Strawberry Blonde
Belmont Brewing Company

Strawberry BlondeStrawberry Blonde
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From:
Belmont Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Fruit and Field Beer
Ranked #397
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
72
Ranked #27,815
Avg:
3.05 | pDev: 25.57%
Reviews:
47
Ratings:
89
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jan 02, 2024
Added:
Nov 17, 2003
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  17
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Reviewed by LiquidAmber from Washington

3.31/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25
Poured into a Gulden Draak tulip. Pour a light to medium golden amber with a one finger white head with good retention and solid lacing. Aroma of lager and strawberry jam. Flavor is pale malt, artificial strawberry and a touch of apple and grassy hops. Medium bodied with light to moderate creaminess and sharp carbonation. The can says it’s a blonde ale with artificial flavoring and it tastes pretty much just like that. It's somewhat dry for a blonde ale and that may be its redeeming quality, because the strawberry is not that authentic tasting. The aroma is close, not all that fresh tasting, the flavor is more like a strawberry Jolly Rancher (but blessedly less sweet) and there is an odd, lightly astringent flavor in the finish that may be the flavoring interacting with light hop bitterness, but rather odd. I found this drinkable, but not something I would have again when there are more authentic tasting fruit lambics out there. Better than I feared, but not as good as I hoped. Looks OK. One of those beers that falls between categories, probably should be called an American blonde ale, since the use of artificial flavor makes the "fruit and field" category seem misused in some way.
Jan 02, 2024
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Reviewed by HarrisonHudson

1/5  rDev -67.2%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Disgusting, I literally made an account simply for reviewing this beer. I am pretty accepting of most beers, but this is just a strawberry flavored Budweiser in my mouth. If the brewers are reading this, you should be ashamed to be selling this strawberry flavored piss water.
Jun 23, 2021
 
Rated: 3.25 by mpenske from California

May 09, 2021
 
Rated: 3.5 by jstern from California

Sep 07, 2020
 
Rated: 3.92 by evanwoertz from California

May 01, 2018
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Rated by LeeryLeprechaun from Colorado

3.24/5  rDev +6.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3
Clearly flavored with strawberry extract. Weird aftertaste. Base beer ok.
Oct 15, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by trocketsauced from New York

Jun 23, 2017
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Reviewed by caveman from Connecticut

3.48/5  rDev +14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75
Tasted from 220z bottle into clean beer glass. poured clean
Color. straw good carbonation.
Smell. Nice strawberry, not to over powering.
Mouth Feel. Was good, nice upfront sharpness. found mid palate to be thin.
Taste. Nice strawberry undertones. Not overpowering

All in all its a nice summer sipper. I personally wanted a little more body or a little more strawberry.
May 20, 2017
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Reviewed by floorguy105 from California

4.55/5  rDev +49.2%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
My nephew bought this beer at Albertons. Left it in our frig. and my wife and I opened it up and were pleasantly surprised.
Yes, it's a fruity beer, but done tastefully and not overwhelmingly I have tasted many beers over the years and I have always leaned toward lighter ales, especially as I got older. I personally do not like hoppy beers which are common among
the younger crowd. So to the person that says this beer is the worst beer and tastes like cat litter, I say that what the hoppy beer tastes like to me! Keep it up, Belmont Brewing Company, you have a winner in our house. By the way, did i tell you I went back to stock up on this beer!
Apr 23, 2017
 
Rated: 4 by BrewskiBrandon from Missouri

Sep 16, 2016
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Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio

3.2/5  rDev +4.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Trying the Strawberry Blonde at the brewery. It poured a clear golden with white head that is leaving a spotty lace. The scent is undoubtedly strawberrys. The taste is way to sweet and strawberry for me. The Mouthfeel is lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it's ok if you like fruit beer.
Sep 13, 2016
 
Rated: 2 by Michael_Lopez from California

Apr 06, 2016
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Reviewed by Nrose1985 from California

4.28/5  rDev +40.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
It is very rare that I feel a fruit beer is done right. I personally detest the designation "fruit beer" when it come to finely crafted brews such as this. All too often I find brewers are far too over the top with the fruit that it makes the product undrinkable. I drink beer because I like beer. If I wanted a strawberry juice cocktail, well, I'd simply make one of those. So many times I've picked up a bottle of strawberry beer and felt like I took a huge swig of strawberry soda, which might be fine in its own right, but when you're expecting to taste beer it provokes a gag reflex from me. So, it is with much celebration that I confirm this is a damn fine BEER. The strawberry notes are very forward on the nose which is quite pleasant, especially when tempered with the mildness of the pallet. This is an extremely refreshing and enjoyable brew for a warm summer day and with enough complexity to satisfy a beer enthusiast. I'm so happy I found this on the shelf and even happier to find it is brewed year-round. So, if you want a mouthful of strawberries in your beer, look elswhere (shouldn't be too hard as practically every other product fits that bill). If you love beer and want to be intrigued with the alluring scent and delicacy of a finely crafted ale, give this a try.
Mar 24, 2016
 
Rated: 3.11 by Luiz0930 from California

Feb 22, 2016
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Rated by krashman71 from California

2.98/5  rDev -2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Reminiscent of a lightly flavored sparkling Boones strawberry hill. I'm sure some will love it.
Jan 07, 2016
 
Rated: 2.64 by jeff1973 from California

Jan 03, 2016
 
Rated: 2.82 by MtOrion from Nebraska

Aug 27, 2015
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Reviewed by Jackolope from California

4.05/5  rDev +32.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
It was hot as balls today so I wanted something light and refreshing. I let my lady choose and she wanted this one because she loves strawberries. It was only 5 bucks so I played along, but I got to say, it was pretty good. I don't know exactly why I liked it because I don't usually like fruited beer, but this one did the trick. It smelled like strawberries and had a faint hint of berry taste without being too strong. Very refreshing. I kinda wanted another one after I finished the first, so I say 4 stars.
Aug 17, 2015
 
Rated: 2.41 by Rick778 from California

Aug 14, 2015
 
Rated: 3.25 by mrcraft from California

Aug 13, 2015
Strawberry Blonde from Belmont Brewing Company
Beer rating: 72 out of 100 with 89 ratings