56 Counties
KettleHouse Brewing Co. (Southside Taproom)
- From:
- KettleHouse Brewing Co. (Southside Taproom)
- Montana, United States
- Style:
- Light Lager
- ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- +4 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 3.69 | pDev: 12.2%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 4
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 25, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2024
- Wants:
- 0
- Gots:
- 0
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56 Counties is a crisp, American light lager sitting at 4.2% ABV. It's easy-sipping, and is our tribute to the 56 Counties of this wonderful state of Montana.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by Darkmagus82 from Texas
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
3.25/5 rDev -11.9%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
Poured from a can into a pint glass
Appearance- The beer pours a clear straw color with a small white head. The head fades fast leaving a touch of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell- The aroma is strong of a caramel and corn mixed with notes of grain.
Taste - The taste starts with a crisp corn and grain flavor mixed with a bit of caramel and bread. As the taste advances a bit of hay comes on, all while the corn and caramel get a bit more intense leaving one with a easy natured lager taste on the tongue.
Mouthfeel- The body of the beer is light and thin with a moderate carbonation level.
Overall - A decent light beer, but not much better than most in the class.
Oct 25, 2025Appearance- The beer pours a clear straw color with a small white head. The head fades fast leaving a touch of lace on the sides of the glass.
Smell- The aroma is strong of a caramel and corn mixed with notes of grain.
Taste - The taste starts with a crisp corn and grain flavor mixed with a bit of caramel and bread. As the taste advances a bit of hay comes on, all while the corn and caramel get a bit more intense leaving one with a easy natured lager taste on the tongue.
Mouthfeel- The body of the beer is light and thin with a moderate carbonation level.
Overall - A decent light beer, but not much better than most in the class.
Reviewed by muchloveforhops3 from Montana
4.09/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
4.09/5 rDev +10.8%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
16oz can picked up at Town Pump in Ronan, MT
Poured into a Crux willi becher
p- clear pale gold with a 2-3f foamy white head; med-quick recession to thin cap; med active carb; very little lace
n- bold sweet cereal and grainy malts; kind of reminds me of frosted flakes a bit (not in a bad way)
t- a balanced profile of malts from the nose and grassy hops; just a touch of citrus in there as well toward the finish; lingers into the aftertaste, which I find pleasant; not too shabby at all
mf- crisp, yet lightly creamy; med-full bodied with a nice carb level; suits the profile well
o- I like this one quite a bit more than I thought I would; really nicely-done lager, imo (especially given it's low abv); tasty and crisp; would definitely have again
Review date: 05.09.24
Can date: n/a
Feb 08, 2025Poured into a Crux willi becher
p- clear pale gold with a 2-3f foamy white head; med-quick recession to thin cap; med active carb; very little lace
n- bold sweet cereal and grainy malts; kind of reminds me of frosted flakes a bit (not in a bad way)
t- a balanced profile of malts from the nose and grassy hops; just a touch of citrus in there as well toward the finish; lingers into the aftertaste, which I find pleasant; not too shabby at all
mf- crisp, yet lightly creamy; med-full bodied with a nice carb level; suits the profile well
o- I like this one quite a bit more than I thought I would; really nicely-done lager, imo (especially given it's low abv); tasty and crisp; would definitely have again
Review date: 05.09.24
Can date: n/a
Reviewed by Orca from Washington
3.94/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
3.94/5 rDev +6.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
On tap into an American pint at Open Range in Bozeman. Pours a crystal clear pale golden color with a nice sudsy white head.
Aroma is clean and grainy, grassy. Pale malt, floral hops.
Taste is light and refreshing. Pale biscuity malt, clean crisp water, floral hops with just the right amount of subtle bitterness on the finish. A light lemony quality also adds a nice twist.
Mouthfeel is balanced and light, goes down easy.
Overall a really nice, unassuming lager.
Aug 29, 2024Aroma is clean and grainy, grassy. Pale malt, floral hops.
Taste is light and refreshing. Pale biscuity malt, clean crisp water, floral hops with just the right amount of subtle bitterness on the finish. A light lemony quality also adds a nice twist.
Mouthfeel is balanced and light, goes down easy.
Overall a really nice, unassuming lager.
Reviewed by Garagely from Montana
3.9/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
3.9/5 rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 5
Looks like domestic macro swill but much more enjoyable than that stuff. $9.99 for the last available sixer of 16 ouncers at the Town Pump in Shelby after a springtime ramble in the Marias riverbottom, representing Toole County, #21 of 56.
May 18, 2024
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