Lemony strawberry adjunct (with acidulated pale malting) gains mild blood orange tartness for sour blonde ale variant. Lightly salted kaffir-limed raspberry, boysenberry and cranberry souring reclines near strawberry rhubarb finish.
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TOPPLING GOLIATH RUSH HOLLOW MAPLE ALE
On tap at Kitchen & Beer Bar, succinct souped-up blonde ale utilizes treacly maple syruping to sweeten spritzy lemon spicing and mild cinnamon toasted powdered sugaring secured by honeyed wheat base.
DESTIHL HAWAII FIVE ALE
On tap at Roots Brewing, tropical paradise is reached by muted tropical fruiting as peachy pineapple and guava salting plus reserved coconut buttering ride atop sugared crystal malting. At times reminiscent of a sweetly soured Margarita, salty citrus-juiced daiquiri, rummy pineapple crush cocktail and peach cobbler pie.
DEPARTED SOLES LIEVITA BLONDE ALE
On tap at Paragon, peculiar aluminum-cleared sourdough-fermented blonde ale supplants lemony Cascade-Citra hop zesting with floured sugar powdering and slumbering banana daquiri sweetness as ‘acidic farmhouse funk’ levels off atop glutenous oated wheat crusting. Serve with pizza.
RIVER HORSE BLONDE POM-SHELL
On tap at Hoover’s Tavern, soft-toned hibiscus-flowered pomegranate adjunct brings ‘sun-kissed twist’ to spritzy lemon-limed guava, green grape and oaken cherry illusions above pilsner malting.
ZERO GRAVITY FRANKIE
On tap at Ambulance, tart lemony cherry spritz and limey pomelo dryness pick up mild cologne musk for thin and pallid summertime moderation.
NARRAGANSETT FRESH CATCH CITRA SESSION ALE
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.
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.
