Molson Golden

Brewed by Molson Breweries (MolsonCoors)
Style: Pale Lager
Montreal, Canada

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

I can’t believe after five years on RB.com I never rated Molson Golden. The flagship brand has taken a back seat in recent years to other Molson beers here in the States. I still have a few buddies who pick up Molson Golden once in a while. Just an above average macro to my palate now, but back in the late 1980’s in my late teens I was all about drinking Canadian beers. Molson Golden was a gateway beer for me thanks to my buddy Jerry back then. And that same guy was the one who gave some this year for Christmas.

A 12 oz bottle with made on or freshness date. The beer pours a medium gold with a white head. The smell is of cereal grain and light malt. The taste is very close to the smell with a good mouth feel. The carbonation is a little light and could be stronger. A good drinking all year round beer.

A tad darker than a typical macro-aroma is a tad stronger also...hops are more defineable as well as some sweet grainy malts. flavor is certainly more bold in all areas than typical US macro pale lagers-hops are there as well as corny, yet flavorful malts which hold up well on the palate. reminds me of yuengling lord c but with better hops and better malts.

Now this is just a smooth drinkin’ lager, the way a pale lager should be done. Totally decent. I will probably start drinking this as my pale lager of choice.

Slightly stronger counterpart to its cousin Molson Canadian. Close in taste in Molson Canadian, with a little more hops.

Bottle. Another pale lager, but quite a bit better than most macros of this variety. Had it a while ago, but forgot to rate it until now.

Bottle. Yellow pour with small head. Very light aroma, cant even tell what it is. very light taste. To be honest with you, I expected shit, but it’s not that bad.

Probably the best Molson I’ve had. A little skunky aroma but the real problem is the terrible aftertaste that all Molson seem to have.