Molson M

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

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

I have been waiting months to post this review! I got a 6-pack as part of a test market this summer. Half of the questions had to do with whether I would pay more for this than Canadian and the best package size. I was going to share a couple of bottles but to get my pay I was supposed to drink all 6. It was a cool idea at the start but I did not look forward to the last two. To answer the inevitable question the carbonation bubbles were tiny....so what! In a blind taste test I don’t think anyone would comment on tasting bubbles and could not distinguish from Canadian when cold. It is a little smoother than Canadian and less fusal as it warms. Other than that yellow/gold, tiny bubbles, thin head, aroma a bit grain and corn. A fad soon to be forgotten and Molson’s effort to make their beer hip and cool at the upscale bar or night club. Unfortunately a Coors version will probably follow. Makes the new Bud Light Golden Wheat a good idea.

From can. Pours very clear and light gold. Plenty of carbonation but not much head. Initial taste response was better than I expected but ends with a sharp disappointing plain lager note.

On tap in Winnipeg. Another "meh" beer. Nice bubbles, it’s kind of attractive, but this probably influences me to rate it higher than it deserves. Not much taste.

Canette de 720ml reçue gratuitement chez IGA. Liquide jaune clair surmontée d’une moyenne mousse blanche qui s’estompe rapidement. Au nez, elle dégage des arômes de maïs, de fruits, de sucre et une touche de malt pâle. En bouche, rien de spectaculaire, maïs, sucre et malt pâle sans aucune trace de houblon. Corps mince et très pétillant. Rien d’exceptionnel, mais aucun défaut majeur.

They got an interesting texture going here, very foamy. Corn. Sweet. No hops to be found. I can’t say I was disappointed because it was free, and the texture made it more pleasant to drink than an non-textured equivalent... I would have it again for free, but there’s few pubs that wouldn’t serve something much better.

341 ml. Pours a pale yellow, very clear. Thin white head dissipates within seconds. Tastes of corn syrup, some bitterness. Carbonation just might be the only interesting thing about this lager. Highly disappointing, but may still do the job on a very hot summer day...

500ml can pours a straw color with a small white head that settles leaving virtually no head behind. Aroma is light grains. Taste is light sweet malts and an undesirable hoppy bitterness. Light bodied and adequate carbonation leaves a lingering horrible bitterness and is just another average macro brew. Enough said.

Bière cristalline, dorée et où flotte un fin et éphémère col crème ne laissant aucune trace au verre. Des arômes chétifs et frêles où on peut détecter des traces de malt générique avec d’incongrues notes de bananes. Presque aucune amertume avec beaucoup de sucre résiduel. Elle est mince, aqueuse, avec un corps vraiment décevant. L’effervescence? Légère, piquante au début, puis s’estompant instantanément. Plutôt déplaisante. La fin est quasi immédiate et se résume en un petit goût sucré... Offerte gratuitement par l’épicier, plus un rabais sur l’épicerie...

UPDATED: NOV 18, 2011 It pours a suspiciously bright yellow. The best you can say about this beer is that it doesn’t taste bad... because it tastes almost nothing at all. There some sweentness reminescing of corny syrup in there if you look hard enough but that’s it. I’d rather have juice, given the choice.