Formosa Springs Cold Filtered Draft

Brewed by Brick Brewing Company
Style: Pale Lager
Waterloo, Canada

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

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Now, I did have this with Kimchee, and he has had it before. I kind of grew up on this one. I don't mind it. It's better than the Canadian/Blue regular stuff. Not much to look at. And believe me, let it sit around and she begins to stink very well. It is a little bit maltier and somewhat more bitter than the other local bum beer but it's not that bad on tap. Still, on more than one occasion, I've found myself drinking this well after the cops should have shown up.

Originally rated May 2006. Silver Medal at the 2006 World Beer Cup in the American-Style Premium Lager category. Bought this one in a 28 pack. Pours a pale golden colour with a small white head, not much retention and no lace at all. Carbonation is active, but not too crazy. The nose is pretty malty with hints of spices and apples. Typical watery mouthfeel of a lager. Some sweet malts, with some slight apples and a dry finish. Really not a bad brew, with no corn to be found, but nothing really exciting. Good decent swiller beer.

bottle. Poured clear pale amber with a thin white head. Grainy adjunct, rice aroma. Creamy, average bodied pale lager. Fruity, slighty vegetal flavour, but otherwise a nice macro lager for the price.

Bottle. Boring light-gold appearance. Aromas of boiled white rice, stale cracker and rain water. Easy drinking, goes down well, but almost neutral in flavour with just hints rice plus a metallic edge. A boring beer by the end of the bottle.

pretty decent for a macro type beer. some sweetness and fruityness from banana it seems. not bad

Ok beer, it tastes like what you would expect from any other pale lager, it has almost a banana like taste and it is not bad, I would drink again

341mL bottle from a mixed-6, from the brewery’s retail store. Pours out a nice lively gold with a large frothy white head. The aroma is alright, some decent cereal grain malts, but with that signature Formosa Spring water touch that puts a lot of people off. It’s hard to describe, but it’s sort of a minerally character that can seem a bit off. The flavour is more of the same with a nice sweet finish. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if there were adjuncts in here but they are not very apparent or offensive. Seems like a blend of JR Brickman Pils with their Red Baron lager, and knowing Brick that might literally be what this is. But all things considered it is quite drinkable and borderline mildly tasty.

a nice easy drinking lager. nothing to complain about but offer zero complexity. very typical of the style but probably the best value out there right now.

meh......nothing special. wasnt sure if i was having labatt blue,ormolson canadian, or coors light........seeing how that all are awful beers,how good can this be?

Nothing really special, but the 28 pack is a great deal. This was a staple in my old house with my buddy and my girlfriend - for 3 people, a 28 is a great way to ensure you’ve got beers for the week. The flavour is as okay as you can get - a bit vegetal, but something about this beer just seems to make you forget you’re drinking something cheaper. Better than the macros, and at a better price. Like I said, nothing special, but remember that when Bud 28 packs go on sale for $35+, this stuff is always less at regular price. A great after-work beer.

34ml brown bottle. pale gold colour, noisy white head, short lasting. Light grain aroma. Flavour is also grainy, dry in the finish. Body is thin, quite carbonated.