Smashing Coconut Blonde
Hoppin' Frog Brewery

12 ounce can, date stamp is off center but I can tell it says JAN 2026 so I assume that's the best by date. Thanks to Brutaltruth for this one! Served in a pint glass, the beer pours a mostly clear gold color with not quite an inch off-white head that stuck around a little while. Small amount of lacing. Aroma is pretty sweet, the brew smells like sugar, coconut, and some sweet corn. Taste is similar to the aroma, but with the addition of some light floralness too. Coconut flavor seems somewhat artificial to me, and maybe a little too sweet tasting for me but not enough to really hurt the beer too much. Mouthfeel/body is light/medium, it's slick and smooth with a good amount of carbonation. Thought this was OK, but just seemed more and more artificial tasting to me the longer I drank it. Not bad, just not something I would want to drink too often.

From the 12 oz can in a snifter. This interesting little brew pours a pale
straw color with a modest head of white foam that settles to a thick ring, thin
clumping layer, and sports some light lacing. Nose of coconut and cereal grains of
corn, and honey sweet malts. Flavors follow the nose with honey, coconut, corn,
and light caramel with light floral hops. Mouth feel is medium light, medium
light carbonation, and a faintly sweet finish.

Overall, a decent little lawn mower quencher.

Cheers

Quite an interesting blonde ale doesn't have the heavy coconut flavor that you would expect the most beers that would coat the tongue almost like a coconut oil it's more like coconut butter in flavor with the mix of floral and herbal aspects of a blonde ale. Very crisp and smooth I was kind of taken aback at the Deliverance it's not too skunky or corny. A very well done coconut blonde I can't think of another better one so this one gets props!

 

12oz can from Tavour. Cloudy, dark golden pour, foamy head settles to patches. Coconut on the aroma first, not suntan oil either. More real coconut in the taste, mild sweetness, solid bready malt base provides a great foundation. A little bit of a tingle at the finish. Really tasty and refreshing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Barely foggy straw yellow with a puffy white head.

This one works substantially better than some of the other recent Smashing variations. It's refreshing, floral, corny and coconut butter-esque. Nothing to write home about but also not bashing you over the head with crazy caramel corn intensity.

The medium body has a soft froth and finishes semi-wet.