pumpkinheart (63), Aurora, Illinois, USA
May 12, 2008
Bottle into Shaker glass. Pours a golden lemony color with a rocky white head. Aroma is light, floral hops and some grains. Flavor is a hopped bitterness, some subdued pale grains. Palate is actually fairly pleasant. To be fair, Special is the kind of beer that I would have picked up on a cycling or rafting trip in Northern Wisconsin back in my late teens or early 20’s. For that purpose, this is a really refreshing, simple beer. I mean really: who’s really going to take bottles of Chimay or FFF Dark Lord on a camping trip?!?! A local, easy drinker is the way to go.
 Jmichael (532), Asheville, North Carolina, USA
Aug 14, 2008 strait out the bottle, nothing special, but nothing skunk either, pretty smooth and light, it is what it is, better than you would think
hopdog (4525), Lansdale, Pennsylvania, USA
Aug 5, 2008 12oz bottle (with the 1800’s era label reproduction; boy am I lucky to score this one!). Poured a lighter yellow color with a smaller sized white head. Aromas and tastes of grains and some corn. Thin and watery.
Sledge Jr (2708), Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Jul 26, 2008 In the 12 pack cans from HyVee CB. Pale yellow with a poofy white head. Mild vegetable and dextrose fermentation aroma. Medium carbonation and yet the palate is still over the top fizzy. Not quite as good as Grain Belt Premium, but still way better than BMC, This might be my next cooking beer.
MrBunn (826), Western, Pennsylvania, USA
Jun 28, 2008 Bottle. Pour is amber with not much head. Aromas are sweet, apple juice concentrate with not much else to offer. Flavor is completely pointless. Why bother? I would expect more from a small-scale opperation... but this borders on macro-swill. And I though this would be a "special" lager...
AndrewKScott (319), Lemont, Illinois, USA
May 31, 2008 Pours clean yellow with a thin head. It’s sweet, and corny in the aroma. Taste is well balance, grains, grass corn. Good crisp mouth feel and crisp finish.
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