This Top Ten List of Blonde Ales is from America's Best and Top Ten and from the results of the 2010
U.S. Open Beer Championship.
1. Red Brick Blonde, Atlanta Brewing
2.
Healdsburg Fitch Cask - Healdsburg Brewing
3. Sweetwater
420, Sweetwater Brewing
4. Alaska Pale
Ale, Alaska Brewing
5. Nebraska Blonde Ale - Nebraska Brewing
6.
Tailgate Jay’s Blacktop Blonde, Tailgate Brewing
7. Casco Bay Summer Ale - Casco Bay Brewing, Maine
8. Ipswich Summer Ale - Mercury Brewing Company, Massachusetts USA
9. Clipper City Gold Ale - Clipper City Brewery, Maryland
10. Casco Bay Summer Ale - Casco Bay Brewing, Maine
Golden or Blonde Ales Style
Golden or Blonde ales are straw to golden blonde in color. They have a crisp, dry palate, light to medium body, and light malt sweetness. Low to medium hop floral aroma may be present but does not dominate. Bitterness is low to medium. Fruity esters may be perceived but do not predominate. Diacetyl should not be perceived. Chill haze should be absent.
OG: 1.045-1.056
FG: 1.008-1.016
Alcohol by Weight: 3.2-4%
IBU: 15-25
Color SRM: 3-7
