City Cream Ale

Brewed by City Brewery (Melanie Brewing Co)
Style: Cream Ale
La Crosse, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Footed Pilsner, Lager glass

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Thin whote head. The body s a bright gold and does not appear appetizing. The smell is skunky with dirt. Wierd since I bought this with other City brews and none of them were skunked. The taste is a slightly caramel with a little cream. Medium mouthfeel. Nice try, but this one misses with me.

Hops, malt aroma, golden, small white head. Some hops taste, slight bitterness afterwards. Light bodied, average.

Bottle into Trappist glass. Not much of a smell. Golden yellow like a lager; visible carbonation; no head. Tasted like it looked (macro-ish), but with more body. I don’t really like the lighter beers, but as they go, this one wasn’t bad. I’d never had a cream ale before, so I thought I’d try it out.

The Cons: Really no aroma to speak of except for light corn and malt. Looks like a slightly darker yellow macro lager. Some malt flavors come through but very, very bland overall. There are some hops but they might as well not be there. The Pros: There’s no real reason to drink this except for the fact that it’s probably one of the best swillin’ beers you could buy. It goes down like nothing. It’s also not anywhere near horrible and can be quite enjoyable in the right setting.

A bit better than you average macro. Crystal clear. Creamy.

UPDATED: JUL 27, 2004 Thin fizzy head, goldish-yellow color. Not much aroma at all. Wtf is this? Flavor is very light... all I can really taste is a sweet hoppiness. Too watery and too much carbonation bite.

A grainy, adjunct-ridden cream ale that goes down a little harshly, like listening to a Ministry album or watching Madonna act. Oddly sweet, and the alcohol tastes like it's about 7%. Nasty stuff with a slight hop/herbal bite and some sourness. Consider yourself warned.