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Provider
Steel Toe Brewing
- From:
- Steel Toe Brewing
- Minnesota, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #122 - ABV:
- 5%
- Score:
- 84
Ranked #22,982 - Avg:
- 3.7 | pDev: 11.62%
- Reviews:
- 39
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 30, 2023
- Added:
- Sep 24, 2011
- Wants:
- 6
- Gots:
- 23
Provider is brewed to be light and refreshing with a slightly sweet bready malt flavor and floral hop aroma. Unfiltered to bring out the subtle yeast flavors. Hints of lemon peel, and honey biscuit in both aroma and flavor. Let our Provider take care of you for a while.
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Ratings by morimech:
Reviewed by morimech from Minnesota
3.53/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
3.53/5 rDev -4.6%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 3
Pale golden color with a slight haze. A solid two fingers of head that had good retention. The head settles to a thick cap. Moderate amount of lacing is left down the glass.
Aroma is mostly sweet, bready malt. Not picking up much of the advertised floral hops.
Not picking up much hops in the flavor either. Not overly sweet thankfully. The malt has some bready, grainy qualities. It has a clean flavor but falling short of being a crisp beer.
I really dig the mouthfeel. Great texture for a light beer with the carbonation nearing perfection.
A good blonde ale. However it is ridiculously expensive. I would never buy another bottle again at the current bomber price.
Sep 29, 2011Aroma is mostly sweet, bready malt. Not picking up much of the advertised floral hops.
Not picking up much hops in the flavor either. Not overly sweet thankfully. The malt has some bready, grainy qualities. It has a clean flavor but falling short of being a crisp beer.
I really dig the mouthfeel. Great texture for a light beer with the carbonation nearing perfection.
A good blonde ale. However it is ridiculously expensive. I would never buy another bottle again at the current bomber price.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by AdmiralOzone from Minnesota
3.73/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
3.73/5 rDev +0.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75
Pours a clear bright yellow with a thick white head that leaves decent lacing as it fades. Aroma is faint, bread, malt, lemon and yeast. Flavor follows the nose, a touch sweet in front with some mild floral hops in the finish. Feel is light bodied, but adequately carbonated. Overall, a fine interpretation of the style.
Oct 30, 2023Reviewed by MonDak_Joe1953 from Minnesota
4.1/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
4.1/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
12oz can. Lip of can bottom is stamped 'CANNED ON 12/21/20'.
Partly cloudy, straw colored body. A skinny finger of white head sticks around. Non drinking side adds layers and spots of lacing.
Aroma is mild with bready malt, lemon, and honey.
Taste follows the aroma with bready malts. There are floral hops here. Slightly honey sweet, with a touch of lemon.
Medium mouth feel. Slightly dry finish. Very good carbonation.
Easy drinking beer with clean flavors that yield bread and honey sweet. Well balanced and very sessionable.
Jan 21, 2021Partly cloudy, straw colored body. A skinny finger of white head sticks around. Non drinking side adds layers and spots of lacing.
Aroma is mild with bready malt, lemon, and honey.
Taste follows the aroma with bready malts. There are floral hops here. Slightly honey sweet, with a touch of lemon.
Medium mouth feel. Slightly dry finish. Very good carbonation.
Easy drinking beer with clean flavors that yield bread and honey sweet. Well balanced and very sessionable.
Reviewed by BeerAndGasMasks from Virginia
3.68/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.68/5 rDev -0.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From the can, it pours a nice hazy amber color with a big head, slowly diminishing as you enjoy it. A bit of malt in the nose. In the mouth, it is lightly hoppy and malty. Nice!
Jan 26, 2019Reviewed by Victory_Sabre1973 from Minnesota
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.54/5 rDev -4.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
This beer pours a clear golden color. The head is white, frothy, 2 finger. The retention is kinda poor. Minimal lacing on the glass.
The nose is somewhat week. There's a slight malt to it, but not much else.
Taste - is interesting. Sight hop bite up front. The malt is on the backside. I wasn't expecting that.
Mouthfeel is a bit light, but expected from this style.
I was expecting just a run of the mill of this style from this beer. This isn't. It's got a decent, complex, surprising flavor profile. I could pop a few of these on a hot summer day easily.
Feb 26, 2018The nose is somewhat week. There's a slight malt to it, but not much else.
Taste - is interesting. Sight hop bite up front. The malt is on the backside. I wasn't expecting that.
Mouthfeel is a bit light, but expected from this style.
I was expecting just a run of the mill of this style from this beer. This isn't. It's got a decent, complex, surprising flavor profile. I could pop a few of these on a hot summer day easily.
Rated by mrsockless from Minnesota
3.74/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
3.74/5 rDev +1.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
A great American Blonde Ale - definitely an underrated offering from one of the best breweries in MN.
Jul 04, 2017
Provider from Steel Toe Brewing
Beer rating:
84 out of
100 with
158 ratings
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