Chipper Blonde Ale
Moody Ales
- From:
- Moody Ales
- British Columbia, Canada
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- 86
- Avg:
- 3.74 | pDev: 6.42%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- May 25, 2020
- Added:
- Jan 08, 2015
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 4
SCORE
86
Very Good
86
Very Good
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Reviewed by biboergosum from Canada (AB)
3.44/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.44/5 rDev -8%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
650ml bottle - the usual case, I get some of a BC brewery's offerings from a friend over there a little while ago, and now they're available here in Alberta.
This beer pours a clear, bright medium copper amber colour, with two fingers of puffy, rocky, and bubbly ecru head, which leaves a bit of roiling sea cauldron lace around the glass as it quickly subsides.
It smells of bready and crackery pale malt, a certain musty and phenolic yeastiness, and very, very subtle earthy and dead leafy hop bitters - not feeling too chipper right about now. The taste is grainy and bready pale malt, a lesser white crackery thing, some white wine lees, ethereal generic citrus flesh, a touch of chalky flintiness, and more rather shy-seeming leafy, weedy, and somewhat floral hoppiness.
The carbonation is decently rendered in its mildly swirling frothiness, the body a solid middleweight, and generally smooth, nothing really kicking about that might mess around here. It finishes off-dry, the still yeast-tinged malt contending only with a fading wan fruitiness.
Overall, Moody's blonde ale comes across as typical for the style, very malty and with a sense of wayward son yeastiness. Not my favourite thing to drink, but easy enough to put back, once begrudgingly acclimated to the lack of hoppy offset, I suppose.
Nov 14, 2016This beer pours a clear, bright medium copper amber colour, with two fingers of puffy, rocky, and bubbly ecru head, which leaves a bit of roiling sea cauldron lace around the glass as it quickly subsides.
It smells of bready and crackery pale malt, a certain musty and phenolic yeastiness, and very, very subtle earthy and dead leafy hop bitters - not feeling too chipper right about now. The taste is grainy and bready pale malt, a lesser white crackery thing, some white wine lees, ethereal generic citrus flesh, a touch of chalky flintiness, and more rather shy-seeming leafy, weedy, and somewhat floral hoppiness.
The carbonation is decently rendered in its mildly swirling frothiness, the body a solid middleweight, and generally smooth, nothing really kicking about that might mess around here. It finishes off-dry, the still yeast-tinged malt contending only with a fading wan fruitiness.
Overall, Moody's blonde ale comes across as typical for the style, very malty and with a sense of wayward son yeastiness. Not my favourite thing to drink, but easy enough to put back, once begrudgingly acclimated to the lack of hoppy offset, I suppose.
Reviewed by ZachT from Canada (BC)
4.21/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
4.21/5 rDev +12.6%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
L: Gold colour, crystal clear with thin white head
S: White bread, cracker, subtle honey notes, slight spicy hop aroma
T: Crisp, clean, bready, slightly sweet, not much bitterness
F: Medium-light body, great carbonation level, slight lingering sweetness on the palate
O: Above average blonde ale, worth a try, more on the malty side but enough hop presence to keep things balanced
Jul 25, 2015S: White bread, cracker, subtle honey notes, slight spicy hop aroma
T: Crisp, clean, bready, slightly sweet, not much bitterness
F: Medium-light body, great carbonation level, slight lingering sweetness on the palate
O: Above average blonde ale, worth a try, more on the malty side but enough hop presence to keep things balanced
Reviewed by Svingjo from Canada (BC)
3.65/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.65/5 rDev -2.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
Chipper Blonde Ale - 5.5% 26 IBU - pours a nice golden colour with a thin white head that dissipates fairly quickly but leave a nice lacing. The nose is fairly mild, some citrus notes and maltiness. The taste brings forward a bit of yeastiness, grass, wheat, hop and spice in the finish. There is also a bit of bitterness in the end. It has a nice medium mouthfeel. A nice beverage.
Mar 03, 2015
Reviewed by abner from Canada (ON)
3.94/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +5.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I am not normally a fan of lighter beers however one sip of Moody's Chipper Blonde and I knew I was drinking a well made, quality light ale.
Very crisp...almost like a champagne with citrus tones. I can see this being great in the summer and eaten with wings or pizza. It's an ale that can be easily enjoyed.
Jan 14, 2015Very crisp...almost like a champagne with citrus tones. I can see this being great in the summer and eaten with wings or pizza. It's an ale that can be easily enjoyed.
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