Dirty Blonde
Great River Brewery in Davenport, Iowa, United States 🇺🇸
Golden / Blonde Ale Regular Out of Production|
Score
6.30
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6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Can. A- Chocolate, hazelnuts. A- Golden color, clear liquid, white head. T- Chocolate, nuts. P- Medium body, average texture, average carbonation, slightly sweet dry finish. O- Pretty good actually. Lots of chocolate and some hazelnut. I like it.
Tried
from Can
on 10 Jan 2016
at 19:38
6.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Surprised I didn’t have this when I visited there, but here’s a single can from Binny’s. Hazy gold pour under a fizzy head. Just a light malt smell with a note of cocoa. I’m liking the subtle Nestle’s Quik taste sitting side-by-side with a dry malt base. Enjoying this while watching "Dracula," where Belá is also sucking on dirty blondes.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Oct 2015
at 22:32
7.3/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draft at GTMW 2015. Hazy yellow color, thick creamy white head. Aroma of dusty cocoa. Taste is chocolatey straw. Interesting and easy to drink.
Tried
from Draft
on 09 Aug 2015
at 10:07
6.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Can from 6 pack I brought back from the Quad Cities. Poured a lightly tinted, clear golden color with a small, fizzy off-white head. Aroma was mostly just light toasted malts, but as it warmed up from the fridge, there was an ever increasing note of chocolate (like cocoa powder) that I began to notice. Flavor was very light initially, but finish is a blast of light milk chocolate notes - a bit like melted Cadbury or something similar. Pretty easy to drink - not as crazy chocolate as I was expecting, but it was pretty enjoyable. I don’t know, I liked it at least.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Jun 2014
at 11:13
7.1/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Reviewed from notes. Consumed June 10, 2013 as I was driving across the country.
This one pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color (\"dirty blonde\" I guess, sure why not?) and leaves the same colored body. It has a one finger foamy white head that dies and leaves some nice lookin’ clingy lacing to the glass.
The smell has a toasty yet slightly roasty chocolate-ness that comes through slightly malty in the background
The taste is sweet all the way through, and then gets a bit stronger in the chocolate the more it goes down. It has a strong sweet chocolate aftertaste and a dry finish.
On the palate, it has a light to medium body and becomes somewhat sessionable with a slightly creamy edge to it. Carbonation is spot on for the style and for me.
Overall, this would be my first American Blonde Ale with chocolate in it. I once had DFH’s Theobrama and thought this would be similar and in a way, I guess I could kinda say it is without the spicy ancho chile flavoring. I would probably have this again.
This one pours a slightly hazy golden yellow color (\"dirty blonde\" I guess, sure why not?) and leaves the same colored body. It has a one finger foamy white head that dies and leaves some nice lookin’ clingy lacing to the glass.
The smell has a toasty yet slightly roasty chocolate-ness that comes through slightly malty in the background
The taste is sweet all the way through, and then gets a bit stronger in the chocolate the more it goes down. It has a strong sweet chocolate aftertaste and a dry finish.
On the palate, it has a light to medium body and becomes somewhat sessionable with a slightly creamy edge to it. Carbonation is spot on for the style and for me.
Overall, this would be my first American Blonde Ale with chocolate in it. I once had DFH’s Theobrama and thought this would be similar and in a way, I guess I could kinda say it is without the spicy ancho chile flavoring. I would probably have this again.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Jan 2014
at 03:34
4.2/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 3
12oz can. Light golden yellow until the syrupy black part came out at the end, making it hazier and darker. Pretty gross to see an additive that fully separates like that. Big, loud white head. Has some biting sour sharpness, another infected can from Great River...will be the last time I buy their product on the shelf. Gross perfume chemical aroma. Biting, sharp, aggressive body..no chocolate flavor. This beer is an absolute loser. I like the concept. The execution is terrible.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Oct 2013
at 18:10
6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can in trade from Jcwattsrugger. Part of 5K backlog. Pours dirty gold. Off white head. Nose and taste of Baker’s chocolate, cheap chocolate candy, cocoa, light hops and toasted malt. Medium body.
Tried
from Can
on 19 May 2013
at 14:42
4/10
Tried
on 29 Apr 2013
at 11:18