Natural Blonde
Mash House Restaurant & Brewery, The

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From:
Mash House Restaurant & Brewery, The
 
North Carolina, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
ABV:
4.5%
Score:
81
Avg:
3.37 | pDev: 11.87%
Reviews:
7
Ratings:
17
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 13, 2016
Added:
Jul 14, 2003
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Gots:
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Ratings by tigg924:
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Reviewed by tigg924 from Massachusetts

4.27/5  rDev +26.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pours clear, gold in color, with minimal hear. Taste is barley, toasted malt, and light grass. Super tasty and light bodied. Could drink several of these. This may be my favorite Mash House beer.
Jul 13, 2016
More User Ratings:
 
Rated: 3.27 by InspectorBob from New Jersey

May 03, 2015
 
Rated: 3.52 by AFDerek from Maryland

Oct 09, 2014
 
Rated: 3.72 by Irwinnelson from New York

Sep 27, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by Ian504 from North Carolina

Sep 14, 2014
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Reviewed by GarthDanielson from Virginia

3.21/5  rDev -4.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.25
Poured on-tap at The Mash House and served in a shaker pint, the beer is a bright, golden coloring with a wispy, white, filmy head. Nose of toast and floral highlights, but light. Flavors are tangy sweet, with a toasty backbone, and hints of caramel and butter. The beer becomes very sweet as you go. Smooth bodied and light, with a subtly, tangy aftertaste. Smooth, clean finish. Drinkable, but nothing remarkable as Blondes go.
Mar 15, 2014
 
Rated: 3.25 by harpus from Alabama

Oct 10, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Chaney from District of Columbia

Jul 27, 2013
 
Rated: 3.75 by KevinGordon from North Carolina

Jul 11, 2013
 
Rated: 3.5 by Eriehle from Florida

Dec 05, 2012
 
Rated: 3.5 by JHendu from Texas

Nov 29, 2012
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Reviewed by tdm168 from Pennsylvania

3.6/5  rDev +6.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
On tap at Tribeca Tavern in Raleigh

A - clear gold with a huge amount of carbonation rising to meet the thin, white layer of head

S - cereal grains, grassy

T - grasy, lightly malty, little bread

M - light bodied, smooth, well carbonated

This is definitely a brewpubs response to an American Light Lager. It's flavorful, light bodied, and very sessionable. It's malty but there is little hop character for balance. Worth a try if you want something light, but if you're looking for flavor, grab one of their other more full-flavored offerings.
Sep 21, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by EricMichael from North Carolina

Mar 05, 2012
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Reviewed by Gavage from Nevada

2.56/5  rDev -24%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: clear light yellow in color with a wispy head. Few carbonation bubbles are slow to rise to the surface. No lacing develops.

Smell: I could not determine any aroma with this beer.

Taste: hint of malt sweetness, some grass, mild green grapes sweetness, and little bitterness. Bland and dull.

Mouthfeel: light in body. Crisp from start to finish. Clean aftertaste.

Drinkability: a very dull beer that bores one quickly. Go for the stout or IPA.
Aug 14, 2009
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Reviewed by wagenvolks from Texas

3.35/5  rDev -0.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5
Served on-tap at Bogart's in Raleigh, NC.

The pint glass was filled with a semi-attractive, clear golden brew submerged beneath a thin wisp of fluffy off-white head. The aroma was more than I expected, bringing notes of wheat, egg white, and a hint of grass. Nothing extravagant, but a fairly decent nose on this Blonde.

The flavor wasn't much of an improvement, sadly, as all I could really detect was a slight hint of tropical fruits, crystal malts, and a kiss of wheat. The mouthfeel was light, crisp, and nicely carbonated...bubbly enough to get the palate envigorated. Still though, I feel like this beer would've benefitted from having a meal paired with it. Standing alone at Bogart's, however, it fell flat. Thank god Mash House started producing their IPA again...that saved my palate from mediocrity tonight.
Sep 28, 2008
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Reviewed by Braudog from Virginia

3.23/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Sampled at the brewpub, this is light yellow and quite bubbly, yet there’s no head. There’s little aroma, maye a little corn starch. The lavor is lightly malty and sweet, butnot too biscuity and without any starches. Pretty good Koelsch-style brew. (#2802, 4/21/07)
Apr 24, 2007
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Reviewed by GCBrewingCo from North Carolina

3.23/5  rDev -4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4
The beer arrived on the table clear pale straw with zero head...none, nada.

The aroma was slight light caramel sweetness and no hop flavor, but a very slight fruitiness.

The flavor was slightly sweet and slightly grainy with a low honey sweetness flavor (no honey listed as being used) and a low fruit flavor.

The finish was dry with a slight low grainy flavor that diminished quickly. The body was medium light. A very easy to drink beer, but very boring at the same time.

On tap at the Brewpub. 4.5% ABV, 8 IBU.
Jul 20, 2005
Natural Blonde from Mash House Restaurant & Brewery, The
Beer rating: 81 out of 100 with 17 ratings