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RATINGS: 847   WEIGHTED AVG: 1.53   EST. CALORIES: 165   ABV: 5.5%
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Icehouse, the first domestically brewed ice beer, allows ice to form during the brewing process creating a bold, hoppy beer with no watered-down taste.


2.1
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 8/20
freezy (52) - Minnesota, USA - AUG 30, 2011
cheap mass produced beer...not deadly awful. Head disappears faster than an elephant at a David Copperfield show. Pale yellow, smell weak dandelion and corn. taste corn, slightly floral, weak cider and tin. Med/high carbonation

1.3
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 2/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 4/20
JohnBruns (86) - Cissna Park, Illinois, USA - AUG 27, 2011
12oz bottle, typical mass produced lager; gold color; thin white head; unimpressive metallic taste

2.5
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 10/20
rjplumer (252) - Providence, Rhode Island, USA - AUG 18, 2011
Starts off with a decent head but quickly disappears. Has mild corn aroma. Typical pale lager yellow color with somewhat tame carbonation. Not terrible but not very good either. Has a slight sour finish but soon dries out.

1.1
   AROMA 2/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 3/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 4/20
dyetube (981) - McKinney, Texas, USA - JUL 23, 2011
Can. This is a typical macro brewed beer. Not very good and basically chock full of nice rice malt!

1.8
   AROMA 3/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 2/5   OVERALL 5/20
lawman834 (128) - Georgia, USA - JUN 16, 2011
I haven’t had one of these in about 12 years. Back then (in college), we actually kinda thought this was upmarket from the usual suspects, hehe. I wanted a 24oz can of something inexpensive, so I tried this throwback from my youth. Poured into a pilsner glass it is a clear medium golden hue. Doesn’t smell like much. The taste is pretty unimpressive, though it is not as bad as many. It is malty with a tinge of what I suppose is somewhat hop like in nature. The finish is a bit sour, but after the 1st few sips, it isn’t that noticeable. Strange little side note, the darn thing is leaving some mild lacing on my glass. Who woulda thought. I suppose that at this price point and because of the style, this should be compared to beast ice, natty ice, bud ice, etc. I would have to say that I would pick this over the others in a heartbeat. I also honestly like it better than pretty much any lite beer. It at least has some taste to it and if your going to drink a macro light, might as well get that 5.5 abv. Kinda the point, right?

2.4
   AROMA 5/10   APPEARANCE 2/5   TASTE 5/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 9/20
ChainGangGuy (3682) - Canton, Georgia, USA - MAY 31, 2011
Six-pack of 12 ounce bottle - $4.79 at the nearby Publix in Canton, Georgia. Appearance: Pours a clear, darkish yellow body with a typical, fizzy, white head. No head retention as it crackles out within seconds. Smell: Very, very mild nose giving a teensy sniff of vapid maltiness and dehydrated corn kernels. Taste: Mild maltiness rounded out with hints of corn stalks. Lightly sweet. Faintly sourish, metallic hop character with a low, low bitterness. Goes out on the finish as bland as this ride started. Mouthfeel: Thin-bodied. Medium-light carbonation. Overall: You get what you pay for, I guess.

1.9
   AROMA 4/10   APPEARANCE 3/5   TASTE 4/10   PALATE 3/5   OVERALL 5/20
jrallen34 (3430) - Chicago, Illinois, USA - MAR 28, 2011
I remember the days when an ice house can 24 pack was considered a splurge off my regular diet of natural light. This beer is watery and skunky with a touch of alcohol. This bad boy will give you the worst hangover ever but its really not that bad to drink.

0.5
   AROMA 1/10   APPEARANCE 1/5   TASTE 1/10   PALATE 1/5   OVERALL 1/20
crossovert (2525) - Wisconsin, USA - MAR 24, 2011
Macrocrap brewed by miller. Some people would even be duked into thinking it was some kind of craft beer. Light, golden, fizzy, sucky.


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