Golden Ale
Cigar City Brewing
- From:
- Cigar City Brewing
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #270 - ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 83
Ranked #32,603 - Avg:
- 3.62 | pDev: 11.6%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 7
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Sep 20, 2025
- Added:
- Feb 23, 2018
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
SCORE
83
Good
83
Good
Built for the warmer months (of which Florida has plenty), Cigar City Brewing's Golden Ale is brewed with American Willamette hops and pale wheat malt to create a low-alcohol American Golden Ale that balances bread-like malt flavors with herbaceous hops and a vibrant carbonation.
Enjoy Cigar City Brewing's Golden Ale wherever the sunshine takes you!
28 IBU
Enjoy Cigar City Brewing's Golden Ale wherever the sunshine takes you!
28 IBU
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.55/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
3.55/5 rDev -1.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
RB transfer
Sep 20, 2025
Rated by DuaneL from Delaware
3/5 rDev -17.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -17.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This is just an average-tasting ale; disappointing for this brewery.
Jul 18, 2019
Reviewed by ArchimedesSox from Georgia
3.71/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.71/5 rDev +2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
A: Slightly hazy golden straw color, large pillowy white head, nice lacing
S: Bread, I get some piney hops in there as well
T: A nice sweetness but has a nice hop bite as well, great balance
M: Light
O: A bit hoppier than I expected but a really good, summertime lighter beer. Will definetly have again maybe after mowing or on the beach.
Jun 20, 2019S: Bread, I get some piney hops in there as well
T: A nice sweetness but has a nice hop bite as well, great balance
M: Light
O: A bit hoppier than I expected but a really good, summertime lighter beer. Will definetly have again maybe after mowing or on the beach.
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
3.53/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.53/5 rDev -2.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 oz. can. Has a rich golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is kind of floral, some malts are present. Taste is of malts, citrus, very easy drinking. Feels medium bodied in the mouth and overall is a good summertime thirst quencher.
Jun 15, 2019
Reviewed by HoppingMadMonk from New Jersey
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Around medium body and carbonation
Aroma is floral,earthy ,bitter citrus peel,citrus fruit
Taste is mildly sweet balanced with some grapefruit peel bitterness. There's a hop bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste
May 11, 2019Aroma is floral,earthy ,bitter citrus peel,citrus fruit
Taste is mildly sweet balanced with some grapefruit peel bitterness. There's a hop bitterness that lingers in the aftertaste
Reviewed by jkrich from Florida
3.76/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.76/5 rDev +3.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Poured from a freshness dated 12 oz. can: bright and clear golden hue with a sustained, foamy white head.
Refreshing notes of citrus in the aroma.
This one has a very pronounced hop profile for a blonde ale style - fresh orange and mango dominate the flavor with an inviting malt background. Overall, rather complex for a 4.5 % ABV.
Nice, zesty carbonation enhances the light body and fruit accented lingering mouthfeel.
This was a pleasant surprise as I was expecting a refreshing but somewhat bland blond ale, something for the hot weather. This is clearly a step above in quality.
Apr 28, 2019Refreshing notes of citrus in the aroma.
This one has a very pronounced hop profile for a blonde ale style - fresh orange and mango dominate the flavor with an inviting malt background. Overall, rather complex for a 4.5 % ABV.
Nice, zesty carbonation enhances the light body and fruit accented lingering mouthfeel.
This was a pleasant surprise as I was expecting a refreshing but somewhat bland blond ale, something for the hot weather. This is clearly a step above in quality.
Reviewed by babaracas from Florida
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.75/5 rDev +3.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear light orange with big fluffy white head, mess of lace sticking. Smell: spicy, floral, honey bread. Taste: bready, apricot, spicy and herbal with sweet orange peel note. Light-plus bodied and quite creamy. Similar color scheme as Hotter than Helles, which was a good beer! This is fine in a 20-years-ago-craft kind of way.
Jan 24, 2019
Reviewed by spectru from Florida
3.56/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev -1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Slightly hazy amber with a foamy white head, Head recedes to a film with a frothy edge; Has a rich fruity aroma; A mildly fruity flavor with a smooth mouthfeel.
Oct 24, 2018
Rated by bankboy66 from New Jersey
3.72/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.72/5 rDev +2.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Pours a nice gold with a 1 finger head that quickly disapates. Taste is wheat, lemon and some sweetness. Goes down easy. Very nice, light offering.
Sep 08, 2018
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