Delicate blonde ale utilizes ‘grapefruit zest’ to briskly fortify mild dry body. Candied pink and yellow grapefruit tang sets the tone, then drops off a tad as subtle lemon pith bittering picks up. Light flavor profile withers too quickly.
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TIN ROOF BLONDE
BOULEVARD ENTWINED ALE (BREWED WITH GRAPE JUICE)
YONKERS HONEY BLONDE
One of three casual flagship offerings from Southern Westchester brewer (including standard Lager and IPA). On tap at Blue Ribbon Tavern, frail light-bodied summer session ale brings subtle honey adjunct to mild lemony grapefruit-orange acidity and bland biscuit malting. Strictly Blue Collar fodder.
SOUTHERN STAR BOMBSHELL BLONDE ALE
Faulty non-pasteurized light body (in canned version) needs richer Vienna malting and sharper hop thrust to overcome staid blonde ale profile. Spoiled-to-sugared citrus frontage picks up frisky carbolic spritz above stagnant cereal graining. Wafting floral nuances slip away.
REAL ALE FIREMANS #4 BLONDE ALE
Flimsy lawnmower fare (in canned version) loses spritzy citric zest to spoiled lemon souring and minor diacetyl buttering. Candied grapefruit, orange and banana tartness wavers beside herbal-nipped grassy hop dryness, mild cereal-grained crystal malting and musty sourdough yeast.
(NO LABEL) 1ST STREET ALE
Welcoming blonde ale proves wholly sessionable as smoothly clean local rice adjunct lightly sweetens soft-toned summertime citric spritz and buttery crystal malting above heavily fizzed carbolic pep. Grassy-hopped yellow grapefruit and navel orange wisps lost beneath surface. Blue collar fodder.
ATWATER DIRTY BLONDE
BELLEROSE BLONDE
Despite ‘intensely hoppy’ and ‘stoutly refreshing’ descriptives, top-fermented ’50s-era blonde ale (formerly St. Amand) remains approachably easygoing, blending estery French Biere de Garde styling with India Pale Ale fruiting. Honeyed vanilla creaming sweetens herbaceous white-peppered citrus theme. Ripe tangerine, orange and lemon tones meet floral-dusted lychee perfuming and rustic peppercorn seasoning.
WATERFRONT BLONDE ALE
Mild lemony hop spicing enhances spritzy carbolic thrust, dirty grain musk and casual herbal nip. Toasted French bread base picks up slick metallic lick.

FINCH’S GOLDEN WING BLONDE ALE
TAILGATE BLACKTOP BLONDE
