Bastone Monumental Blonde

Brewed by Bastone
Style: Pale Lager
Royal Oak, Michigan USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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I like this one too. Real clear and bubbly. Not too big on hops and not too big on malt. A great sdession beer in the vane of a light beer. Not everyone at my table liked it , they said it was too light, as they drank their IPA’s. I guess not every beer is for every one. I liked it.

Sample at the brewpub. Pours a clear straw color with a thin white head that evaporates steadily. Spotty lacing. Aroma of grainy malt and mild hops. Light body with a mild grassy hops flavor and sweet malt undertones. The finish is short and lightly hopped. Pretty average overall.

Not sure what style this beer is, it was called Bastone blonde on the menu. Also unsure of the alcohol rating as I did not write it down. Pale yellow, rapidly diminishing white head, low carbonation. Very doughy flavor, with malt and peaches. Lasting aftertaste.

Pale yellow body, thin film of a head. Fairly prominent diacytel in the aroma. Sweet grainy pale malt, very little bitterness. Pretty dull.

UPDATED: JUL 26, 2006 Draught. At the brewpub with blankboy, GregClow, jerc and tupalev. Looks like a pale lager - clear gold, creamy white head, nice lacing, no bubbles though. Aroma is a bit like their dort - chemical, caramel, dry grain - ehh. Taste is a touch sour, harsh and grainy - diactyl? Avg body, bitter lightly carbonated mouthfeel, the finish is quick but harsh, with a harsh aftertaste - fairly poor.

Draught at the brewpub. Pours a clear pale gold with a spare white head. Fruity aroma with some yeast, grain and light hops. Flavour of fruit, malt, grain and faint hops -- kind of watery but otherwise not bad. Light to medium bodied. Pretty good for a Blonde, but it’s still a Blonde and somewhat dull.

Draft at Bastone. Small off-white head that quickly dissipated, transparent and minimal carbonation. Nose was lightly malty and mildly hoppy. Just not a whole lot here. Flavor was grainy and somewhat harsh tasting. Left a harsh aftertaste. Light body. Not a lot to be said about this one.

On-tap at the brewpub. Served too cold, this is the standard transition replacement at many bars for macro. Decent malty aroma, light yellow, with some soap bubbles on top. very light

On draught at the brewpub, Michigan Trip ’06. Medium yellow, small white head. Very mild aroma with faint hops in the mix. Weird sweet grain taste, very odd sweetness tot his concoction. Tastes fresh, but man, did I ever not like this one.

Draught sampler at the brewpub. Very light gold with no head. Aroma of grass and tobacco with slight herbal hops. Flavour is light, grassy & grainy. Fine for what it is - clean, fresh, mainstream quaffer - but not really my thing.