UPDATED: JAN 10, 2024 16oz (thx, Alex M.-G.!) shared with Josh @ Ryan's. Appearance: murky pale golden with a white head. Aroma: very fruity and juicy. Taste: along the same lines, a bit dry, some hop burn. Overall: quite pleasant, but there is no difference at all between this guy and any pale ales, so not sure why it's called Blonde by HF.

UPDATED: JAN 10, 2024 Poured from 473mL can (canned 06/27/23). Hazy yellow with small white head. Floral hop with a hint of tropical notes on the nose. Taste has a bit of dry pine with feint tropical hops. Light blonde ale character, but more like a nice dry pale ale with the hop profile. Decent.

UPDATED: JAN 10, 2024 Hazy and pale, with a thick head. There's some ripe stone fruit hops on the nose, soft, maybe pineapple sort of character. Low bitterness, similar hop profile, a bit yeasty. Solid, seems like the sort of thing you'd almost call a session IPA today.

UPDATED: JUL 19, 2023 Draft at Khyber Pass. Top of a keg. Cloudy gold with a fluffy head. Vibrant hoppy Blonde. Juicy kumquats. Mango. Bananas. Pineapple. Cardamom. Grass. Autumn leaves. Light caramel malts. Soft body. Earthy tangerine marmalade. Balanced but slightly more bitter than sweet.

UPDATED: MAY 24, 2022 Draft at the Mad Taco. Cloudy golden pour, persistent thin white head. Bready, grainy aroma. Taste is malty, biscuity, dry. Creamy, full.

UPDATED: SEP 19, 2021 Draft at Armsby abbey. Pours yellow and cloudy with a pillow like white head. Very soft mouthfeel. Lots of floral hop flavor on the nose and tongue. Not very bitter. Very quaffable.

UPDATED: AUG 20, 2021 On tap at As Is. Pours slightly hazy gold. Floral, melon, mango, clean malt, papaya. Nice soft body. Good.

UPDATED: AUG 15, 2021 Pours a hazy, pale lemon yellow, with mid-sized head. Aroma is citrus, with some pine accents. Flavor is citrus, hops, grass. Mouthfeel is dry and crisp. Very nice.

UPDATED: JUN 28, 2019 Can, big thanks to Leighton. He is actually the man. Vivid yellow gold. Moderate haze. Fully lacing, lasting, messy white froth. Looks boss. Nose has lemon and lime pith. Hint of pine needle. Crisp malt. Taste is semi dry, and crisp, citrus bitterness. Light body. Fairly drying. Touch of tartness. Fine carbonation. Dry, bright, crisp bitter finish. Predictably good.

Can. Cloudy pale yellow pour with a white head. Light, super clean, grassy and lemon notes, little bitterness. Labelled as a blonde, and really nice for a blonde.