British Blonde Ale
Foam Brewers in Burlington, Vermont, United States 🇺🇸
Pale Ale - Classic English Special|
Score
6.99
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Brewed using traditional English methods, British Blonde was fermented on a classic English yeast strain. It pours a luminous honey-gold and opens with layered aromas of pastry, caramel, and crème brûlée. Built on a base of Maris Otter, the body is rich and chewy with notes of yellow birch, warm sugar, and soft toffee. A gentle touch of East Kent Golding hops lends subtle herbal character, hinting at lavender and spice. It’s complex without doing too much—low carb and easy to drink.
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7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7.5
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 8
Reviewed from notes.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: soft yellow clear color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sly earthy to grassy to semi-herbal hop character up front with a subtle biscuity malt backbone and some clean toffee notes
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty to sweet herbal and underscored by the sweetness of the biscuits and toffee character; finishes clean with some herbal to toffee notes
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere - just a great even flow
Overall: I say it works as a British pale ale though perhaps a bit lighter in color but hey who's arguing if this a "modernized" clean-ed up version.
Can to English pint glass.
Appearance: soft yellow clear color with a two and a half fingers of white foamy head which dissipated nicely to leave some light lace
Aroma: sly earthy to grassy to semi-herbal hop character up front with a subtle biscuity malt backbone and some clean toffee notes
Flavor: meshes the prior noted aromas to a fine sweet malty to sweet herbal and underscored by the sweetness of the biscuits and toffee character; finishes clean with some herbal to toffee notes
Texture: light to medium bodied, very sessionable; good smoothness with nothing distracting anywhere - just a great even flow
Overall: I say it works as a British pale ale though perhaps a bit lighter in color but hey who's arguing if this a "modernized" clean-ed up version.
Tried
from Can
on 30 Mar 2026
at 19:48