Mississippi Blonde Ale
Bent River Brewing Co.
- From:
- Bent River Brewing Co.
- Illinois, United States
- Style:
- American Blonde Ale
Ranked #521 - ABV:
- 4.2%
- Score:
- 75
Ranked #38,594 - Avg:
- 3.22 | pDev: 15.22%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 25
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jun 30, 2025
- Added:
- Mar 01, 2004
- Wants:
- 2
- Gots:
- 28
SCORE
75
Okay
75
Okay
No description / notes.
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Rated by ttoadee from Texas
3.1/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3.1/5 rDev -3.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
RB transfer
Jun 30, 2025
Rated by Grax from Isle of Man
3.56/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.56/5 rDev +10.6%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
Smell of grain and malt, some honey. Bright, refreshing body of honey, grains, orange zest. It does its job, nothing too big.
Jul 26, 2023
Rated by rclangk from West Virginia
3.37/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
3.37/5 rDev +4.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5
10/2022 BOM
Dec 23, 2022
Reviewed by akaizer from Illinois
3.77/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.77/5 rDev +17.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
From a pint bottle into a pint glass. Pour had a 1/8" white foam head with a somewhat opaque pale golden straw body. Scent has an interesting bit of zest/citrus evident in addition to a bit of crackeriness. Taste has the crackery malts taking center stage while the zest/citrus notes do a great job of keeping things balanced. Feel is light, with a touch of carbonation, and a lightly bready aftertaste. Overall an approachable but still interesting blonde ale!
Oct 25, 2022
Reviewed by ChainGangGuy from Georgia
2.83/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
2.83/5 rDev -12.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 2.75
Appearance: Lightly hazed, light yellow-toned hue with a thinning, white head.
Smell: Water-logged barley grains and dew-damp baled hay with a little, far-off hint of lemon.
Taste: Very thin flavor in terms of flavor -- lemon-hinted, sharply grainy and sternly grassy all the way through the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Lightly carbonated.
Overall: This isn't at all what I'm looking for in a blonde.
Sep 24, 2022Smell: Water-logged barley grains and dew-damp baled hay with a little, far-off hint of lemon.
Taste: Very thin flavor in terms of flavor -- lemon-hinted, sharply grainy and sternly grassy all the way through the finish.
Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Lightly carbonated.
Overall: This isn't at all what I'm looking for in a blonde.
Reviewed by WoodBrew from Ohio
3.55/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
3.55/5 rDev +10.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75
I tried a bottle of this beer at my friend's house in Naples, Florida. It poured a clear golden with no head and no lace. The scent had subtle grain and yeast notes. The taste was nicely balanced and easy to drink with grain and biscuit presence. The mouthfeel was lighter in body with good carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.....great for poolside.
Apr 03, 2021
Reviewed by hopsputin from New Jersey
3.82/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
3.82/5 rDev +18.6%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75
a: clear golden amber color with a hint of dark wheat. nice, frothy 1.5 finger vibrant white head
s: mild orange citrus with a little grapefruit. huge grassy aroma. lemongrass, and tons of sweet grains
t: lots of sweet grains followed by an herbal spice. lemongrass and hay. a very faint sweet citrus note at the end, along with a huge crackery malt
m: light mouthfeel with high carbonation
o: a satisfying Blonde Ale. it's straightforward and easy to drink
Feb 06, 2021s: mild orange citrus with a little grapefruit. huge grassy aroma. lemongrass, and tons of sweet grains
t: lots of sweet grains followed by an herbal spice. lemongrass and hay. a very faint sweet citrus note at the end, along with a huge crackery malt
m: light mouthfeel with high carbonation
o: a satisfying Blonde Ale. it's straightforward and easy to drink
Reviewed by CaptainHate from Ohio
3.04/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.04/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
I won a basket of beer at a benefit dinner for someone donating a kidney to his father. When they were delivered I pretty much rolled my eyes because they were all like this except for some Acadia Scottish Ale which might be a step up. Anyway, I'd had a Sierra Nevada Oktoberfest collab tonight and still was thirsty so this filled the bill ok for that purpose. If it's hot or warm and you're thirsty for something nondescript, this is fine. If you're looking for something to knock your socks off, this ain't it.
Oct 07, 2018
Reviewed by nickles from Illinois
4.51/5 rDev +40.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
4.51/5 rDev +40.1%
look: 3.25 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
pours a nice golden straw color with a head that slowly builds due to the high amounts of carbonation. smell is very grainy with a hoppy background. taste is of a cornish grain with a slight malty profile that gives way to a subtle hoppy aftertaste. this taste isnt for everyone but it fits right up my alley. almost like a watered down hefe weissen. would purchase again.
Sep 18, 2018
Reviewed by Dodo2step from Pennsylvania
3.34/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.34/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
A- pale and light yellow that is quite clear. minimal head and minimal lacing
S- light sweet malt.
F- slight hops but the malt dominates. it is almost salty malty. almost like a german lager beer
M- sweet and light bodied, it goes down fairly smooth.
O- its ok but the malt dominates too much and there isnt much hop there.
Apr 11, 2018S- light sweet malt.
F- slight hops but the malt dominates. it is almost salty malty. almost like a german lager beer
M- sweet and light bodied, it goes down fairly smooth.
O- its ok but the malt dominates too much and there isnt much hop there.
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