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30A Beach Blonde Ale
Grayton Beer Company
- From:
- Grayton Beer Company
- Florida, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #339 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 78
Ranked #27,006 - Avg:
- 3.37 | pDev: 14.54%
- Reviews:
- 34
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 25, 2023
- Added:
- Mar 16, 2014
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 47
LIFE SHINES on Scenic Highway 30A. But 30A is much more than a strand of idyllic beach villages along Florida's Gulf Coast. This light-bodied blonde ale greets your palate with a subtle citrus nuance and mild malt sweetness. 30A Beach Blonde Ale is a refreshing and sessionable ale that conjures up that relaxed coastal attitude anytime, anywhere. So kick off your flip-flops, grab a cold 30A Beach Blonde Ale, and relax. Slow down, you're here.
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Ratings by ColSanders123:
Rated by ColSanders123 from Georgia
3.48/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Aug 09, 2016
3.48/5 rDev +3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Aug 09, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by lagrluvr
4.25/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.25/5 rDev +26.1%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Really, it's about as good as a blonde ale can get, especially for the beachy environment. Easily downed the sixer over the day, and wife even had another one at a lunch bar. Priced better than expected, for a craft beer at Tom Thumb!
Super clean malt and gently balanced and carbonated perfectly to be a crushing, highly enjoyable, neutral beer.
I'd buy this every time over a macro cornbot lager. Once again, many ipa/stout idjits on here don't understand what rating a beer to style mean, or accurately describing a beer. Blonde Ale, look it up morons. This is a great one for being exactly what it is supposed to be. And compared to an adjunk like Hamms it has much more going on. If you have the ability to discern them and use your own little mind.
Oct 23, 2022Super clean malt and gently balanced and carbonated perfectly to be a crushing, highly enjoyable, neutral beer.
I'd buy this every time over a macro cornbot lager. Once again, many ipa/stout idjits on here don't understand what rating a beer to style mean, or accurately describing a beer. Blonde Ale, look it up morons. This is a great one for being exactly what it is supposed to be. And compared to an adjunk like Hamms it has much more going on. If you have the ability to discern them and use your own little mind.
Reviewed by ATL6245 from Georgia
3.38/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
3.38/5 rDev +0.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Appearance: clear gold, thin white head short retention.
Aroma: light floral note. Crackery malt.
Flavor: mild spiciness. Cracker.
Mouth feel: light bodied. Crisp, clean short finish. Drying.
Overall: It clean, slightly sweet with a mild spicy hop note. No bitterness. Light and drinkable. Average blonde. Barely produced a head at pour which goes away fast.
Jun 20, 2022Aroma: light floral note. Crackery malt.
Flavor: mild spiciness. Cracker.
Mouth feel: light bodied. Crisp, clean short finish. Drying.
Overall: It clean, slightly sweet with a mild spicy hop note. No bitterness. Light and drinkable. Average blonde. Barely produced a head at pour which goes away fast.
Rated by TerryMills from Tennessee
3/5 rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev -11%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Basic easy drinker, not much going on .. Might as well just buy a cheaper macro .
Apr 17, 2022Reviewed by dbeau485 from Florida
4.54/5 rDev +34.7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
4.54/5 rDev +34.7%
look: 5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
I’m not an ale guy, so I tend to lean towards blondes when I drink them. This is one of my favorites, and is one of my wife’s favorites too. Not too hoppy, light,and easy to drink. I wish I could find it where we live now.
Apr 04, 2022Reviewed by Mojo from Alabama
3.28/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.28/5 rDev -2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
I probably shouldn't have followed a big hop bomb with this offering. It is an easy drinking beer with a lemony sweetness to it, very little hop profile and a nose that is mild to almost imperceptible. But I did pick up some hints of floral and grasses. It is a pretty good looking beer in the glass. A generous pour yields a fluffy two finger head and there is a ton of lacing. Honestly this beer is probably better drank on a warm summer afternoon than in early January.
Jan 03, 2021
30A Beach Blonde Ale from Grayton Beer Company
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
149 ratings
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