Kochs Golden Anniversary Beer

Brewed by Genesee Brewing Company
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Rochester, New York USA

Serve in English pint, Shaker

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From the 12 fl. oz. can marked 2498 R 16:54. Not as cheap as it used to be. I paid $4.49 for the six pack. I remember paying something like $1.99 a six pack ten years ago for this infamous brand. Pours clear yellow with a significant supply of puffy, white head. Aroma of weak hops,malts,and corn. Slightly heavier mouthfeel than watered down. Thin hop and and vaguely malted flavor. It wasn’t offensive. I was more impressed than I expected.

I broke this out this evening lest I have more Imperial Stout ratings than Pale Lager ratings, only to find out its a Blonde Ale, oops it’s already open guess who’s going to buy a single of Chang tomorrow. Pours very clear, and (you guessed it) GOLDEN! There aren’t a lot of fizzy bubbles in this one but there is a really big attractive head, which is something I didn’t really expect. I’m really trying here to pull anything but adjuncts out of the aroma here but my olfactory fails me to do so. It’s not a stinky alcohol ridden corniness of a malt liquor, but kind of like a castrated version of that ol’ fashion malt liquor aroma, corny... kind of sweet... but also boring. The flavor is better than the aroma, it really honestly is, there is an honest snappy hoppiness and not an overbearing flavor of corn or alcohol. This is way drier than it smells, but it’s not without some grainy sweetness, oh and speaking of graininess there is some of that ol’ raw grain character here as well. The palate could be about as watery and boring as it gets, maybe I’d prefer that Golden Anniversary Ice for a more "full" mouthfeel. Seriously, I don’t hate this beer, I would pick this above so many other pale lagers. It’s just so damned inoffensive, so boldly flavorless, & so void of character that I feel I must rate it as it is. My sincerest apologies go out to my wife for cracking this so soon. Honey, I just couldn’t keep my hands off this one for another 46 years... guess we’ll have to celebrate our 50th with good beer.

Canned. Pours clear golden with a giant, frothy white head. Aroma is of mild cookie malts, straw and hay - nothing sour or inoffensive. Corny, lightly sweet, mildly sour flavor with some wet grains the most noticeable highlight. Very light bodied with soft carbonation. Thanks for setting one of these aside for me, Narnad, I wonder why you didn’t want to drink this? ;)

This is way better than expected. The flavor was smooth and delicious. Awesome for $6.00 at wal-mart in NY.

12 pack purchased for a soft 7 bones. Surprisingly not bad at all. Pours a clear body, aroma and taste are bothb light but somewhat refreshing, not offensive at all.

Picked up a 12 pack at walmart outside Poughkeepsie for 6 bucks. Hell of a deal. Beers not bad either. Reminds me of saporo with slight berry notes.

It’s better than Coors Light! At least this beer has that going for it. And if given the choice, I’d take this over Coors Light, or Bud Light or just about any of the other products from the big three brewers. But with that being said, this is not a very good beer at all. It’s one that I would picture a frat of college guys drinking several cases of after a football game on a Saturday afternoon (especially since it’s only $12 a case!). The beer pours a light yellow color with a big, fluffy and bubbly white head. There was only a very minimal amount of lacing left around the glass, but the head actually stuck around for a little while. The nose is of straw, hay, slight hops and stale bubble gum. The body is extremely light, but somehow smooth and slightly drinkable. The flavors are pretty nonexistent though , with a doughy feel and only slight hints of grassy hops, hay and lightly carbonated water. The finish is a little sour, with more doughy tones, along with some light fruit and light hops. The best attribute about this beer is the value. It’s not a bad tasting brew, and for only $12 a case; if you’re looking to party and get slightly tipsy, this may be the candidate for you. Okay, it doesn’t taste that great.

Picked this up at the local store and was surprised to see a Great American Beer Festival medal so I was kinda excited to try it. Upon trying it, my enthusiasm has faded. Pours a very clear, pale yellow color with a filmy white head and a LOT of carbonation. Aroma is light grainy, lots of corn, very sweet apple note overall. Flavor has an early corny note that lingers, mild grainy, sweet apple and overall just sweet at the end. Low body, thin texture, lots of carbonation in your mouth. Not a good brew, overly sweet and has a slight harsh corn taste to it that makes you squint after each sip with frustration. Blah.

Pours gold with a white head. Smells of creamed corn and apples. Tastes sweet and skunky with some stray peppery splashes.

reminder of my old high school days. sneaking into Reagans. 10 cent drafts. Corny horribleness. led to rough mornings

This stuff is the worst of the worst! smells like feet, tastes like feet, guys your not supposed to brew while you wade in the wort! the prize for winning the intramural football tornament in my college was a pallet of beer. We won, the beer was golden A. I think we ended up launching the cans at crows with a three man slingshot. beer that dosn’t get drunk in a college is truly and exceptionally bad.