Style: Blonde Ale
All StylesStyle Profile based on 4,158 recipes
BU:GU
0.50
Hops
3.8 g/L
Mash pH
5.58
Dry hop
0.2 g/L
Description
Easy-drinking, approachable, malt-oriented American craft beer, often with interesting fruit, hop, or character malt notes. Well-balanced and clean, is a refreshing pint without aggressive flavors. History: An American craft beer style produced by many microbreweries and brewpubs, particularly those who cannot produce lagers. Regional variations exist (many US West Coast brewpub examples are more assertive, like pale ales) but in most areas this beer is designed as the least challenging beer in their lineup. Style Comparison: Typically has more flavor than American Lagers and Cream Ales. Less bitterness than an American Pale Ale.
Examples: Kona Big Wave Golden Ale, Pelican Kiwanda Cream Ale, Russian River Aud Blonde, Victory Summer Love, Widmer Citra Summer Blonde Brew
Typical Grain Bill
- 55%
- 30%
- 5%
- 5%
- 3%
% of total grain weight across all recipes · sums to ~100%
Common Additions
- 81%
- 57%
- 32%
- 31%
- 23%
% of Blonde Ale recipes using each malt category (addition % in brackets)
Hop Usage by Addition Type
g/L · median with IQR range
Common Hops
- 28%
- 16%
- 11%
- 8%
- 7%
- 6%
- 6%
- 6%
- 5%
- 4%
% of Blonde Ale recipes using each hop
Common Fermentables
- 10%
- 9%
- 8%
- 6%
- 6%
- 6%
- 6%
- 5%
- 5%
- 5%
Colour = malt category · bar = % of recipes
Common Yeasts
- 34%
- 7%
- 4%
- 4%
- 3%
- 1%
- 1%
- 1%
- 1%
- 1%
% of Blonde Ale recipes using each strain
Typical Water Profile
median across recipes with a declared water profile
Similar Styles
Ranked by similarity across OG, IBU, ABV, hop rate, and grist composition.