American ale
Blonde Ale
The approachable house ale: pale, clean, lightly malty and gently hopped. What a brewpub puts on so that everyone has something to drink.
Vital statistics
Each bar is drawn against the full range of all 98 styles
Original gravity
1.038 - 1.054
1.038 - 1.054
Final gravity
1.008 - 1.013
1.008 - 1.013
Bitterness
15 IBU - 28 IBU
15 IBU - 28 IBU
Colour
3 SRM - 6 SRM
3 SRM - 6 SRM
Alcohol
3.8% - 5.5%
3.8% - 5.5%
Colour also 6-12 EBC
What goes wrong
Leaving it characterless. There is nothing to hide behind, so the malt has to be fresh and the fermentation clean or it tastes of nothing at all.
Commercial examples
Reference examples of the style, as listed in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Availability varies by market and year.
Vital statistics as published in the BJCP 2021 Style Guidelines. Checked against the published guidelines.
Brew it
A recipe on this site brewed to this style
Every figure below is computed from the ingredients and checked against the ranges above before the page is built.
Plan a batch to these numbers.