Tucson Blonde
Barrio Brewing Company
- From:
- Barrio Brewing Company
- Arizona, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #387 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 80
Ranked #36,357 - Avg:
- 3.5 | pDev: 14.29%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 17
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 11, 2025
- Added:
- Jun 23, 2010
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 24
SCORE
80
Good
80
Good
A good starter beer for those that have only drank the mass produced suds. The blonde is a light, crisp beer with a slight malt flavor and just enough Czechoslovakian Saaz hops to balance the malt sweetness.
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Reviewed by barnzy78 from Illinois
3.29/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev -6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
12oz can, born 11/18/24
L: mostly clear golden body, foamy off-white head
S: pale grain, white bread crust, faint vanilla
T: white bread, pale malt, biscuit, odd vanilla again, mild earthy hops
F: lighter body, ample carbonation, balanced finish
O: just ok in my opinion
Jan 04, 2025L: mostly clear golden body, foamy off-white head
S: pale grain, white bread crust, faint vanilla
T: white bread, pale malt, biscuit, odd vanilla again, mild earthy hops
F: lighter body, ample carbonation, balanced finish
O: just ok in my opinion
Reviewed by mothman from Minnesota
3.25/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -7.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Can. White head. Lace. Clear golden straw color.
Simple blonde ale. Nothing out of the ordinary. Bread and biscuit and some very simple hops. Not much else to say.
Mar 14, 2021Simple blonde ale. Nothing out of the ordinary. Bread and biscuit and some very simple hops. Not much else to say.
Reviewed by Nomak2 from Arizona
3.99/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
3.99/5 rDev +14%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4
Pale summer looking brew that still has enough flavor to distinguish itself. Slightly grassy but a nice mouth feel. An every day drinkable beer with no shame.
Jan 24, 2021
Reviewed by CarolinaCardinals from North Carolina
3.54/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Received just before Christmas from my neighbor within a mixed 12 packed. Canned 11-11-19; consumed 3-22-20.
Beer poured a dark golden with a nice white head with the original pour.
Nose is grainy with some floral hops.
Taste is a crackery bread malt base that combined with noble hops. Finishes slightly sweet.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and fairly refreshing.
Overall a serviceable blond. I think this brew targets the BMC crowd and trys to convert them into local craft beer; nice segue beer!
Mar 22, 2020Beer poured a dark golden with a nice white head with the original pour.
Nose is grainy with some floral hops.
Taste is a crackery bread malt base that combined with noble hops. Finishes slightly sweet.
Mouthfeel is medium bodied and fairly refreshing.
Overall a serviceable blond. I think this brew targets the BMC crowd and trys to convert them into local craft beer; nice segue beer!
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.68/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev +5.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the can, it pours a clear golden color with a modest head that soon diminishes to a ring and island. In the nose, it is a bit grassy. In the mouth, it is lightly malt with ever the slightest bitterness.
Feb 20, 2020
Reviewed by MikeySea from Arizona
3.84/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.84/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
LOOKS: Very slightly hazy and lightly golden. Finger of off white head that settles quickly to a thin layer. Mild lacing.
AROMA: Mild malt, grain, and grass.
TASTE: Same deal, and just a minor spicy hop note, to boot. No off flavors, nice!
FEEL: Thin body, but not watery, lightly drying on the finish, and average carbonation.
OVERALL: Basic blonde for a hot day or any other day in Az.
Jul 08, 2018AROMA: Mild malt, grain, and grass.
TASTE: Same deal, and just a minor spicy hop note, to boot. No off flavors, nice!
FEEL: Thin body, but not watery, lightly drying on the finish, and average carbonation.
OVERALL: Basic blonde for a hot day or any other day in Az.
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