Blue Frog Blonde Frog Ale

Brewed by Blue Frog Grog and Grill
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Fairfield, California USA

Clear light yellow with a fizzy head. Faint malty aroma and taste with a slightly bitter bready finish.

Pours a nice gold color with ample head. Aroma is lightly of floral and citrus hops with a faint spicey element. Taste is on a par with the aroma, with a nice carbonated bite and a well-balanced bitterness that is followed by a sweet finish. This a nice beer.

From tap at the brewpub. Pours clear and golden yellow. Mild citrus fruity aroma. Sweet fruity, mild citrusy flavoured. Light bitterness and golden malt flavoured finish. Lasting citrusy impression.

2009 Oregon Brewers Festival – Portland, OR
Aroma: Nice amber sweet malt good hops aroma.
Appearance: Amber in color, Clear with a light head.
Flavor: Amber malt with a good hops balance.
Palate: Dry Finish, with a Good Mouthfeel.
Overall: A very nice blonde ale.

Oregon Brew Fest: amber with white head, aroma of pale malt, flavor pretty bland but not bad,

Bomber. Pours a slightly cloudy apricot orange with a firm white head that lingers. Aroma is a little vague, of wheat and just a little light fruit. Hoppiness comes through as I sniff on. Wow, flavor is a lot nicer and more complex than expected: It’s very much a pale ale, but undeniably smoky - smoky like an old ale, believe it or not. Hops and fruit are fully present, not just apparent. This should really be classified as a pale ale in my opinion, and not just because the bottle described it as one. If not, it’s the best blonde ale I’ve had to date, and easily. I dig it a lot. A pleasant surprise. Overall, good to very good. Thanks Frog.

At Sudwerk Beerfest 2009. This blonde ale poured with almost no head and a fruity aroma. The flavor is thin and a bit skunky. Not a great beer.

9/13/08 From 22oz bottle. Aroma is light bready sweetness with a citrusy, piney hop balance. Appearance is clear gold with a well maintained white head. Flavor is less sweet and more bready, with an earthy, somewhat noble medium bittering. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, somewhat creamy, with a medium carb finish and somewhat starchy finish. Overall, I wish this stayed as sweet as it smelled, it’s not harsh by any means, but just somehow not easy drinking. 10/18/08 On draught at the brewpub, Fairfield, Ca. Aroma is very caramel sweet. Appearance is clear yellow with a well maintained white head. Flavor is citrusy, sweet, full flavored with a light earthy bittering. Mouthfeel is medium bodied, creamy, with low carb texture. Overall, very good and not thin like many Blonds.