Coors Original

Brewed by Coors Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Pale Lager
Golden, Colorado USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

Just another macro lager but better than other large breweries. Growing up my dad used to have this shipped east.Maybe it was better in the 70’s

Rated 4/17/06: There are few pale lagers that I like from the macro-breweries. Original Coors sits right on the border. The aroma and appearance are typical for this grouping. The taste is slightly better than most and it does have a good finish as long as it’s ice cold. What I can’t figure out is why this beer tastes completely different (and much better) than Coors Light which is simply horrible. Anyway I won’t turn it down when it’s offered.

Coors makes the best macros hands down. That being said, this beer had a sweet grainy aroma with a yellowish gold highly carbonated body. Flavor is sweet grain followed by crisp pleasantness. Very drinkable and thirst quenching. I like the Silver Bullett better, but this is not bad either.

What happened to this beer. When I was a kid this was so hard to get in NJ that it had a cult following. The cans had two push tabs. A little one and a big one that your thumb would get stuck in. I remember the beer as being something special. I had one after about 25 years and I guess my memory was lying. This stuff stinks.

hmmmm not very impressed with this beer it smells a little sweet but the taste isnt there oh well i guess the best thing about this is one beer closer to 100.

So I was travelling with my band back from a studio in Columbia SC when we realized that a) there was no beer at the practice space and b) it would be after 2 am when we got there. Alcohol sales stop at 2 in the great state of NC. So we stop at a 24 hour gas station in High Point and proceed to pick out beers to enjoy when we arrive home. The selection was not the best and as I agonized over which putrid beer I was going to purchase it became clear that I should pick one that I haven’t rated. So Coors Original it is. It sucked.

Of the big three, I think this is the crispest most refreshing pale lager. No icky sweet malts or rice-like graininess. For the price $2.99/sixer, it is well worth the price. 105% value.

Clean, light grainy aroma. Light gold color with a white head that left rather soon. Medium mouthfeel. Starts with very light malt, finishes clean and decently dry, but its not got a lot of hop. Hard to believe the original Coors was so bland and lacking in flavor components.