Redhook Slim Chance

I give Redhook props for trying to cut into BMC’s mass stranglehold on the american beer market. Little did we know that they would take their discontinued Blonde ale, lighten it a bit, trim some calories, and package it in a smaller bottle. It’s light with a thin mouthfeel, kinda like one of those "diet desserts" that feels like the empty and hollow shell of a real one.

Funny name? Nope, true name. Slim chance I would drink another one of these. Yellow pour. Aroma is grainy and a little hoppy with some lemony scents. Flavor is grainy, light citrus hops. Boring.

Yellow pour, slight corny aroma with a bit of toastiness. Flavor follows this, malting is a bit hollow and not very satisfying, but extremely light and sessionable. If you want to pound beers but don’t want to buy coors you can buy this and be happy I suppose

Bottle:Slim chance? Wow, that’s a setup. Light flavor and hop for low calories? Novel! Light husky malts and a crisp fairly bright hop note. Malty body, thin finish. There’s a slim chance I’ll drink it again.

12oz bottle. Rasting #94. Pale yellow with a fairly thin white head. Big grainy aroma. Just a hint of sweetness. Very little to the flavor, slight (very slight) bitterness in the finish, but not much else. ꀜ)

Big nutty flavor, smooth and crisp. Surprisingly good for a light beer. On tap at Yardhouse in Coral Gables, Miami. I believe it was listed as a light lager.

12-oz. Pours a crystal clear medium gold with a little smear of grayish film on top. Modest stringy lacing, looks flat otherwise. Toasty, corn-nutty, slightly sweaty nose. Watery, flattish body. Toast, corn nuts, and sweat on the mid-palate. Mild corny finish.

Pale gold pour, with nose of hopcitrus and pale malt. Tastes pale malty, grainy, with hops, citrus, slight spice, and a watery palate. Not much going on here.