Genesee Beer

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

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

12 oz bottle -

Now that BevMo is carrying this beer (been stocking it now for at least 3-6 months) I figured...why the hell not. I’ve always heard about this beer, but it was never distributed out here unti now. The beer pours out a light yellow body, crystal clear with a white pillowy head (quickly melted). Aroma is mostly sweet creamed corn and light grass. Flavor is pretty bad, some light corn, dirty penny, finishes with a kind of dirty dishwayter/soapy aftertaste. Hopefully the cream ale is a little better.

Clear pale yellow with a one-finger head I was able to get via a real aggressive pour. Modest corn aroma with a hint of malt. Tastes kind of like liquid cornbread. Rather bland, but more agreeable than other macro lagers.

16oz can. Pours a crystal clear, pale golden colored body with a thin, white, fizzy head that dissipates quickly and leaves a light lacing. Aroma is pale, grainy malts with a light sweetness and a hint of grass. Flavor is similar. Very smooth and clean with little hop bite. Not metallic or skunky like some common macros. Finishes crisp and clean with a trace of grass and grainy sweet pale malts. Short aftertaste following a light, refreshing body. Overall, a very bland pale lager, but definitely one of the smoother, cleaner ones out there. So I guess it has that going for it.

22 oz can- Light golden color with small head that fades to a thin ring with some lacing. Has grain aroma. Mild sweetness & grain taste. Not a bad thing. Light body, quite smooth with a touch of crispness. Good for a regional lager beer. Can’t beat the price.

Had this with Pizza at Frank Pepe’s in New Haven. Pours clear gold with white. Mostly grain and corn throughout. Not to bad with pizza but a pretty poor beer overall.

On tap @ Frank Pepe’s New Haven. Had this with one of the famous original New Haven Pizza’s on my road trip from NYC to Boston. Pale yellow color with a thin white head and fairly good lace. Slightly sour malt aroma with a touch of sweetness. Watery well balanced flavor with a touch of bitterness and a slightly hoppy finish. Light bodied and smooth.

Yes, Genesee is an ordinary beer, but it’s good. I’ve only tried it twice (on a road trip in Pennsylvania in 1997 and when I bought a six-pack of 12 oz. cans driving on US Highway 1 in Maryland in 2010). I has the stereotypical thick, white head and clear, straw color, with lots of carbonation. And, it’s mouth-feel is light and watery. Genesee finishes very crisp. I did find it to be a tad more hopped than others of its ilk, however. Overall, I like this style of beer, and I like this particular brand. Genesee Cream Ale is also very good (had it in Tallahassee, Fla. in 2009). Give Genesee a try! RJT

Gross. This smells like a skunked malt brew. Taste is basically the same. I think that I’d rather have a Natty Ice! So sad.