Blonde Ale
Diamond Knot Craft Brewing, Mukilteo
Style: Blonde ale
Stats: 4.2 percent ABV, 13 IBU
Available: 12-ounce cans in six packs at many bottleshops and grocery stores; on tap at DK brewpub and alehouse
My thoughts: It’s May and it already seems like the earth is melting. So thankfully Diamond Knot made its classic, fan-favorite Blonde Ale a year-round offering.
I got a chance to try it out this past weekend when it was more than 80 degrees in my backyard. After mowing my yard, I was thirsty, so I grabbed a can of DK’s Blonde Ale. It was an inspired choice. Light, refreshing with just the right amount of malt, this blonde is slightly bitter but hefty and flavorful enough that you know you’re drinking a real beer.
“Sales of the Blonde have been growing rapidly over the past few years, so when people tell us what they like … we listen,” said Sherry Jennings, DK’s director of sales and marketing.
The Blonde Ale used to be Diamond Knot’s summer seasonal, but the brewery has created a new summer beer, a Belgian-style ale.
From the brewery: Our Blonde is based on one of grandpa’s recipes; a pre-Prohibition-era lager. This one, however, is an ale. With surprising complexity for such a light beer, the Blonde owes its depth to diverse grain bill that creates a wonderful cereal-like malt character, while the Hallertauer hops lend just a touch of spicy bitterness.
— Aaron Swaney
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