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Beach Bum Blonde Ale
Anheuser-Busch
- From:
- Anheuser-Busch
- Missouri, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.4%
- Score:
- 69
- Avg:
- 2.95 | pDev: 19.66%
- Reviews:
- 174
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Aug 22, 2016
- Added:
- May 26, 2006
- Wants:
- 3
- Gots:
- 10
We wanted to create a beer with the same distinct crispness and color that you get in the days of early summer. Using a dry-hopping technique, hops are not only added to the brew kettle, but also included in the aging tank, giving the specialty beer its distinct and crisp hop aroma. The choice selection of pale and caramel roasted barley malt gives this beer its deep golden color that looks great in a glass.
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Ratings by matjack85:
Reviewed by matjack85 from Illinois
3.41/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
3.41/5 rDev +15.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
I found this single 12oz brown bottle in a discount cart at the Binny's in Plainfield, IL for 99¢. After finding the born on date of April 19, 2008 I see now why it's being discounted. The beer is over 2 years old! - but here is my review anyway.
The beer poured a rich golden color making a 1-finger white head that dissipated quickly, but it did leave some nice lacing behind as I drank it.
Not much smell to this despite their claim of dry hopping for the expressed purpose of adding aroma. What you get is a mild fruit and citrus hop smell along with a little homey/caramel sweetness. Nice, but not enough of it.
I was surprised by the good balance here between caramel malt sweetness and lermony/orange citrus hoppiness.There also seems to be a touch of something spicy as well. Not a ton of flavor, but it's nice.
Light, refreshing, and very spritzy with high carbonation.
Very drinkable with no trace of alcohol. It won't replace Shock Top as my favorite AB product, but this is not bad.
Oct 29, 2010The beer poured a rich golden color making a 1-finger white head that dissipated quickly, but it did leave some nice lacing behind as I drank it.
Not much smell to this despite their claim of dry hopping for the expressed purpose of adding aroma. What you get is a mild fruit and citrus hop smell along with a little homey/caramel sweetness. Nice, but not enough of it.
I was surprised by the good balance here between caramel malt sweetness and lermony/orange citrus hoppiness.There also seems to be a touch of something spicy as well. Not a ton of flavor, but it's nice.
Light, refreshing, and very spritzy with high carbonation.
Very drinkable with no trace of alcohol. It won't replace Shock Top as my favorite AB product, but this is not bad.
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Beach Bum Blonde Ale from Anheuser-Busch
Beer rating:
69 out of
100 with
248 ratings
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