Style Information

American Blonde Ales (also called American Golden Ales) are pale yellow to golden in color. The style has a clean and light to medium feel, along with a notable malt sweetness. Hop notes are generally low in both aroma and taste. ABV is usually in the range of 4% to 5%. IBUs range from 15 to 25.

Glassware	Description
Mug	Typically very heavy and sturdy. A mug (or stein) is most commonly made of glass or stoneware. Traditionally German, one advantage is clinking glasses together without worrying about breaking th... [more]
Pilsner Glass	Pilsener glasses are primarily designed for serving pilseners, but they do well with many other lighter beer styles also. They tend to start with a short neck at the bottom and taper unwards to ... [more]
Pint Glass	Pint glasses are what most people recognize as a typical beer glass. There are actually three different types of pint glasses - shaker pints, nonic pints and tulip pints. The shaker ... [more]

	Beer	Consumed
1.	Gossamer Golden Ale by Half Acre Beer Company	300
2.	Bombshell Blonde Ale by Southern Star Brewing Co.	27
3.	Sweet Action by Sixpoint Craft Ales	18
4.	Summer Love Ale by Victory Brewing Company	13
5.	Blonde Ale by Wind River Brewing Company	11
6.	Somersault by New Belgium Brewing Inc.	10
7.	Fireman's 4 by Real Ale Brewing Company	10
8.	Beach Blonde by Tree Brewing	7
9.	Rye Saison by Yazoo Brewing Company	7
10.	Skinny Dip by New Belgium Brewing Inc.	6

	Beer	Avg Score
1.	Isabella Blonde by Kern River Brewing Company	84
2.	Summer Honey Ale by Big Sky Brewing Company	84
3.	Gossamer Golden Ale by Half Acre Beer Company	82
4.	Hep Cat Blond Ale by Flat Earth Brewing Company	82
5.	Sweet Action by Sixpoint Craft Ales	82
6.	True Blonde Ale by Ska Brewing Co.	80
7.	Bombshell Blonde Ale by Southern Star Brewing Co.	76
8.	Naughty Nellie Golden Artisan Ale by Pike Pub & Brewery	76
9.	Bailey's Blonde Ale by Cisco Brewers Inc.	74
10.	Rye Saison by Yazoo Brewing Company	74