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Blonde Ale / Golden Ale
The British Golden Ale, also referred as Golden Bitter, Summer Ale, or British Blonde Ale, is a a hop-forward, average-strength to moderately-strong pale bitter. It's a well-hopped, quenching beer with an emphasis on showcasing hops. More similar to an American Pale Ale than anything else, although it is often lower in alcohol and usually features British ingredients. Has no caramel and fewer esters compared to British bitters and pale ales. Dry as bitters but with less malt character to support the hops, giving a different balance. The American Blonde Ale is an easy-drinking, approachable, malt-oriented beer, often with interesting fruit, hop, or character malt notes. Typically has more flavor than American Lagers and Cream Ales. Less bitterness than an American Pale Ale. This also includes the Australian Sparkling Ale, which is superficially similar to English Pale Ales, although much more highly carbonated, with less caramel, less late hops, and showcasing the signature yeast strain and hop variety.
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Name | Ratings | Score | | | 1 | Crouch Vale Brewers Gold Extra
Crouch Vale Brewery South Woodham Ferrers, England | 58 | 3.95 | Find | | 2 | Hill Farmstead / The Alchemist Walden
Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro, Vermont | 159 | 3.89 | Find | | 3 | Tree House Eureka - Mosaic
Tree House Brewing Company Charlton, Massachusetts | 55 | 3.87 | Find | | 4 | Tree House Eureka - Citra
Tree House Brewing Company Charlton, Massachusetts | 98 | 3.86 | Find | | 5 | Tree House Eureka - Galaxy
Tree House Brewing Company Charlton, Massachusetts | 37 | 3.82 | Find | | 6 | Hill Farmstead Works of Love (Earl Grey Tea)
Hill Farmstead Brewery Greensboro, Vermont | 89 | 3.78 | Find | | 7 | Trillium Big Sprang
Trillium Brewing Company Boston, Massachusetts | 46 | 3.77 | Find | | 8 | Tree House Eureka!
Tree House Brewing Company Charlton, Massachusetts | 65 | 3.75 | Find | | 9 | Enlightenment Day Trip
Enlightenment Ales Everett, Massachusetts | 23 | 3.7 | Find | | 10 | Civil Society Blondes Make Me Hoppy - Mosaic
Civil Society Brewing Company Jupiter, Florida | 18 | 3.7 | Find | | 11 | Bluejacket Forbidden Planet
Bluejacket Washington, Washington DC | 74 | 3.68 | Find | | 12 | Dry County Namesake American Session Ale
Dry County Brewing Company Kennesaw, Georgia | 10 | 3.68 | Find | | 13 | Lawson's Finest Knockout Blonde
Lawson's Finest Liquids Waitsfield, Vermont | 59 | 3.67 | Find | | 14 | Suarez Family Walk, Don't Run
Suarez Family Brewery Livingston, New York | 18 | 3.66 | Find | | 15 | Buxton Gold
Buxton Brewery Buxton, England | 118 | 3.62 | Find | | 16 | County Durham Hop Head
County Durham Brewing Company Pickering, Ontario | 55 | 3.61 | Find | | 17 | Valcavallina Sun Flower
Valcavallina Endine Gaiano (BG), Italy | 26 | 3.61 | Find | | 18 | Bale Breaker Raging Ditch Dry-Hopped Blonde
Bale Breaker Brewing Company Yakima, Washington | 11 | 3.61 | Find | | 19 | Lariano New Age
Birrificio Artigianale Lariano Sirone (LC), Italy | 33 | 3.6 | Find | | 20 | Cellarmaker Resplendent
Cellarmaker Brewing Company San Francisco, California | 12 | 3.6 | Find | | 21 | Moor Resonance
Moor Beer Co. Bristol, England | 343 | 3.59 | Find | | 22 | Pelican / Gigantic Bird-Day Volume II
Pelican Brewing Company Pacific City, Oregon | 12 | 3.59 | Find | | 23 | Crouch Vale Amarillo
Crouch Vale Brewery South Woodham Ferrers, England | 223 | 3.59 | Find | | 24 | Hopfenstark Ostalgia Blonde
Hopfenstark [Ho.st] Lavaltrie, Quebec | 128 | 3.58 | Find | | 25 | Buskers Ecstasy of Gold
Buskers Beer Roma, Italy | 18 | 3.58 | Find | |
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