One Eared Monkey
Paper City Brewery Co., Inc.

One Eared MonkeyOne Eared Monkey
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From:
Paper City Brewery Co., Inc.
 
Massachusetts, United States
Style:
American Blonde Ale
ABV:
6%
Score:
71
Avg:
2.86 | pDev: 30.42%
Reviews:
28
Ratings:
37
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Aug 17, 2015
Added:
Mar 19, 2004
Wants:
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Gots:
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Ratings by Soonami:
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Reviewed by Soonami from Pennsylvania

1.08/5  rDev -62.2%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
This is probably the grossest, beer I've ever had that wasn't spoiled! A friend, as a joke, brought this over one time, telling me that she didn't like it but that I should try it to see if I might. Well it looked pale and flat, it smelled like artificial fruit drops and tasted a lot like what peach flavored cough syrup would taste like if such a thing were made. Needless to say, it was horrible.

I saved a few bottles later for New Years to play a game. Basically, after dinner, I poured one of these into a glass and passed it around the table to let everyone try a sip. I took a picture of everyone while they smelled and first tasted it and the reaction after they finished it. At first everyone that tried it, thought it was okay, but then as the test sank it everyone made a face like they smelled the stinkiest fart ever. 10 of 10 people reacted this way and all 10 were from different ends of the beer spectrum, including girls that only drink hard cider and guys that actually like macro lagers.

I ended up just returning several of the beers by to my friend when she invited over to my house a couple weeks later.

This review is based on a very vivid memory I have of this beer and an account I wrote elsewhere.
Sep 27, 2009
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Reviewed by cbutova from Massachusetts

2.76/5  rDev -3.5%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.75
Thanks Dan for sharing. Been a while since I've seen or had any Paper City. Peach flavoring has me skeptical.

A- Pour to a few glasses with a mostly clear yellow body leading to a foamy crown. The white froth falls somewhat quickly to a medium ring but lacing is sparse.

S- Peach flavoring aromatics very strongly off the top. It is somewhat like real peaches but you can tell it is obviously concentrated flavoring. Seems a bit tart and bubble gum in there too but almost nothing else.

T- Millions of peach-like flavors and yes they feel like a flavoring rather than succulent fresh peaches. Strange sweet juicy hint, bubble gum, slight pale barley and fruit esters later on.

MF- Creamy and smooth with a solid foamy texture on the palate. Medium to high carbonation finishing sweet and lightly tart.

I can't say it is terrible but honestly it just feels like artificial peaches and not much else. A good effort with a flavoring but really still it comes down to just that.
Aug 17, 2015
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Reviewed by mmg4dance

3.94/5  rDev +37.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
Peach flavor was pleasantly crisp, and not sweet. Had a mild nutty aftertaste. Poured beautifully into the glass, with the perfect about of foam. Would absolutely give as a gift.
Jan 19, 2015
 
Rated: 2.25 by rorjets from Connecticut

Jan 11, 2014
 
Rated: 3.5 by DonFrap from Massachusetts

Aug 18, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by jleighhh from Massachusetts

Apr 03, 2013
 
Rated: 4.75 by Ecxeeder616 from Massachusetts

Jan 08, 2013
 
Rated: 2.25 by rderedin from Maine

Nov 10, 2012
 
 
Rated: 4 by DelicateDelirium from Massachusetts

Sep 04, 2012
 
Rated: 2.5 by Gregwa from Massachusetts

Dec 27, 2011
 
Rated: 3 by tclapper from Maine

Dec 05, 2011
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Reviewed by Brad007 from Vermont

2.51/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
Hmm. The description makes me think of No.9.

Pours a blonde color with hints of amber and a one-finger head. It's certainly a blonde ale.

Excretable fake peach extract in the nose with very little malt or hop aroma. Hmm. Strike 1.

More of the fake peach taste followed by very little flavor underneath. Ick. Strike 2.

Lingering fake peach flavor that turns watery as well. Strike 3.

My only question for Paper City on this beer is WHY??? Why produce subpar stuff like this in the first place? Avoid.
Jul 18, 2011
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Reviewed by donkeyrunner from Massachusetts

2.45/5  rDev -14.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
I can't pass by a beer named 1 Eared Monkey. Or any monkey beer for that matter.

Clear gold with a large bubbly head. Head wears itself out quickly but retains a fair skim that left a few lacey gasps.Acidic, artificial peach aroma. Underneath it all 1EM smells pretty clean.

Well, it does taste like peach. Some artificial sweetener malt in there too. Mouthfeel is oppressively crisp--like Pop Rocks in your mouth crisp. Literally left a bad taste in my mouth--a peachy, Splenda dipped tortilla chip bad taste.

I tried foist this upon my girlfriend but she wasn't buying it.
Mar 06, 2010
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Reviewed by mountdew1 from New Hampshire

3.2/5  rDev +11.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
Poured into an imperial pint glass. Color was a light golden amber with a 1 finger white bubbly head. Large amounts of carbonation were rising from the bottom. Aroma was mostly watery peach flavor. Taste was a bit thin, small amounts of peach with some watery olive flavor. Felt a smidgen thin in the mouth, but not terribly so. Easy to drink, could be a very good session beer, but flavor is nothing special.
Dec 19, 2009
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Reviewed by CrazyMacHarris99 from Pennsylvania

1.93/5  rDev -32.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
This one starts out promising. Pours a bright blonde orange color with an impressive fluffy head. The smell is very peachy with a hint of some malt. The taste is very sweet peach that seems syrupy at first but then finishes thin and bubbly with a horrendous metallic aftertaste. The mouthfeel seems very thin and the drinkability is way off with the thin mouthfeel and the horrible aftertaste.

I would not recommend buying this or drinking it if offered.
Sep 20, 2009
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Reviewed by ShogoKawada from Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -30.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Went to the Int. Beer Fest in Providence, this beer was my GF's favorite at the expo. Picked up a 6er for her, thought I'd grab one to review.

A- 12oz pours a pale yellow color with a bit of chill haze. Mild head, gone a minute in.

S- Extremely peachy. Syrupy sweet.

T- Moderate peachyness, no body to speak of. A half-note beer. Peach flavor is gummi-bear in aroma, but is like peach seltzer in taste.

M- Like water...Seriously.

D- Not for me. You could pound 6 of these in a row, but you could also drink 6 pints of water. What's the point? Not a good beer.

Oh and to close my girlfriend drank only a 1/2 bottle before railing the beer herself. Different batch at the beerfest? Possibly.. in bottles this beer is a disappointment.
Aug 09, 2009
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Reviewed by jjayjaye from New York

4.01/5  rDev +40.2%
look: 3 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Pours a clear pale golden color with a wispy white head that's gone in a blink. Negligible lacing...no surprise given how lightly colored it is. The smell is amazing...you want peach, baby there it is. Scoring this one as a fruit/veggy instead of a dirty blond. Loving the peach nose. The mouth feel is nicely carbonated ...has that effervescent 'wine cooler' tingle to it. The flavor is decent and i suspect that the ABV is low enough to session. Finishes pretty clean, almost dry, with after hints of the peachiousity. I've been experimenting with these fruity beers lately since I've noticed that they enhance my lawn mowing prowess.
Jun 28, 2009
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Reviewed by iceball585 from New York

2.51/5  rDev -12.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5
A- Bright golden color, semi-cloudy, thin white layer head that faded to a thin ring

S- Very fruity (mostly peach), sweet, slight stale grain auroma

T- Fuzzy peach skin, pear, grapes, sugary syrup, hint of cream

M- Light body, medium/heavy carbonation, fizzy, dry finish

D- Not worth trying

When I saw this was a peach flavored ale I was expecting a hint of peach. This brew tastes more like a fruit cup than a beer... definitely not my thing.
Mar 25, 2009
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Reviewed by albern from Massachusetts

2.15/5  rDev -24.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
I'm not sure why this is labeled as an American Blonde ale, since the peach flavors in the beer put this into the fruit/vegetable beer category. The beer pours a fairly pale and uninteresting clear color with a white thinnish head. The nose on the beer is aromatic peach and that's about all. The taste is basically a cheaply made ale with loads of peach flavoring added afterwards. The beer has a really nasty, perfumey aftertaste that clings to your palate. This beer isn't very good I'm afraid, and I'm starting to question the quality of Paper City since I've had a few less than stellar beers from this brewhouse. I'd steer clear of this one.
Dec 20, 2008
One Eared Monkey from Paper City Brewery Co., Inc.
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