 Pigfoot (2224), Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
May 13, 2008
Crystal-clear, golden color, big, fluffy, pristine white head, perfect fit for a lager.
Aroma, some hops, bright and floral, but a bit soapy, growing sweet, smellish cornish...wonder what adjuncts are at play here? Okay, I’ll play nice...but it is "corny"...
Taste: clean, brisk, almost crisp, then fading quick. Very refreshing, highly downable, tastes pretty decent, actually. Not too much flavor, but it doesn’t taste bad, and almost squeaky clean. I though this would be an empty, hollow, even unpleasant experience, and I’m a Schell’s fan...silly me, it’s a nice lager, nothing but. I’d never choose it against many of my favorites, but I can imagine this being quite a nice alternative in many Minnesota/Midwest locations where the only other options are Bud, High Life and the like.
Yeah, I can drink these, and it’s not bad for $4.97 a 6’er! (At that’s at an expensive downtown Mpls shop, must be cheapo outside of the cities.)
whiterabbit81 (235), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
May 23, 2008 Smell is standard issue budweiser fare: a bit corny and a tad malty. Quite golden with big puffy white head. Flavor also slighty better than standard swill, but not much. Corn city. Fairly bad beer from a good brewer.
theisti (992), Leawood, Kansas, USA
Feb 22, 2008 12 oz. bottle, courtesy of csbosox. Pour is a very clear, very pale yellow with a bubbly one inch white head. Aroma of chemical sweetness, some dusty hops and corn. Taste is fairly in-offensive, really not much flavor here to speak of. Get the standard Pale Lager components, with perhaps just a kiss of hops to wake things up. Very thin palate. As it warmed, the corn really started to feature, and the enjoyment waned. This one was fine, and is probably a step up from the macro Pale Lagers, but its not a real big step. Thanks Chris, always love to try Schells.
jde123 (704), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Feb 2, 2008 Updated: Feb 7, 2008Bottle, I enjoyed the sampler pack so much, that I though I should get the orignal pale lager that Schell produces. Pours like any pale lager, nice sweet flavor, a decent beer all around that my mother enjoys.
Gregis (872), Overland Park, Kansas, USA
Jan 4, 2008 Updated: Jan 5, 2008Bottle courtesy of csbosox. Pours a crystal clear pale gold with a frothy white head. The aroma is dusty and lightly fruity malt with a sweet corn note in the background. Light bodied and effervescent with a clean, crisp finish. Light, sweet malt and faint corn, this pale has just a hint of the adjunct and metallic bite that I get from most macros. While I haven’t tried a lot of pale lagers recently, I’d have to say that this is one of the best examples of the style that I’ve tried. Thanks again, Chris!
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