All Nighter
Chicago Brewing Company
- From:
- Chicago Brewing Company
- Nevada, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 74
- Avg:
- 2.95 | pDev: 15.59%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 13
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Sep 03, 2019
- Added:
- Jan 14, 2003
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 1
SCORE
74
Okay
74
Okay
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Rated by Radome from Florida
3.29/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.29/5 rDev +11.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Had on tap at the brewery.
Sep 03, 2019
Reviewed by NilocRellim from Minnesota
2.94/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.94/5 rDev -0.3%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
This blonde ale had a very clear, pale yellow colour to it. The smell was very light, but there was a slight fruitiness to the nose. It was a very light, very carbonated ale. There were no noticeable aftertastes, and a minimal body. This was very sessionable and would be an approachable beer for domestic drinkers looking to branch out into craft beer.
Would I buy this beer again? Probably not, only because I prefer darker ones.
Jan 30, 2014Would I buy this beer again? Probably not, only because I prefer darker ones.
Reviewed by kylehay2004 from Illinois
2.6/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.6/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
No head really on a near water color, mostly straw colored and no lacing really. Aroma is very mild with mostly barley and sweet corn. Flavor is similar with rice barley and pale malts. Still bland. Moderate to high carbonation and light body. As plain as you get but at least there is no bad aftertaste or off putting flavor here.
Dec 15, 2012
Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia
3.02/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
3.02/5 rDev +2.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Poured on-tap into a pint glass, the beer was a vibrant gold color with no head. The smell was heavy on the barley, and the taste was a strong barley with a light balance of hops. The beer was light and crisp in the mouth, but there was a dusky and dank aftertaste. The finish makes this beer not particularly pleasant to drink in my opinion.
Dec 09, 2010
Reviewed by jujubeast6000 from Texas
3.06/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
3.06/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
Reviewed 3/16/2008 (Sampler @ 4 Queens, Las Vegas, NV):
Pours a pale yellow colored body, very pale, with a small head whitish in color. Has a malty aroma, enticing, maybe some wheat too? Fizzy palate, mallty taste, fruity, not very lingering. Thirst-quenching.
Mar 06, 2009Pours a pale yellow colored body, very pale, with a small head whitish in color. Has a malty aroma, enticing, maybe some wheat too? Fizzy palate, mallty taste, fruity, not very lingering. Thirst-quenching.
Reviewed by Dogbrick from Ohio
2.5/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.5/5 rDev -15.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Sample at the brewpub. Pours a weak clear yellow color with a wispy white head that dissipates quickly. Thin top ring of lacing with spots underneath. Minimal spice aroma with a bit of hops. Light-bodied and clean with light hops and malt flavor. Touch of spice as well, but overall the flavor is fairly nondescript. The finish is mild and relatively flavorless. Not a good effort overall.
Dec 30, 2008
Reviewed by BEERchitect from Kentucky
3.13/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
3.13/5 rDev +6.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5
Tried the beer at the 4 Queen's Downtown Vegas.
Of course the beer to meet the demands of the masses. At that, the beer is pretty good with an emphasis on light maltiness that shows some fruitiness, sufery notes but not out of whack for the style.
Refreshing and thirst quinching if not a tad boring. It's a lot like the Golden Ale, but the lighter hopping and softer flavors gives rise to a few of the flaws and strips the beer of meaningful flavor, aroma, or texture.
Dec 28, 2008Of course the beer to meet the demands of the masses. At that, the beer is pretty good with an emphasis on light maltiness that shows some fruitiness, sufery notes but not out of whack for the style.
Refreshing and thirst quinching if not a tad boring. It's a lot like the Golden Ale, but the lighter hopping and softer flavors gives rise to a few of the flaws and strips the beer of meaningful flavor, aroma, or texture.
Reviewed by charlzm from California
2.7/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.7/5 rDev -8.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Consumed 05/11/08 at Chicago Brewing Co. & Cigar Lounge, Las Vegas.
Incredibly pale, clear yellow beer allows the viewing of lots and lots of carbonation bubbles rising to the top. Good lacing.
The only aroma I noted is vague sweetness.
Flavor is likewise muted sweetness with a very understated floral character. No bitterness. The aftertaste is even a little sweeter than the body. And mercifully, NO CORN.
I guess there are folks who enjoy these very light flavored beers, as I saw a gentleman in the lounge order a twenty ouncer and then a pint of this stuff. Personally, though, I'd never be able to finish that much of this barely-flavored barley water.
May 13, 2008Incredibly pale, clear yellow beer allows the viewing of lots and lots of carbonation bubbles rising to the top. Good lacing.
The only aroma I noted is vague sweetness.
Flavor is likewise muted sweetness with a very understated floral character. No bitterness. The aftertaste is even a little sweeter than the body. And mercifully, NO CORN.
I guess there are folks who enjoy these very light flavored beers, as I saw a gentleman in the lounge order a twenty ouncer and then a pint of this stuff. Personally, though, I'd never be able to finish that much of this barely-flavored barley water.
Reviewed by JDV from Texas
1.98/5 rDev -32.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
1.98/5 rDev -32.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
This came poured a light clear gold. Had only a very faint malty lager like smell. Corn in the aroma as well. Very thin and bland malt flavor. Watery and no crispness to it. Well below average Kolsch, I thought, which is what I was told it was. More like a pale lager.
Mar 15, 2008
Reviewed by timbeer from Nevada
4.28/5 rDev +45.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.28/5 rDev +45.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
Marketed as a "light beer", this is actually a very well-executed blonde ale. It is light in the sense of being an extremely pale ale. It is also similar to "light beers" in having a moderately low alchohol content.
But it is not light in taste. It has a very smooth, sweet maltiness that manages to be quite rich, without making the beer seem heavy. In the background there is a layer of mild hop bitterness, which creates a slightly dry mouthfeel. Would be a good session beer, as the name implies, and also probably a good gateway beer.
I was put off by the "light" in the beer's name, and had no real desire to try this one. Then I noticed it had medalled at the GABF in the blonde ale category - not the light beer category - so I figured I better give it a try. Glad I did - this one is growler-worthy.
update: tried another growler full a month or so later, and can reconfirm this is a quality beer.
Mar 02, 2006But it is not light in taste. It has a very smooth, sweet maltiness that manages to be quite rich, without making the beer seem heavy. In the background there is a layer of mild hop bitterness, which creates a slightly dry mouthfeel. Would be a good session beer, as the name implies, and also probably a good gateway beer.
I was put off by the "light" in the beer's name, and had no real desire to try this one. Then I noticed it had medalled at the GABF in the blonde ale category - not the light beer category - so I figured I better give it a try. Glad I did - this one is growler-worthy.
update: tried another growler full a month or so later, and can reconfirm this is a quality beer.
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