Moosehead Lager

Brewed by Moosehead Brewery
Style: Pale Lager
Saint John, Canada

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

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Grain and mild citrus aroma. Golden with white head; carbonated foaming head-bubbles, and mild lacing. Grain and mild hop flavors. Balanced with mild hop bitter finish.

The smell was lightly sweet with a bit of malt. The taste was lightly sweet with very minimal hoppiness. The mouthfeel was smooth with medium-light body and light carbonation. Thin flavor overall.

350ml bottle. Clear pale golden colour with huge foamy white head. Grainy, soapy, slightly spicy aroma. Watery taste on the edge to soapiness, sourness, dryness. Nothing really developed, no displeasing facet.

CANNED. Pale yellow that stars with a nice head. Aroma is malty and hints of cereal and yeast. Flavor is a little bit sweet and malty, just refreshing ending!

Bottle, Nice white head that lasted for a long time, nice bitter taste and smooth beer. have not had this beer for a long time.

Pale gold/straw with lots of streams of carbonation and a 1/2 inch head that fades fairly quickly but doesn’t die, leaving some lacing toward the end. Has the grassy/skunky/metallic scent. On the palate there is sweet grain, hops, skunk, and wet paper.

UPDATED: MAR 31, 2012 (Previously Tasted, Home, New 341mL Bottle, Lager Glass, 5% ABV, Chilled, 22/02/12. #1.)

Appearance (2/5): Color is very pale golden yellow, very clear. Head is thin, white, fizzy, with almost no lacing.
Aroma (3/10): Skunk, with notes of cereal and citrus.
Taste (4/10): Sweet overall, Initially acidic, ends slightly bitter with corn, Mostly cereal with a burst of citrus at the beginning. Overpowering alcohol when warm.
Palate (3/5): Light, watery, lively carbonation, with an abrupt, slightly astringent finish.
Overall (8/20): Well balanced, but boring and unexciting. Drink chilled.
Drinkability: 5/5. Character: 1/5. Buy Again: Definitely No.

I used to like this beer. Now it smells like a skunk and a flat lager. Brewed in Canada. Somehow I don’t think this is the same formula for the beer I had a few years ago. It has changed.

Originally rated June 2005. Oh yeah... got the skunk after the twist (green bottle). Colour is golden lager with a white head that dissipates fast. Not much lacing left. Smells malty, but bitter at the same time. Mouthfeel is smooth and taste as well. Slight grain in the finish. Says "Canada’s oldest indepedent brewery" on the label. Refreshing lager, that’s about it.

Bottle thanks to Sarah. Pours a clear gold with a white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma is full of corn and stale sweet grains with a hint of wet bread. Flavor has a sweet corn note backed by sweet wheat and wet hay.