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Cass River Blonde Ale
Frankenmuth Brewery
- From:
- Frankenmuth Brewery
- Michigan, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
- ABV:
- 4.75%
- Score:
- 78
- Avg:
- 3.31 | pDev: 20.85%
- Reviews:
- 14
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 16, 2014
- Added:
- Jan 18, 2011
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 2
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Reviewed by Chaz from Minnesota
2.68/5 rDev -19%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.68/5 rDev -19%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Pours pale golden in color, topped with an off-white head which subsides quickly and leaves a thin film atop the beer and the barest hint of foamy lace around the edge of the glass. Chill haze and abundant carbonation...
Nose offers a whiff of wheat malt and a very mild malt character overall -- no hops presence to speak of. Lightly tangy-sweet on the nose, but not much going on here.
Lightly-sweet/tangy on the first sip, with a light (and I mean very light) vanilla character! Bitterness is very minimal... almost nothing to this, and some hops *would* really add something to this one.
Not much going on anywhere with this one. If I'd tried this one 20 years ago during the big "Microbrew" heyday I'd have classified it as the safest of "training wheels" Microbrews and forgotten it almost instantly, and so it is today -- this one is a beer for people who don't like much in the way of flavor or bitterness, and just want a pale beer to wash down some food. That's not to say it's a "Food Beer", however (and no, it doesn't improve as it warms).
Not particularly good for what it is trying for, and may as well be classed as a Cream Ale for how flaccid it is, stylistically. Sort of lack-luster, but hey! It might light someone's candle. Calling this an average beer would be pretty generous, and so perhaps I am a generous sort after all! :D
Code: 3321 -- possibly very old?
(At leas eight months since bottling that I can tell -- oh well.)
Oct 24, 2012Nose offers a whiff of wheat malt and a very mild malt character overall -- no hops presence to speak of. Lightly tangy-sweet on the nose, but not much going on here.
Lightly-sweet/tangy on the first sip, with a light (and I mean very light) vanilla character! Bitterness is very minimal... almost nothing to this, and some hops *would* really add something to this one.
Not much going on anywhere with this one. If I'd tried this one 20 years ago during the big "Microbrew" heyday I'd have classified it as the safest of "training wheels" Microbrews and forgotten it almost instantly, and so it is today -- this one is a beer for people who don't like much in the way of flavor or bitterness, and just want a pale beer to wash down some food. That's not to say it's a "Food Beer", however (and no, it doesn't improve as it warms).
Not particularly good for what it is trying for, and may as well be classed as a Cream Ale for how flaccid it is, stylistically. Sort of lack-luster, but hey! It might light someone's candle. Calling this an average beer would be pretty generous, and so perhaps I am a generous sort after all! :D
Code: 3321 -- possibly very old?
(At leas eight months since bottling that I can tell -- oh well.)
Reviewed by RblWthACoz from Pennsylvania
4.13/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.13/5 rDev +24.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This is a pretty easy drinking blonde. The sweet tones are pretty prevalent. There is a mild acidic tone to it. Lots of carbonation to it, it seems. A mild metallic tone hits on the back end. This is a pretty good blonde. Definitely different than what most people are putting out. It carries a lot more flavor and profile than is typical. I dig it. I could go for a few more of these if I was just looking for some beers to pound.
Aug 25, 2012Reviewed by bluHatter from Michigan
2.83/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
2.83/5 rDev -14.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
A: Giant airy head. Nice partly cloudy golden color.
S: Tart, apples, yeast, bread
T: Hoppy tart apples. A little sour.
M: Full of air. Lots and lots of carbonation. Feels foamy. Tingly.
O: A fairly descent heavy blonde. I only wish it had a little less air... it's sure to give you gas ;)
Mar 23, 2012S: Tart, apples, yeast, bread
T: Hoppy tart apples. A little sour.
M: Full of air. Lots and lots of carbonation. Feels foamy. Tingly.
O: A fairly descent heavy blonde. I only wish it had a little less air... it's sure to give you gas ;)
Cass River Blonde Ale from Frankenmuth Brewery
Beer rating:
78 out of
100 with
32 ratings
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