Brush Creek Blonde
Bonfire Brewing Co.

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From:
Bonfire Brewing Co.
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
ABV:
4.8%
Score:
79
Avg:
3.31 | pDev: 15.41%
Reviews:
8
Ratings:
21
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 04, 2020
Added:
Jun 21, 2013
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  2
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Rated: 3.78 by Connybumbum from Colorado

Jul 04, 2020
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Rated: 3.58 by funku2 from Colorado

Jun 07, 2020
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Reviewed by GRPunk from Michigan

3.75/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
Bonfire blonde
12oz can poured into a shaker pint, $5.50 at Pazzo pizza in Avon CO

A- 1-1/2 finger foamy pillowy white head sits atop a clean gold yellow body. Head has awesome sustain and leaves foamy rings on the glass. Light carbonation.

S- Doughy and grainy malts with light berry. Not super aromatic.

T- Doughy and a little fruity with some herbal hops.

M- Clean, dry, crisp.

O- Easy drinker. Decent pizza beer.

4.25 3.5 3.75 4 3.75.
Feb 03, 2020
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Reviewed by metter98 from New York

3.15/5  rDev -4.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
On-tap at 5280 Burger Bar, Denver, CO

A: The beer is crystal clear light yellow in color and has a slight amount of visible carbonation. It poured with a short white head that consistently left a thin white head covering the surface and lots of lacing down the sides of the glass.
S: Light aromas of peaches and pale malts are present in the nose.
T: The taste follows the smell and has light flavors of peaches along with hints of sweet malts.
M: It feels light- to medium-bodied on the palate and has a moderate amount of carbonation.
O: The peach-like aromas and flavors of this blonde ale make it more palatable compared to other beers in the style.

Serving type: on-tap
Aug 29, 2019
 
Rated: 4 by COBEERHUNTER from Colorado

Jul 22, 2018
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Reviewed by Wasatch from Colorado

3.75/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
12 oz. Can

Pours a pretty nice yellow color, pretty nice carbonation, with a pretty nice one-finger off-white head, which leaves some sticky lacing behind. The nose is hoppy, malty, kinda wheaty, with some citrus. The taste is hoppy, malty, wheaty, citrusy. Medium body. Overall, a nice little brew.
Apr 03, 2017
 
Rated: 3.79 by snowmageddon from Massachusetts

Mar 19, 2017
 
Rated: 3.15 by COR8RFAN from Colorado

May 23, 2016
 
Rated: 3.25 by DraftDaddy from Illinois

Jul 10, 2015
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Reviewed by deleted_user_357747

3/5  rDev -9.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3
Muddy honey color, thin head that doesn't last. Lots of sediment. Smell is passable with some notes of crisp green apples and faint caramel malts. Taste is hoppier than expected, with bold bitterness. Grainy malt finish. Mouthfeel is rough and distracting.

Meh, another blonde beer in a can. Nothing special, but sadly what I expected from Bonfire Brewing.
Feb 27, 2015
 
Rated: 3.24 by rclark69 from Texas

Jan 09, 2015
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

2.46/5  rDev -25.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.75
CAN: 12 fl oz. Aluminum. Yellow and blue label. Standard pull-tab.

4.8% ABV. Purchased at Argonaut Liquor in Denver and served cold into a nonical pint glass at high altitude in Castle Rock, CO. Reviewed live. Expectations are low given the brewery.

No bubble show forms as it's poured.

HEAD: 4 fingers wide. White colour. Below average thickness. Average fullness. Below average creaminess. No lacing sticks to the sides of the glass as the head recedes. Retention is above average - about 3-4 minutes.

BODY: Clear translucent yellow-copper of average vibrance. Clean; no yeast particulate or hop sediment is visible.

Appears well-carbonated. Far from unique or special looking for a blonde ale.

AROMA: Blonde malts, Munich malts, mild floral hop character, flaked wheat. Clean barley. Some starchiness. Light grassiness. Some buttery notes come through - indicative of diacetyl. No yeast character or overt alcohol is detectable.

Aromatic intensity is average.

Not a great aroma for a blonde ale overall, but passable.

TASTE: Blonde malts, buttery character/diacetyl off-notes, stale barley, Munich malts, and generic floral hop character.

No overt alcohol or yeast character comes through.

Okay balance. Okay build. It's very pedestrian and boring. Plain and overly overt, with no subtlety, intricacy, or nuance at all. Average duration and intensity of flavour. It's painfully shallow. There just isn't much flavour here.

TEXTURE: Buttery, smooth, wet, unrefreshing, crisp, overcarbonated inaptly medium-bodied, and overly thick. Overall presence on the palate is subpar. Fails to elevate the beer. Midding execution across the board.

Not oily, gushed, hot, boozy, astringent, harsh, rough, or scratchy.

OVERALL: Downable pedestrian underwhelming swill. Typical Bonfire fare - which isn't saying a lot. I won't be trifling with this again in the future, and I'll be highly reticent to purchasing other Bonfire beers. Needs serious work, but it's not undrinkable, and it does an okay job at hiding its ABV. Meh.

High D+
Jan 04, 2015
 
Rated: 4 by carteravebrew from Colorado

Jul 10, 2014
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Reviewed by ZoomanCru from Colorado

4.08/5  rDev +23.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
Brush Creek – Blonde Ale (4.8%) - Bonfire Brewing Co. (Colorado)
☆☆☆☆

App: Pours a slightly hazy straw green with a one finger white head that goes flat almost immediately. Lacing is noted but not persistent.

Smell: Cereal wheatiness dominates nose with an assertive grainy aroma and sweetness. Some very mild hops aroma. Very mild esters come through. Overall, very grain-forward and sweet smelling.

Taste: Just about the wheatiest thing I've ever tasted. Sort of like a liquid version of the winter wheat I've sampled at breweries. Some slight grassy flavors from the hops on the true taste. Caramel malts come through as well with a pleasant, slightly toasted sweetness. Malt heavy to be sure, with a slight sweetness on the afterstaste.

Mouth: Very round body with soft carbonation that makes it a very easy drinking beer.

Home tasting, 12oz can into Snifter. 3/31/14.
Mar 31, 2014
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Reviewed by StonedTrippin from Colorado

3.55/5  rDev +7.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
im surprised people dont like this better than they do, a well made, slightly floral, flavorful blonde beer, especially for normal yellow beer drinkers, i would have through people would find this refreshing little session beer a little more agreeable. pale blonde and very well carbonated, amassing over an inch of fading white head. appealing. the nose and taste are both focused on light but very fresh pilsener malt and pale two row (from what i gather). there is a bit of hopping, but not bitterness to speak of, its a summery floral style hopping, maybe something czech, bright and clean finishing, extremely easy drinking at under 5% abv, and downright refreshing either as an all day beer, a palate cleanser, or a yard work brew, i like what this does honestly, and expect it to get a little more attention as the warmer weather rolls in. not what i usually drink, but this is tasty.
Mar 04, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by famous_mortimur from Colorado

Feb 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by steamboatbrewer from Colorado

Dec 15, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by BDeibs from Colorado

Nov 13, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by GRG1313 from California

Nov 13, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by MSL94 from New Jersey

Oct 24, 2013
Brush Creek Blonde from Bonfire Brewing Co.
Beer rating: 79 out of 100 with 21 ratings