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Americas Dirty Summer Blonde Chocolate Beer

Americas Dirty Summer Blonde Chocolate Beer

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A Golden Ale/Blond Ale brewed by
Americas Brewpub

Aurora, Illinois USA

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243.05/5.03.03/5.0Summer5.9%65.5 English pint, Shaker P  Stats

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Inspired after a craft brewers conference in Philadelphia, Brewmaster Mike Rybinski used 2-row and Crystal 10L with Ghirardelli chocolate to create Americas Dirty Summer Blonde Chocolate Beer... brewed so you can appreciate the chocolate and not be overwhelmed by hops. 13 IBU's, OG 1.052, FG 1.008

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 hopscotch (4433), Vero Beach, Florida, USA
2.4 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/102/55/101/58/20

May 11, 2008  
Draft... DLD’08... Clear, pale yellow ale with a small, creamy, white head. Great retention. Interesting chocolate aroma (considering its appearance) with minerally hops as well. Light-bodied and watery with diminished carbonation. Well-balanced, but mostly boring and thin. The chocolate doesn’t really shine through in the flavor. Short, stale finish.

 drewbeerme (1782), Chicago, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/54/103/510/20
Aug 17, 2008  
on tap at Americas. pours hazed golden with white head. smells like bakers chocolate and vanilla. tastes like white chocolate. very vanilly, not my thing at all.


 Headbanger (958), Aurora, Illinois, USA
3.1 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/103/56/103/513/20
Jul 7, 2008  
Draft at brewery(4/25/08)-A clear golden body with an aroma of chocolate and vanilla. The taste of chocolate grows throughout the mouthful on this light bodied brew. Not bad but a little lacking and good tasting.


 Sledge Jr (2708), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
2.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/513/20
Dec 27, 2007  
Sampled at GABF 2007. Pours a dark brown sepia color with an off white medium sized head. Thin with very low carbonation. I get a mild artificial chocolate aroma. Flavor has a thin roasted coffee and chocolate taste, but it is definitely not rich on the chocolate side of things. Back to the factory for the Oompah Loompahs to learn how to make better beer!


 CaptainCougar (4624), Rockville, Maryland, USA
3.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/514/20
Nov 18, 2007  
On tap at the brewpub on 6/20/07: Pours a transparent golden bronze with a well-lacing spotty white head. Aroma has a nice milk chocolatey presence as the dominant character. Body starts slightly caramely sweet with a touch of toffee and more chocolate flavor toward a thinner toasty finish. An interesting and well-brewed, unique beer.




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