New Glarus Spotted Cow

Brewed by New Glarus Brewing Company
Style: Cream Ale
New Glarus, Wisconsin USA

Serve in Footed Pilsner, Lager glass, Shaker

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Clear gold pour with a white head that fades fairly quickly. Aroma has some citrus, grains, and grass. Taste is faint malt sweetness, a faint fruitiness, and corn. Least favorite of their beers I’ve had.

Uploading old ratings that were missing comments. Didn't enjoy this one. Not much flavor. The fruitiness they advertised did not make an appearance. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Love the Wisconsin nature of this beer, a "hint or corn" as the brewer calls it is unique and fun. Goes best with a lawn chair and sun.

Bottled. What to say about this beer, I’ve encountered it many times and in many settings since moving to Madison two years ago, and each time it has fit right in. Friendly, unassuming, golden color. Hints of hay and fruit form its mild aroma. A light subdued taste of cream, corn, hint of grass and fruit. Sweet and simple. It is like an old friend, familar and comforting. I’m shocked at the low rating of this beer. No it doesn’t push itself to be the center of attention, like other loud and bold beers. It is a simple, but well made brew.

I was on holiday in the US and visited Wisconsin. In the first bar they already tipped me this beer. So ofcourse i had a taste. And my first tasting impression was wow! Appearance: Light yellow, gold like. Bright and refreshing looking. Smell: Sweet malts, fruits, wheat, corn, citrus. Taste: A subtle, almost creamy, balance of fruit, malt, citrus and corn. Very light and easy going, nearly no bitter and yet very refreshing without getting boring at all. Mouthfeel: Light, thin and refreshing. Medium carbonation. Overall: Usually beers like these get a bit annoying after a while because they lack depth and are too easy going. But this one, i can drink any day and all day :) It somehow manages to give all sorts of easy flavors and yet manages to keep it interesting and refreshing. A nice balance of sweetness and acidity. It’s the perfect summer drink. Too bad it’s pretty much impossible to get this beer over here :(

Pours light hazy yellow with soda fizz head and minor lacing. Aroma is hay, corn, yeast, and malt. Taste is sweet, yeast, some corn and hint of peppery spices. Really drinkable, light and refreshing. Not a lot of substance, but it fills its role pretty well.

Hazy yellow with a foamy head at first, but settles into bright gold color. Aroma is quite fruity with some strange notes of barnyard funk, hay, and straw. The flavor is more mellow than the aroma - apple skin, grapes, hay, and honey. Not bad for a session beer, light bodied, leans towards the malty side.

Pours golden/yellow with 1 finger of head. Aroma of pale malts and light hops. Taste is mild and smooth. not much going on here.

12oz bottle in a cup. Pours golden with a white head. Aroma of pale malts, grains, and some light hops. Flavor the same with hints of light fruits. Average texture. Not bad for the style.

Fun, fruity and satisfying. Great Wisconsin beer. What a Wisconsin microbrew should be.