Sleeman Clear

Brewed by Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Sapporo)
Style: Pale Lager
Guelph, Canada

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

This was really weird. You can get a whiff of grassy gas when you first slog this one out of the bottle, but there is virtually no flavour or body to this at all. It is the closest thing to soda water in a beer bottle that I have ever had.

[1560-20080801] 341mL bottle. Scorched fish guts aroma has hints of melted plastic corn. Super clear, light orange body with quick white bubbles. Grainy plastic flavour does not have anything good in it. Light body. Quite Unpleasant.
(@ Pepperwood Bistro; Burlington, ON)
Overheard: "Aroma of Dear-God-what-the-hell-was-that?!"

Gold innocent looking beverage with minimal head. Aroma is faint, slightly off but not offensive. First sip is really harsh as is the finish. It is not "remarkably clean". After that first shock the beer most resembles soda water.

UPDATED: OCT 5, 2003 (Bottle) Sadly I had this pushed on me while out at the bar. Having not paid for it I am thankful that my opinion is: flavourless crap! Pours a thin, white head and a faint yellow body. Clear bottle to verify how CLEAN and CLEAR this beer is. Aroma of slight nothingness. Bland, thin, watery BAD. A sad waste.

2004 bottle. YES finally I find and try this beer. I was enthralled by the bottle, clear, no label and a faint faint tint of yellow to the beer. The fact that they are highlighting this clearness is just ridiculous. Aroma. Nothing, maybe some light minerals, or something? Flavor. Still nothing. Body. sparkling water. Appearance. Do I have to say it? My friend and I agreed, in all seriousness, that if you put a lemon in this beer, you could serve it unknowingly to someone, as a perrier.

The aroma is lighter fluid, vegetables, corn malt and water. The appearance is very pale gold with a really small head. The flavor is much like the aroma with lots of malt adjuncts and smoke. The palate is watery. This is not worth drinking.

Bottle: Poured a light yellow beer with no head or aroma or even taste. I don’t really know what to say about this one that wasn’t said before. It’s not beer but more like water with some beer tasting products included. This is a trend that will last for a year before disappearing, which should be a good thing really.

Skunky, grassy aroma, pale yellow, small fading white head. Hint of corn flavour. Watery. Clearly Bland!