5 Rabbits Golden Ale by 5 Rabbits Brewery

[Marie Cummins]

5 Rabbit Golden Ale by 5 Rabbit Cerveceria

•  Style: Golden Ale (AKA American Blonde Ale)
• AVB: 5.3%
• Season: Year Round
• Ease to locate: Grocery & liquor stores around Chicago, Ohio & Philadelphia; served in select Chipotle restaurants 
• Color: Golden with hints of orange
• Head: One finger
• Aroma: Weak malts with hints of pine & honey
• Mouthfeel: Light
• Finish: Moderate with spice on the back
• Food friendly: Mexican (see Chipotle partnership!) but also nice with grilled pork

Sometimes a person can get a little tired of European style beers (simmer down, people, and see where I'm going with this before you storm off in a soccer jersey eurotrash huff!)  Don't get me wrong.  I like a good red ale or a smooth dubble as much as the next craft beer enthusiast (and if I happen to be standing in a crowd of kindergarteners, then I think it'd be safe to say more than most people present.)  But just like J Lo and her latest boy toy would tell you, one can only frolic in the French Riviera so many time before it gets boring.  Sometimes we want something a little wild.  A little spicy.  A little hot blooded.  Up to recently, ordering a Latino influenced beer meant a Corona, or if you wanted to get all fancy, a Dos Equis. (continue reading)