 Skyview (2768), Papoose Jct., Minnesota, USA
May 23, 2008 Updated: May 26, 2008
Sampled at OSLO/Guerde’s Memorial Day tasting and shared by JK as Snow Cougar. Pours a semi-clear blonde brew with a fast dissolving white head that dissipates clean with no head. Aroma of cardboard, a wet blanket and a wet dog, Ooff. Taste is semi-sweet, some sugared wheat malt, and a touch of citrus. Finish is semi-sweet, a little flat with a cardboard after taste. Not too sure what to make of this one but it is still called "a beer." (I think)
DerBiermeister (362), Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Jun 15, 2008 The aroma smells of sweet hangover. The appearance is shabby with its cheap label, and the flavor is quite sweet and cloying in that way that comforts you that it’s not too expensive and you’re not living beyond your means. The palate is pretty one-dimensional. The ABV is high though, so that’s a mild plus. Overall, not too shabby...but shabby, nonetheless. The biggest plus is the price.
JK (2392), Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Jun 1, 2008 Aroma of corn. Sweet with some chemicals. It looks like it might be unfiltered, I can see some kind of matter in the glass. Gold color. Not terrible for what it is.
islay (401), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
May 27, 2008 Small sample at OSLO and Guerde’s tasting on Friday, 5-23-08. Labeled as "Snow Cougar." Pours gold with uninviting suspended particulate. Weird, sweet, honeyish aroma reminiscent of mead. Compost and rotting crabapple smell. No hops presence noticeable. The aroma is not as bad as I expected. Sweet flavors that become gross upon multiple sips. Generally tastes like it smells. Apricot notes. Medium body. Slick in the palate. I didn’t think this beer was that bad at first, but I quickly came to my senses.
badgerben (3040), Blaine, Minnesota, USA
May 26, 2008 OSLO and Guerde’s Memorial Weekend Tasting, 5/23/08. Thanks to JK. I could have sworn I had previously imbibed this heavenly nectar, but aparently I had not. Gold color with no head. Strong sweet grain aroma and light cinnamon. Somehow switches to bone dry grain taste, fresh bread and the quintessential cinnamon flavor of the Soviet lagers. Long live Mother Russia!
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