Schooner

Brewed by Oland Brewery (AB-InBev)
Style: Pale Lager
Halifax, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Lots of corn smoothness here which gives it some reasonable fullness but it doesn’t change the fact that it is still, despite some sweetness, pretty thin and offensive in its unwillingness to be assertive

341mL bottle from a friend who just got back from out east. Very pale yellowish with a big white froth. Aroma is just adjuncts and emptiness. Flavour is mildly better, a touch of sweetness, fizzy, no major off-flavours. Completely inoffensive, which also means it lacks anything to give points to. Nice tick, though.

355ml can pours a pale golden color with a finger of white head that settled down to leave nothing on the glass. Aromas are typical of the style revealing cereal grains and light grassy hops. Taste is light malty sweet with a mild hoppy bitterness with some metallic notes. Nothing else notable, just another swill.

Originally rated April 2004. I wonder if it was better when the Oland family brewed it. I enjoy light-tasting beers from time to time, but this one was not enjoyable. Miller High Life is much better !!

12 oz. bottle from Fishbones in Charlottetown. Pours a clear, pale yellow color with lots of visible carbonation and an inch-thick white head. Notes of pale malts, corn, faint grass, a bit of minerals. No skunk to be found. Light-bodied, with high carbonation and a dry mouthfeel. Nothing special but was working for me at the time. Better than the other Canadian cheapies for the most part.

355 ml can. Pours a clear pale yellow with thin white cap. Aroma is grainy malt with some corn in there. Taste is basically just stale-ish grains. On the thin side. A mediocre but not terrible lager.

355ml can. Very old school style lager, a little corn sweetness and skunkiness. Like somebody built a better Miller.

Bouteille 341 ml. 5%. Couleur jaune or. Arôme de céréale, mousse blanche. En bouche, pas trop complexe mais surprenante et fraîche. Un classique des Maritimes. TBR

Bottle at some pier-side lobster house in Nova Scotia. Yellow with a bleach white head. Steady champagne like carbonation. Nose of corn. a hint on the breeze of hops. Went down ok with the "buffalo" chicken wrap. Much like the cold BBQ sauce ridden wrap. this is a 1950’s recipe for beer. Refreshing, yes. Out of the ordinary...no.

Canette de 355 ml. La bière est de couleur blonde paille avec une effervescence visible et un col de mousse blanc qui diminue rapidement. Au nez on respire des arômes de céréales, de carton mouillé et de métal. En bouche le corps est mince-moyen avec une effervescence moyenne. On goute le sirop de maïs avec une amertume métallique ainsi qu’une pointe de sucre qui semble être artificiel.