12 Horse Ale

Brewed by Genesee Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Rochester, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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Straw; grassy-gasoline aroma; relatively smooth body leading to finish of fusel alcohol.

Clear, light amber with a little yellow in it. Vanishing head with one string of bubbles rising to the top. Fruity (apple) aroma. Very watery and lightly carbonated. Has a slight alcohol bite, maybe because the flavor is so thin, the alcohol is so noticeable. Some cabbage-like notes, maybe even celery too. Not very good at all.

They were giving away free 12 Horse shirts and bottle openers earlier this week at my local hangout, so one of my friends decided to get a pitcher. He figured, hey at 4 bucks a pitcher, its a steal. So we all decided to take a little bit out of his pitcher. After 3 or 4 sips i had learned all i wanted to know. I passed the glass to another friend who took a sip and simply replied, ’Metal. It tastes like metal.’ Enough said. We learned to things that night. Companies that have to give away free stuff to promote their beer usually make shitty beer and paying 4 dollars for a pitcher, not at happy hour, in a place where most pitchers run at least 7 to 8 bucks, is a bad idea. 4 out of 5 of us didnt like 12 horse, and the other doesnt count because he likes Miller Lite.

Not much to say here. Wasn't a very good beer in my book. Not balanced at all, probably used Nugget hops to bitter it, and nothing else. My bottle was skunked, stale tasting, and just plain bad all around. I didn't even pour it in a glass, because who wants to wash a glass after having a terrible beer in it? Not much in the way of body, that's for sure. Thin and watery, not much maltiness in it either. Extremely un-balanced in my book. Find better out there, gang.

probably one of the worst beers ever. Bitter and non forgiving and definatly overpriced

So me and 3 friends heard there was a sale on 12 horse. It was only $9.99 for 24 bottles. This sounded like a good idea for us broke college kids. We all ended up buying a case each. Three out of the four of us ended puking at 3 in the morning. IT was like the 12 horse just sat in your stomach. It tasted a lot better coming back up. Needless to say the 12 horse got to our 4th friend the next night. This beer sucks my ass but, i don’t thnk anyone will ever forget it.

blech blech blech. can i explain my loathing for this waste product enough?

Another Rochester laxative. Slightly sweet. The last time I vomited (1985), this was a partial culprit (although the rum punch my dorm-mates had made was the major wrongdoer).

If you like your beer without any of that annoying malt and hops taste, then this may be your beer. Otherwise, stay away.