Blank Slate #71 - Runnin' On MD
Monocacy Brewing Co.

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From:
Monocacy Brewing Co.
 
Maryland, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
ABV:
5.6%
Score:
+8 ratings needed
Avg:
4.13 | pDev: 1.69%
Ratings:
2 | reviews: 1
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Nov 12, 2022
Added:
May 19, 2020
Wants:
  0
Gots:
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An all Frederick County honey rye ale with a saison yeast.
Recent ratings and reviews.
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Rated by bubseymour from Maryland

4.06/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Very simple and easy drinking blonde ale. Good light beer.
Nov 12, 2022
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Reviewed by GreesyFizeek from New York

4.19/5  rDev +1.5%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
On cask at Brewer's Alley in Frederick, MD.

This one pours a fairly hazy golden yellow color, with a small head, and lots of lacing.

This smells like rye and hop spice, honey, grain, clove, and spice.

This is a really interesting beer to have on cask, but it honestly works very well. There's wonderful citrusy sweetness, with a clean hit of spice from the rye. There's not a ton of honey, but it's definitely there and provides another nice source of sweetness. The saison yeast provides a hint of pear and clove that also works very well with this one.

The cask pour provides a lower level of carbonation, but it does kind of work here - it feels softer and creamer because of that.

This one of the better beers on cask that I've ever had. It worked really well.
Aug 23, 2021