 frankenkitty (1873), Oak Lawn, Illinois, USA
Feb 13, 2006
Pale, golden yellow with light streams of effervescence and a one-inch, white, foamy head that fades to nothingness. Everything you hate about BMC including dusty DMS, corn, adjuncts, et. al. Has a hit of alcohol... not as much as you’d expect from an ice beer, but more ramped up than a traditional macro. Slogan reads, "Smooth, Never Watered-Down Taste." I would have preferred a thinner taste than this sickly, corn/alcohol concoction that hangs instead of dissipates.
Icehouse was fine in my college days when I sought out cheap beers to get drunk on, but it holds no place in my life now (except as a cheap "tick" in my battle against "he-who-shall-remain-nameless"... who recently accused ME of <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/beer/corona-light/743/18266/>lowering his standards, yet scroll down and you will find his rating of Icehouse on Jan. 24 < src=http://www.ratebeer.com/images/smilies/10.gif>).
<font size=-4>24 ounce can from <a href=http://www.ratebeer.com/Places/ShowPlace.asp?PlaceID=4360>Mainstreet Wine & Spirits, Countryside, IL 60525<font size=-1>
Slipstream (628), USA
Jun 28, 2009 Foamy head, and a pretty nasty aroma that starts out being deceptively pleasant. This is a pretty typical pale lager, maybe a little sweeter than average. I can taste the corn, that is for sure. This beer conjures up images of the fluorescently lit 7-11 store off the highway in Virginia where I bought it. Somebody should start a campaign to get those stores to start selling some decent beverages. The iced tea that I got there was horrible. I would take Icehouse over Peak Gold iced tea anytime.
RONCOD (91), Uledi, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 24, 2009 Pale yellow with a thin white head. Not much in the way of flavor. OK if you are really thirsty and need something to drink.
Beardface (772), Eugene, Oregon, USA
Jun 24, 2009 The best that can be said for this beer is that it goes down smooth and easy. I drank four of these at a poker game last week and barely noticed them as down they went. A slight notch above the truly bad pale lagers, at least I can taste an attempt at hoppiness.
blutt59 (1638), Dallas, Texas, USA
Jun 20, 2009 can, clear yellow with loose foam, aroma is nondescript corn, flavor is sweet, watery, some fizz
ronaldtheriot (49), Laplace, Louisiana, USA
Jun 15, 2009 One of the best of the value-priced ice beers. I drank this beer, because I found it to be the closest to Dixie Beer in taste and appearance. This wonderful lager should go well with just about anything one would care to eat while drinking beer. This product goes highly recommended.
coyotehunter (340), , Michigan, USA
Jun 15, 2009 Ahh Joel, you are welcome indeed. My Dad deserves the honor for pulling this out of the basement, handing it to me and saying"where did this come from?". Best guess is My sister bought a case about 14 years ago, and this is the last of it. Kind of pee yellow in color, with an almost perfumey honey and fruit smell. This is better than when it was fresh, yet still very unexciting. Sucked then, sucks now.
MrBunn (1316), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 14, 2009 Can with wild love to Matt. This can is at least ten years old and has waited for a while for this holiest of days. Pours an unspectacular gold and has aromes of light fruit and honey. Flavor is similar enough to the nose and I’m wondering just how much this has improved with age. Memory serves that this was an alcoholic’s dream before but this is a mead-like mess.
BDawg82 (31), Jackson, Mississippi, USA
Jun 13, 2009 Decent aroma with a light golden coloration. Tastes mildly sweet with an otherwise full body, but leaves a rather unpleasant aftertaste. Pleasing consistency. Better than the other domestic "ice" beers.
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