Moonlight Brewing Company
Microbrewery
in
Santa Rosa,
California,
United States 🇺🇸
Associated Venue: Moonlight Brewing Company
Established in 1992
Contact
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
How: Draught.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, citrus, fruit, yeast.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, citrus, fruit, yeast.
Where: MBCC 2023.
Appearance: Golden colour with a white head.
Aroma: Malt, citrus, fruit, yeast.
Body: Medium body and carbonation.
Flavour: Malt, citrus, fruit, yeast.
Tried
from Draft
on 26 Sep 2023
at 12:27
7.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 6
Overall 8
Can. Pours a clear golden copper hue with a medium white head. A light sweet toast nose, tropical hops. Big caramel malts, mild bitterness, pine, some dankness. Solid.
Tried
from Can
on 05 Sep 2023
at 07:48
5.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6
Can sample at a tasting at troubles' place. Thanks Ariel. Deep red-amber. Malt, toastiness, a bit vegetal, lager yeast, a bit of caramel, a bit sweetish, bitterish finish.
Tried
from Can
on 18 Aug 2023
at 11:41
7.2/10
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Appearance 10
Aroma 5
Flavor 8
Texture 10
Overall 6
Gold body with white head. Very thin aroma. Full well balanced lager taste with a hop edge. Crisp finish
Tried
on 22 Jul 2023
at 22:13
8/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 9
Canned May 8th, purchased from Bine and Vine.
It pours black but with reddish hues, nice 2 finger head of off white foam, impressive lacing.
The smell is cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, milk chocolate, some hoppy notes of pine.
The taste is cocoa, coffee, a bit of smoke, bitter notes of pine and dark chocolate.
Smooth mouthfeel, easy drinking, a real joy just to sip on.
It pours black but with reddish hues, nice 2 finger head of off white foam, impressive lacing.
The smell is cocoa, roasted malt, coffee, milk chocolate, some hoppy notes of pine.
The taste is cocoa, coffee, a bit of smoke, bitter notes of pine and dark chocolate.
Smooth mouthfeel, easy drinking, a real joy just to sip on.
Tried
from Can
on 09 Jul 2023
at 15:21
7.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Poured from a 16 oz can dated May 12, 2023. Aroma is malt forward with lots of caramel, toffee and toasted bread notes. Hints of treacle and some light burnt sugar notes. Light fruit notes of raisin, cherry and plum. Medium light alcohol notes. Light herbal, woody hop notes with a touch of citrus. Pours a dark brown with auburn hues on the edges with a large, thick, pillowy, dark tan head that recedes slowly to a small, creamy film that lingers. Fairly high lacing and long legs. Flavor is fairly sweet with lots of caramel and toffee layers as well as quite a bit of toasted bread and burnt sugar. Some light nuttiness and treacle with hints of roast. Moderately high to high bitterness and medium light alcohol notes. Light cherry, raisin and plum notes. Moderate woody, herbal hop notes with a touch of citrus character. Mouthfeel is medium full bodied with medium carbonation. Low, but present astringency and medium low alcohol warmth. Overall, a solid American barleywine that definitely skews towards the old school character - fairly bitter, quite a bit of hoo flavor and some hop aroma. Malt notes are a bit darker and richer than a traditional American style old school barleywine.
Tried
from Can
on 01 Jul 2023
at 07:04
8.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 10
Texture 8
Overall 9.5
From City Brew Tours, canned May 23rd.
It pours a pale gold with a couple of fingers of foam, lacing is very good.
The smell is noble hops, bread, grassy, lovely overall aromas.
The taste is nice grassy, noble hops, some bread, a bit spicy...this is what I imagine that a Bohemian Pilsner should smell and taste like.
Medium bodied, lively carbonation.
Superb!
It pours a pale gold with a couple of fingers of foam, lacing is very good.
The smell is noble hops, bread, grassy, lovely overall aromas.
The taste is nice grassy, noble hops, some bread, a bit spicy...this is what I imagine that a Bohemian Pilsner should smell and taste like.
Medium bodied, lively carbonation.
Superb!
Tried
from Can
on 26 Jun 2023
at 21:29
6.8/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7
Draught, taster @MBCC 2023, Copenhagen (Denmark). 06/05/2023. [#6.417 Global - #1.111 United States of America - #3 Moonlight Brewing Company] Pours clear golden with a small white head. Aroma: orange peel, zest, biscuity malts and pepper. Taste: mild peppery and biscuity leading to a bready crisp finish. Next one please!
Tried
on 23 Jun 2023
at 14:20
7.9/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 8
Flavor 8
Texture 8
Overall 7.5
Draught, taster @MBCC 2023, Copenhagen (Denmark). 06/05/2023. [#6.416 Global - #1.110 United States of America - #2 Moonlight Brewing Company] Pours golden with a white head. Aroma: clean grassy amlts, lemon and straw. Taste: lemon peels, grains and some yeast. Crisp and clean. Very good sipper. Next one please!
Tried
on 23 Jun 2023
at 14:17
7/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
Mikkeller Beer Celebration Copenhagen 2023 (MBCC Day 2) - Citrus fruity and medium sweet pale malty, pine needles, light to medium body, bitter hoppy finish.
Tried
on 06 Jun 2023
at 14:37