower fodder. Mild citric hop bittering gains sour honey tone and herbal respite above soft cereal grained cushion.
DISTRICT 96 BIMBO ERUPTIONS
On tap at Burger Loft, ‘crushable’ light-bodied blonde ale brings mild tropical fruited spicing to the fore above delicate oats-dried rye malting and musty hay-like rusticity. Wispy yellow grapefruit tang wavers.
GREEN FLASH GFB BLONDE
On tap at Taphouse 15, raw-honeyed orange peel and lemon rot pick up spritzy sugar-spicing for contrast above mellow toasted biscuit spine.
NEW BELGIUM WHIZBANG HOPPY BLONDE ALE
Satisfactory Mosaic-hopped moderation spreads light lemon licks across sugar-spiced pale malts and mild toasted mineral graining, reaching proper stylistic astringency at the dank earthen bottom.
