Fyfe & Drum Beer

Brewed by Genesee Brewing Company
Style: Pale Lager
Rochester, New York USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Clean, crisp lager. I would not have guessed 5%abv. Great lawn mowing brew! Thanks “Cheap”!

12 oz stubbie from the Heritage Collection. Pours a dark golden color with a small head that fades quickly with no lacing. Aroma of sweet grain and not much else. Not a bad thing. Taste of mild malt sweetness with some grain. Mild bitterness and a fairly dry finish. Light body and quite crisp. Nothing offensive. Decent beer, good for a few. Nothing fancy here.

12 oz. stubbie from a mixed 12-pack. Better than expected. Of course it was hot outside, so maybe I’m being generous. Looks like just about every other light lager out there but it kept it’s white head over golden body. Clean mouthfeel and finish. Crisp. Again, nothing spectacular but decent.

12oz stubby bottle, part of the Genesee heritage 12 pack. Pours a clear, deep gold with a small fizzy head that quickly disappears. No lacing at all. Smell is sweet grain with a faint hint of caramel. Maybe a touch of grassy hops in there as well. The taste mostly cereal grain and a little bit of corn. There is just a little bit of bready malt and a little bit of grassy hop flavor leading to a light, drying bitterness. A dry, chalky sensation is left on the back of the throat making you want to take another drink. Overall, this tastes like an adjunct lager to me, albeit a better than average one. There is some malt and hops detectable but very little. More importantly, there are really no off flavors and this beer is very refreshing and drinkable. Really a great bargain.

I generally don’t like Genesee brews. This one has an average looking pour but a very frothy head with some lacing on the glass. Sweet and grainy nose. Flavor is grainy, burnt caramel, and slightly sweet. But some bitter hops in the swallow. This is one of Genesees better beers, second only to their very good bock. It’s a shame their other offerings are so poor. Also, $6.49 for the Heritage 12 pack is a pretty good deal for beer in glass, and I dig the stubby bottles.

UPDATED: AUG 25, 2012 Light medicinal aroma, grains, golden bodied with foam that exceeded expectation. Flavor was a crisp Pale Lager that gave enough flavor to crave another sip. Best out of the stubbie ice cold or a seven ounce draft glass. I hope the old school 60’s recipe was used to create this brew.

12oz stubbie from the new heritage pack. Pours a golden straw color, although slightly darker than most pale lagers. Aromas of... Well, not that much really. Some corn, maybe a little lemon zest but that’s about it. Taste follows suit, semi-sweet, clean but not very surprising or even that interesting. Still, this beer has no flaws as far as I can tell. It is surprisingly decent for a super cheap pale lager ($6.99/12 pack). Not a drain pour, but not something I would reach for if I was trying to impress someone.

Decent pale lager with a slightly different taste than your typical genny. Ok, not bad. Goes down failry easy and I like that. No real nasty effects. Ok for the typical lager lover and its not too expensive! Good overall cheap pale lager beer experience.

Temp in the 90’s today and sweating alot. A Genny can do the trick. Light and inoffensive. Slight Genny taste at the start,then just went down like water. I have acouple others. Might try one on a cool day.

Yup you guessed it, I mowed the lawn so looked into my fridge for something that I could chase that experience down with. Quite a fruity nose, also grainy, rather a familiar genny smell, like Cream ale? No off tastes but very thin watery stuff. Thanks Ron for the trade.