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18 Pale American Ale

2 styles in this category.

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18A

Blonde Ale

Easy-drinking, approachable, malt oriented American craft beer, often with interesting fruit, hop, or character malt notes. Well-balanced and clean, is a refreshing pint without aggressive flavors.

ABV
3.8–5.5%
IBU
15–28
SRM
3–6
Gold to deep gold
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18B

American Pale Ale

An average-strength, hop-forward, pale American craft beer with sufficient supporting malt to make the beer balanced and drinkable. The clean hop presence can reflect classic or modern American or New World hop varietie…

ABV
4.5–6.2%
IBU
30–50
SRM
5–10
Amber to copper
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Style guide data is based on the BJCP Style Guidelines. Guides from bjcp.org.

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