Perennial Artisan Ales Southside Blonde

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This dry-hopped Belgian-style Blonde Ale from Perennial Artisan Ale is 5% ABV and the first beer since returning from Africa. This beer is from St. Louis, Missouri. I don’t think I’ve had a Perennial beer before. This beer may be the first. This beer pours yellow with a two-finger white head that fades into wispy lacing. The aroma is floral, dry, clean, and a little lemony. The flavor is also floral, a little lemony, dry, and clean. This beer has a medium body mouthfeel. This ale finishes with a lemony, clean, and dry flavor. The aftertaste is dry, with not much lemon flavor. That lemon has faded and is nearly gone. Southside Blonde doesn’t scream Belgian-style by way of taste. But it is not too bad, and that gives it a B-. I would say you should try it. It is overall light flavored and good, but doesn’t make me think of other, better Belgian beers. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Pilot Brewing X Frank’s Beer Shop Blonde Ale

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This Blonde Ale is a collaboration between Pilot Brewing (www.pilotbrewing.us) and Franks Beer Shop( www.franksbeershop.com). This is simply called blonde Ale, and it is 4.8%. This beer is available only on tap and in cans at Frank’s Beer Shop, located at 3348 Commonwealth Ave, Charlotte, NC. It’s not a huge place, but it is great to have a beer and buy canned beer to go. I highly recommend going to Frank’s. This blonde ale pours yellow with a one-finger white head that is semi-quick to fade. The aroma is sweet and slightly cereal-like. The flavor is light with hints of sweetness, but a small sweetness. It is crisp, clean, and refreshingly delicious. You can have a few of these with the AVB, or the flavor becomes overpowering. This has a light mouthfeel. Then it has a clean, bittersweet finish that quickly fades. That then allows for a nice, clean, refreshing aftertaste that has a slight lingering sweetness. This is a good beer. I’ve had this on tap, and that is slightly better. I give this blonde ale and Frank’s Beer Shop an A+. I highly recommend that you go and drink their blonde ale. Please stay safe, be kind to one another, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers! 

Wooden Robot Brewery Goodmorning Vietnam

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This Coffee Vanilla Blonde Ale is Good Morning Vietnam from Wooden Robot Brewery here in Charlotte, North Carolina. This is only purchased from the Wooden Robot Brewery (https://woodenrobotbrewery.com) in a 12 ounce 6-pack or a 32 ounce Crowler (can growler). I haven’t seen this for sale anywhere else. This beer has Elderly Coffee Roaster’s Ethiopian coffee, Madagascar vanilla, and oats, then age in a stainless tank. This beer is 5% ABV. This beer pours a deeper/dirty blonde with a two finger semi-quick fading head or white. The aroma is vanilla sweetness, light coffee roast and malts. The flavor is big on vanilla with some coffee mixed in and the malts is barley there. This has light vanilla coffee flavors. The mouthfeel is light. This beer has a malted vanillla roasted finish and a light coffee/vanilla aftertaste that does linger. This is one of my favorite coffee beer or coffee blondes. I give this a A+. Good Morning Vietnam is a beer that I highly recommend. It is good with doughnuts or smilar type sweets/breakfast. It has just the right amount of coffee and vanilla with out a high ABV. You should be drink this beer from Wooden Robot Brewery. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Huyghe Brewery Deliria

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Coming from Brewery Huyghe in Melle, Belgium Deliria is a blonde ale brewed by women. This beer benefits the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Inc. This beer is 8.5% ABV in a pink can. This beer pours a bright yellow with a green tint and a finger white head. The aroma is light sweet, and somewhat strong. The aroma overall is not much. The flavor is light, sweet, smooth-ish, and dry with a very light bitter note. This pink canned beer has a light feeling in the mouth. Then this beer comes to a light semi-sweet and dry finish. The aftertaste is a light, sweet, metallic flavor that does not linger long. Deliria is, overall, a lighter version of delirium and is not as good. I think Deliria is a D+. it starts out okay then goes downhill a bit. I love the idea behind it. I will just go for Delirium instead. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Weihenstephaner & St. Bernardus Braupakt Blonde Ale

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This beer Braupakt (Brewing Pact) is a Blonde Ale, a collaboration between Weihenstephaner of Freising, Germany & St. Barnardus of Watou, Belgium. This beer is 6.5% ABV. This beer was first produced in 2018 with Weihenstephaner and Sierra Nevada. Now six years later we have the sequel. The two breweries, St. Bernardus and Weihenstephaner have monks as the faces of their beers. The idea behind this unique collaboration was to brew a filtered, strong, top-fermented beer. This beer has Belgian hops from St. Bernardus, yeast, and malt from Weihenstephaner. That sounds like a great combination. This blonde ale pours yellow with a thick two-finger creamy white head. The aroma is spicy, clean, dry, and light banana You really smell the Weihenstephaner yeast. The flavor is clean, dry, banana, and spiced. The banana flavor is a bit more pungent than the rest. This has a medium mouthfeel. The finish is semi-sweet with banana and light hops. The aftertaste is more of the banana with a dryness. This is a fantastic beer. This Braupakt is an A+. Don’t miss this one, either in six-packs or singles. It is delicious. The German yeast and malts go well with the Belgian hops They combine into a great collaborative blonde ale. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Trappist Westvleteren Blond

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Trappist Westvleteren Blond is a beer (and the other two) found only at the brewery/gift shop. This is 5.8% ABV and is from Vleteren, Belgium. It is brewed by the monks of the Saint-Sixtus Abby. I brought this and their other beer home from a visit to their restaurant and gift shop. This Blond is the beer that the monks drink. This beer pours yellow with a three-finger creamy white head. That head seems to stick forever. The aroma is sweet, lemon, light bitterness, and slight yeast. The flavor is fruity lemon, smooth, dry, light on hops, and light-bodied. This has a lighter mouthfeel. Then it has a dry fruity finish with some sweetness. The aftertaste is dry-ish, fruity, and refreshing. This Westvleteren Blond is very delicious and is an A. It has such good flavors that all come through/together and make one tasty beer. If you ever get to Vleteren, Belgium I suggest you have a meal with all their beers including this Blond and their ice cream made with their beer. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Brouwerij De Halve Maan Brugse Zot Blond

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This beer from Bruge, Belgium is Brugse Zot Blond from Brouwerij De Halve Maan. This beer is 6% ABV. I did not bring this back from the brewery, I bought it just over the South Carolina border at Stateline Elite. I returned with a 750ml of Straffe Hendrik Wild, a wild yeast variety of De Halve Manns Tripel. That will be reviewed soon. This Blond pours a blond-orange color with a two-finger steady white head. The aroma is fruity with oranges. It has a light bitterness too. The flavor is fruity with orange, light-bodied, and light bitterness. This Brugse Zot Blond has a light to almost medium feel in the mouth. Then this beer has a tiny bitter, and fruity finish. The aftertaste is void of bitterness but has a light orange taste. This beer is good. It was a little better at the brewery. Maybe that is a fresher beer. But this example was an A. I really recommend Brugse Zot Blond. This beer is delicious and refreshing. It is different from all the beer in the US. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Edmund’s Oast Brewing Company Cereal For Dinner

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I first reviewed this beer, Cereal For Dinner, back in 2020 at the end of May. I thought I would review this beer again because I keep seeing this everywhere. This beer is by Edmunds Oast Brewing Co. in Charleston, South Carolina. This beer comes in at 5.5% ABV and has almonds, vanilla, Lactose, and coconut. This ale pours yellow with a two-finger steady head. The aroma is vanilla-sweet and nutty. The flavor is also vanilla, coconut, and smooth. The flavor of this beer is nutty but slightly nuttier than its aroma. This beer feels light on the mouth. Then you come to a finish of sweet vanilla nuttiness with some fake or artificial coconut. The aftertaste is sweet and nothing more. This beer is not overly sweet overall. That’s good because blonde beer that is sweet shouldn’t be. This ale has the right amount of sweetness with a bit of a nutty flavor. I give Cereal For Dinner a B+. This beer has plain vanilla and not a more exotic type of vanilla. If it did, I would probably rate this higher. I recommend that you drink this beer. It is good. This beer is good enough to have a few. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Edmunds Oast Brewing Co. Cereal For Dinner

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I first reviewed this beer, Cereal For Dinner, back in 2020 at the end of May. I thought I would review this beer again because I keep seeing this everywhere. This beer is by Edmunds Oast Brewing Co. in Charleston, South Carolina. This beer comes in at 5.5% ABV and has almonds, vanilla, Lactose, and coconut. This ale pours yellow with a two-finger steady head. The aroma is vanilla-sweet and nutty. The flavor is also vanilla, coconut, and smooth. The flavor of this beer is nutty but slightly nuttier than its aroma. This beer feels light on the mouth. Then you come to a finish of sweet vanilla nuttiness with some fake or artificial coconut. The aftertaste is sweet and nothing more. This beer is not overly sweet overall. That’s good because blonde beer that is sweet shouldn’t be. This ale has the right amount of sweetness with a bit of a nutty flavor. I give Cereal For Dinner a B+. This beer has plain vanilla and not a more exotic type of vanilla. If it did, I would probably rate this higher. I recommend that you drink this beer. It is good. This beer is good enough to have a few. Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!

Legal Remedy Brewing Co. World Court Mocha Blonde Stout

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This beer from Rock Hill, South Carolina, is World Court. This is a Mocha Blonde Stout from Legal Remedy. This beer is made with Knowledge Perk Coffee and white chocolate. This beer is 6% ABV. This stout pours a deeper yellow/orange color with a one-finger white head. The aroma is sweet with chocolate. This beer has some light coffee notes. The taste is chocolate, sweet, and smooth. The coffee flavor is faint, and I think the chocolate covers over it. This beer has a medium feel to the mouth. This beer finishes with a light coffee roast and chocolate taste. The aftertaste is more chocolate than anything else. This mocha blonde stout is okay. I would say it’s a C+. The coffee gets lost in the white Chocolate. But this is not the worst, and yes I would recommend it, but don’t seek it out! Please stay safe, be kind to each other, and remember to enjoy responsibly! Cheers!