Side Of Rice
Moonlight Brewing Company

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From:
Moonlight Brewing Company
 
California, United States
Style:
Japanese Rice Lager
Ranked #4
ABV:
4.7%
Score:
90
Ranked #9,182
Avg:
4.17 | pDev: 5.52%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
11
Status:
Active
Rated:
Jul 12, 2022
Added:
Jul 13, 2019
Wants:
  0
Gots:
  0
SCORE
90
Outstanding
Notes: None
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Reviewed by BerkeleyBeerSleuth from California

4.21/5  rDev +1%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.25
Pale yellow body with active carbonation. Head is thin but retains. Smell is citrus and floral with a dose of grain cracker. Taste is on point as all the aforementioned aromas blend into a delicious light beer that finishes with a firm dose of real rice flavor. Thirst quenching and crushable. This will be more go to with Sushi as long as I can find it.
Jul 12, 2022
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Reviewed by RaulMondesi from California

4.08/5  rDev -2.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
Side Of Rice and Raul is feeling it. It’s just clean and good. This is not Walmart Rice that was probably harvested with slave labor; it’s organic and grown with beautiful sunshine. It’s not there to remind you of your first acid trip, it’s just there to give you a pat on the rump and say, “Go get ‘em, Tiger.”

Oh, boom.
May 25, 2022
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Reviewed by DefenCorps from Oregon

4.25/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Canned 25 May. Thanks, John!

A clear light yellow with a dense white head with excellent retention and lacing, this looks great. The nose is a really subtle blend of lightly floral hops, faintly lemony with a delicate cracker malt grain note on which the class notes of puffed rice , delicately floral and fruity , are present. Clean, crisp, austere on the palate with a brisk, mildly acidic carbonation carrying the floral rice notes and complementing the cracker notes. Drying, crisp, clean on the finish, this beer is light in body and crisply carbonated. Fantastic.
Jul 03, 2021
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Rated by AtomRay from Oregon

4.56/5  rDev +9.4%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5
Light & refreshing with a hint of toasted rice, pleasant hop character and a crisp finish. Super good lager!
Jun 15, 2021
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Reviewed by lucius10 from California

4.37/5  rDev +4.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25
Sweet and light honey malts, faint hint of rice crisps, and light citrus nose on this one! Taste follows with a light malty, hint of steamed rice, and subdued lemony citrus hoppy finish. This is so refreshing to drink...just a great quality, well made rice lager! Great!
Jun 08, 2021
 
Rated: 4.01 by bret27 from California

Nov 05, 2020
 
Rated: 4.5 by JohnTaber from California

Oct 13, 2020
 
Rated: 3.93 by acurtis from New Jersey

Sep 11, 2020
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Reviewed by elNopalero from California

4.02/5  rDev -3.6%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 4
I had this on tap at Moonlight’s brewery.

This pours a crystal clear gold yellow. Bright white foam.

It’s crisp, clear, and incredibly quaffable. I liked it. Easy drinker.
Dec 01, 2019
 
Rated: 4.19 by westcoastbeerlvr from California

Jul 27, 2019
 
Rated: 3.78 by UCLABrewN84 from California

Jul 13, 2019
Side Of Rice from Moonlight Brewing Company
Beer rating: 90 out of 100 with 11 ratings