Why is Centennial Blonde so popular?

[xilosen]

I bought 3 bottles of Iron Throne ale only to find out blonde ales reminds me of the crappy bottom shelf mass marketed beer.

 

[ThatGeekGuy]

I haven't tried this recipe, but I can say that a blonde ale is a nice compromise type of beer. My dad, FIL, BIL, and other folks really liked the blonde ale kit from MoreBeer that I brewed.

And after letting it sit for a bit, I really liked it as well. It was certainly better than any of the commercial examples that I've tried lately as a comparison,

It's one of those beer I'm going to have to keep in the rotation for my family members that aren't crazy about Arrogant Bastards (though my dad did admit that Ab was a tasty beer last weekend if paired correctly)

Was that the MoreBeer 'Beers Under 50 Cents' blonde kit? I recently made it, but added 8oz of Cara 20 to the steeping grains and 1/2 oz Citra with 15 minutes left in the boil. Came out quite nice, will probably do again with ingredients from the LHBS.

 

[ladodger34]

Was that the MoreBeer 'Beers Under 50 Cents' blonde kit? I recently made it, but added 8oz of Cara 20 to the steeping grains and 1/2 oz Citra with 15 minutes left in the boil. Came out quite nice, will probably do again with ingredients from the LHBS.

I believe so. It came with my kit, so I didn't pick it out.

 

[okiedog]

Today I had my first tasting of my first Centennial Blonde Ale, and boy is it good! It is very close to Yooper's recipe, but slightly different to accommodate ingredients I have on hand. I'll definitely brew this again.

 

[jtratcliff]

I subbed in some Falconer's Flight for the Centennial (same IBUs) when LHBS was out of Centennial. Came out quite tasty.

Very popular with my German house guests.

 

[okiedog]

I've never tried Falconer's. My sub was of grain only. I had a 10 lb. bag a mixed grain that I bought at a discount from my LHBS. It is 50% biscuit, 25% Crystal 40 and 25% Flaked Barley. I added 1/2 lb of that and it turned out great.