Orange Show
Saint Arnold Brewing Company

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From:
Saint Arnold Brewing Company
 
Texas, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
ABV:
5.3%
Score:
80
Avg:
3.44 | pDev: 15.41%
Reviews:
9
Ratings:
46
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 09, 2021
Added:
Mar 02, 2018
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  15
A blonde ale with real blood oranges. A strong citrus aroma comes from blood orange purée added during fermentation and the choice of citrusy hops. The combination of sweet, bitter and slightly tart flavors make it a balanced, light bodied beer.

21 IBU
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Ratings by archero:
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Rated by archero from Texas

3.5/5  rDev +1.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Jun 20, 2018
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Rated: 3.31 by SViterileroux74 from Texas

Feb 09, 2021
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Rated by MichaelSneed from Texas

3.92/5  rDev +14%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
I'm a fan of this one. Tastes almost like a blood-orange wit; the citrus balances the beer quite well.
Sep 10, 2020
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Reviewed by chamberscreek from Texas

2.79/5  rDev -18.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.75
Definitely one of my least favorite St. A regulars. To me, this is a beer that has no idea what it wants to be, so it tries to be everything. The blood orange taste seems off, feels like someone hit the carbonation level for a little too long, and overall, the different characteristics seems to compete rather than balance each other.
Jun 12, 2020
 
Rated: 4 by RiceOwls27 from Texas

Apr 08, 2020
 
Rated: 2.51 by Nspo from Texas

Oct 26, 2019
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Reviewed by JacobusFavier23 from Texas

3.01/5  rDev -12.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
L- Decent looking ale. Pours a lively body with plenty of bubbles. A decent sized head follows. The beer is not overly full, but it's rocky and pleasing to the eye. The bubbles are keep the look interesting.
S- The smell is okay . Slightly malty and hoppy, with some nice orange aroma. A bit funky too.
T- A little tart, a little bitter, some orange. Not very impressed. Not complex at all. Not even very fresh refreshing.
F-Okaycarbonation.
O- A sub par summer ale. Kind of a junk beer.
Aug 23, 2019
 
Rated: 4.16 by SMH_NWI from Texas

Jun 30, 2019
 
Rated: 3.56 by hcproff36 from Texas

Jun 05, 2019
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Reviewed by mushroomcloud from Texas

3.53/5  rDev +2.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
12oz canned 3-12-19
1" white head with very good retention on a hazy, pale gold blonde ale. The head sticks at a foamy 1/4" and holds, leaves behind fresh lacing.
Appealing nose of orange, scratch an orange peel to smell the fresh, minerally citrus aroma represented here.
Oranges, lemon, light sweet malt with an almost vanilla undertone...i.e. creamsicle.
Slight tartness that's refreshing. Light body, medium to high carbonation. Medium length finish carried by the tart citrus.
Easy Texas summer pounder.
Apr 06, 2019
 
Rated: 3.25 by bundy462 from Texas

Mar 03, 2019
 
Rated: 3.5 by Mtn from Texas

Feb 20, 2019
 
Rated: 3.36 by firkingroovin from Illinois

Nov 08, 2018
 
Rated: 3.37 by SmellsofMahagony from Texas

Oct 22, 2018
 
Rated: 3.63 by elprofe from Texas

Oct 11, 2018
 
Rated: 3 by jeschaefer from Texas

Oct 08, 2018
 
Rated: 2.68 by rsuarez1982 from Texas

Oct 01, 2018
 
Rated: 3.85 by holygrams from Louisiana

Sep 28, 2018
 
Rated: 3.25 by ilikebeer03 from Texas

Sep 27, 2018
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Reviewed by Jugs_McGhee from Colorado

1.71/5  rDev -50.3%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Nabbed a sixer in Austin as part of a sale.

I don't get blood orange...just artificial orange creamsicle. It's pretty off-putting. Too sweet. Metallic off-flavour throughout.

Wickedly overcarbonated to the point of feeling sharp and biting on the palate. Unrefreshing as a result. Thick and filling. It's a bit sickening, truth be told.

I'd take Ballantine XXX over this even if the former was more expensive. Some of Saint Arnold's worst work to date.

High F (1.71) / AVOID
Jul 03, 2018
Orange Show from Saint Arnold Brewing Company
Beer rating: 80 out of 100 with 46 ratings