Blonde Ales

Cahaba American Blonde Launched in Cans

Cahaba Brewing Company (Birmingham, AL) has launched American Blonde Ale in 12oz cans.

Cahaha’s American Blonde is sure to please with a unique blend of continental malts and hops. The slightly spicy and herbal qualities of noble hops give this beer an Continue Reading →

Boulevard Crown Town Ale Released

Boulevard Brewing is proud of the Kansas City Royals. This year they almost took it all home. Crown Town Ale signifies the achievements of the team, and the loyal fans that surround it.

October of 2014 will forever be remembered in Kansas Continue Reading →

The Bruery Sourrento Now Available to Members

The Bruery is now offering Sourrento, a sour ale inspired by the spirit Limoncello, to their Reserve and Preservation Society members.

Sourrento is a sour ale that was inspired by the lemon flavored spirt, Limoncello,which hails from the city of Sorrento, Italy. Continue Reading →

Bell’s “Venus” Ready to Ship

The second edition in Bell’s Brewery’s Planetary Series, Venus has been bottled and ready to ship. This edition is a blonde ale with apricot, honey, cardamon, and vanilla.

The second release in our Planets Series starts with spicy, fruity and light Continue Reading →

Posted in Don't Miss This, New Belgium, New Releases

New Belgium Skinny Dip Returns to Summer Lineup

New Belgium Skinny Dip returns from a few year hiatus as the brewery’s summer seasonal. The beer is brewed as a reminder of clean water, and water conservation.

Starting this week, and running through July, New Belgium Skinny Dip will support the Waterkeeper Alliance, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that stands for swimmable, drinkable and fishable waterways worldwide. The brewery will donate $1, up to $10,000, to Waterkeeper Alliance for every fan photo posted to Facebook, Twitter or Instagram with the hashtag #WaterkeeperDip.

As for the liquid itself, New Belgium Skinny Dip is an American blonde ale. Specifically designed to be a flavorful, light, hot weather beer.

“Beer lovers everywhere benefit from the fight for clean water,” said Billy Apel, New Belgium’s Arizona Field Brander. “This year, Skinny Dip is back and ready to take on more advocacy. So grab a friend and go bottoms up!”

New Belgium Skinny Dip is available in 12oz bottles and draft.

Style: Blonde Ale
Availability: 12oz Bottles, Draft. Summer seasonal.
Release: Mid-April, 2015

4.2% ABV, 20 IBUs

Image via New Belgium

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Coming Soon

Boulevard Tasting Room Blonde Ale Arrives in April

Boulevard Blonde Ale will join the brewery’s Tasting Room Series in April, 2015. Lemondrop, Saphir, and Northern Brewer hops plus a late addition of orange peel gives this light bodied beer its flavor complexity.

The variety pack features (3) bottles of Unfiltered Wheat, along with (3) bottles of 80 Acre Hoppy Wheat or Single Wide IPA. (Each pack varies upon release.)

…our blonde ale features subtle malt sweetness from the use of pale and honey malts with citrusy/spicy notes provided by Lemondrop, Saphir and Northern Brewerhops. Brewed to be a thirst quenching beer worthy of everyday drinking, Tasting Room – Blonde Ale also features an addition of orange peel in the last few minutes of the boil to accentuate the citrus/fruit notes of the hops.

Boulevard Blonde Ale will be available in the Sample Twelve mix packs in starting in April.

Style: Blonde Ale
Hops: Lemondrop, Saphir, Northern Brewer
Availability: 12oz Bottles, in sample packs.

Release: April, 2015

5.8% ABV, 24 IBUs

Boulevard Blonde Ale

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Cahaba Brewing Co, New Releases

Cahaba American Blonde Launched in Cans

Cahaba Brewing Company (Birmingham, AL) has launched American Blonde Ale in 12oz cans.

Cahaha’s American Blonde is sure to please with a unique blend of continental malts and hops. The slightly spicy and herbal qualities of noble hops give this beer an unmistakeable profile. The result is a wonderfully crisp and clean ale. Crafting thoughtfully inspired beers is our passion so jump in and fall in love with our blonde.

Cahaba American Blonde is a year round offering by the brewery. Cahaba opened their doors in 2012.

Style: Blonde Ale
Availability: 12oz Cans, Draft. Year-round.
Release: February, 2015

5.2% ABV

Image via Cahaba Brewing

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Headlines, The Bruery

The Bruery OR XATA, a Horchata Inspired Seasonal

The Bruery (Placentia, CA) is just launched a new nationally distributed, seasonal release, OR XATA. The new offering is based on horchata, a Spanish/Latin American milky drink, made from crushed almonds or rice.

The Bruery OR XATA is a base blonde ale, brewed with rice, cinnamon, vanilla beans and lactose, to give the beer a creamy mouthfeel.

Horchata is a traditional, sweet, milky drink originating in Spain and Latin America that has become quite popular in Southern California, particularly with Mexican cuisine. Our take on the traditionally non-alcoholic drink is a blonde ale brewed with a heavy dosing of rice, cinnamon and fresh vanilla beans along with lactose for a litle extra creamy character. If you didn’t know better, you’d think it was carbonated horchata. The flavor is hard to describe, but for those who know it, you know you love it.

The Bruery OR XATA is available in 750ml bottles.

Style: Blonde Ale (w/ Cinnamon, Vanilla Beans, Lactose.)
Availability: 750ml Bottles.
Release: February, 2015

7.5% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Boulevard Brewing, Coming Soon

Boulevard Crown Town Ale Released

Boulevard Brewing is proud of the Kansas City Royals. This year they almost took it all home. Crown Town Ale signifies the achievements of the team, and the loyal fans that surround it.

October of 2014 will forever be remembered in Kansas City as a time when the entire community united in support of our home-town team. Crown Town Ale is our toast to their inspiring journey and the remarkable achievements of our boys in blue; a golden blonde ale with bright citrus notes and just a hint of bitterness.

Boulevard Crown Town Ale will only be available in Kansas City, Missouri. The brewery has not set a release date. Due to copyright and trademark laws, the beer has no mention of the baseball team on the label.

The Royals finished 89-73 on the season.

Style: Blonde Ale
Hops: Lemon Drop, Saphir, Northern Brewer, Magnum
Malts: Pale, Honey, Munich

Availability: 750ml bottles. Kansas City, MO only
Arrival: 12/16/14

6.2% ABV

 

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in New Releases, The Bruery

The Bruery Sourrento Now Available to Members

The Bruery is now offering Sourrento, a sour ale inspired by the spirit Limoncello, to their Reserve and Preservation Society members.

Sourrento is a sour ale that was inspired by the lemon flavored spirt, Limoncello,which hails from the city of Sorrento, Italy. To create this unique, sweetly sour flavor, we aged our sour blonde ale with both lemon zest and fresh vanilla beans. The resulting beer is somewhere between a classic sour ale, a delightful Italian apertif, and a lemon meringue pie.

The Bruery Sourrento is available in 750ml bottles, for $16.99.

Style: Sour/Wild Ale (w/ Lemon Zest, Vanilla Beans. Oak Aged)
Availability: 750ml bottles
Arrival: December, 2014

7.7% ABV

by Reid Ramsay
Posted in Bell's Brewing, Don't Miss This, New Releases

Bell’s “Venus” Ready to Ship

The second edition in Bell’s Brewery’s Planetary Series, Venus has been bottled and ready to ship. This edition is a blonde ale with apricot, honey, cardamon, and vanilla.

The second release in our Planets Series starts with spicy, fruity and light citrus notes along with herbal notes from cardamom in the aroma. Apricots contribute a very distinct tart character and sweetness from the vanilla rounds out the finish. More than 60 pounds of hand sliced vanilla beans were used to ferment this strong fruit and spice beer with a complex herbal fruit character.

Bell’s Venus is available in 12oz bottles. In Roman mythology, Venus was a goddess that encompassed love, sex, prosperity and fertility. The first release in the Plantary Series was Mars, The Bringer of War.

Style: Blonde Ale (w/ Vanilla Beans, Cardamom, Honey, Apricot Juice)
Availability: 12oz Bottles
Arrival: December, 2014

7.5% ABV

Read more: Bell’s Planetary Series

Image via Bell’s 

by Reid Ramsay