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RATINGS: 259   WEIGHTED AVG: 2.6   EST. CALORIES: 138   ABV: 4.6%
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Local legends aren’t just born, they’re brewed. And no beer in the Midwest has a grander brewing tradition than Grain Belt. For over 100 years, Grain Belt has been the beer that fathers have passed on to sons and friends have passed amongst each other at local bars and watering holes. It is a beer with tradition that spans generations. Which is why it has become legendary–both here and across the country.

In the 1940s, around the same time Grain Belt built its famous bottle cap sign overlooking the Mississippi River in Northeast Minneapolis, they introduced a “Beer of Exceptional Quality”–Premium. With its crisp, unique flavor, Premium quickly became the flagship of the Grain Belt brand. And still is to this day.

Although the Grain Belt Premium recipe has changed hands over the years, one thing has remained the same–its legendary unique taste. And now that Premium is in the capable hands of a brewery with an even longer tradition than Grain Belt–the August Schell Brewery–may you rest assured that the flavor and heritage of Premium will live on forever.

So as a local legendary beer, we raise a glass to all the people, places and things that make the Midwest such a rich and unique place to live. Here’s to you!


2.2
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 10/20
Puss Gutt99 (206) - Oldtown, Florida, USA - DEC 8, 2001
not much to look at but good for slammin’ a 6-pack

3.7
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 7/10   PALATE 5/5   OVERALL 15/20
Beer Guy99 (250) - Maineville, Ohio, USA - NOV 12, 2001
Better than average golden American lager. Very clean with some malt character and hops flavor. Some adjuncts but they didn’t overdo it too much. Grain Belt is a good consistent beer at a fair price. I would seek out this beer if I was looking for American style lager. The flavor and quality far exceeds anything from the big national brewers so why not drink a Grain Belt Premium instead of a Bud?

3.2
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 12/20
heykevin (1269) - Decorah, Iowa, USA - NOV 6, 2001
Macroswill at its near best. having grown up in Minneapolis it will always hold a soft spot in my heart.

3
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
Da Bears99 (2) - Vancouver, Washington, USA - NOV 6, 2001 does not count
Was once a great beer before they started advertising the product and believed college students would shell out more than $10 a case for this run-of-the-mill swill. That’s when we all switched back to Boone’s Farm Strawberry Hill and Country Kwencher.

2.5
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
joet (1876) - Fulton, California, USA - OCT 15, 2001
A bit smokey, sweet and more malt body than a Rolling Rock and slightly less than a Moulson Canadian. Sure it’s macro swill but something I’ve realized lately is that even some so called *good* American micros, the lionshare of my samplings, can’t consistently deliver uninfected, fully fermented, effervescent beers. Our macros have some lessons to teach us.

1.4
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 7/20
bipolar1 (268) - Hancock, Michigan, USA - OCT 6, 2001
Great for saunas, or for pouring over a BBQ Ham on a spit.

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 11/20
21iceman40 (1732) - vienna, West Virginia, USA - AUG 31, 2001
The absolute cheapest stuff i have ever seen and deservedly so. It tasted like ass.

3.3
   AROMA 6/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 6/10   PALATE 4/5   OVERALL 13/20
muzzlehatch (4425) - Burlington, Vermont, USA - JUL 12, 2001
There is a bar in Eau Claire, WI called The Joynt that has a big sign on the back bar saying ’No Light Beers served’; they have four or five brews on tap, all local and cheap except for Guinness. This is my favorite to get there, light and sweet, sort of between Bud and Rolling Rock but better than either. Not great, but a good sweetish, smooth and clean-finishing American lager that’s well worth the price in the Minn-St. Paul area.

3.5
   AROMA 7/10   APPEARANCE 4/5   TASTE 8/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 13/20
truckie455 (40) - Derby, Connecticut, USA - MAY 25, 2001
Not bad. Had it on tap at the brewery. Clear, nice golden color. Comparable to Rolling-Rock but less expensive.


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