Mt. Carmel Blonde Ale

Yesterday I stood in front of the wall o' beer at a local liquor store and searched for a couple I could take home and try. Not only did I look for key words that I knew I'd like, but I looked for appealing labels and packaging.

Mt. Carmel's Blonde Ale appealed to me as a blonde. The artwork on the bottle was really interesting as well. The label pictures a serene setting with a farmhouse brewery, a beer truck, a small outbuilding, and a duck pond. The Ohio flag flies near the pond as Mt. Carmel is brewed in Cincinnati, so I felt a sense of Buckeye pride. On the side of the bottle the description of the beer is arranged in a word mosaic with different fonts and sizes, which reminded me of a really cool collage my husband's stepsister made for us for our wedding.




Now, the idea to rate the beers on this blog came to me AFTER I had this beer (and one other), so I didn't get a lot of information, or a picture of the beer in a glass. I don't want to use other people's pictures, either. So this review is going to be very rudimentary. Maybe I'll come back around and rate it properly because it was quite good.

So yeah, this was a VERY GOOD beer! It had a good flavor and was not too bitter. While I didn't have any food with it, I think I'd be able to enjoy it with a meal without it overpowering the flavor of the food or filling up my belly too quickly. It was straw-colored and had a pleasant aroma. I shared with my husband and gave him a small glass we got at the Sam Adam's Brewery to try it in while I drank it out of the bottle.

I give MT. CARMEL BLONDE ALE 8/10 stars.