Sleeman Cream Ale

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

Nose has butter, vanilla and malt...quite un-expected! Sweet malt and light hops and distinct wheat. A distinct "cream" feel on the palate, more than most, well done. A touch too carbonated. Basic stuff all-around but quite drinkable!

Bottle - pours a light yellow. Mild hops and grain in flavour. Quite bland, but better than the average macro beer.

Good stuff to pick up at the liquor store on your way to the summer cabin, very drinkable, kind of a decent flavour, but easily forgettable. A cut above the low-end brews however, and a good choice when you need to polish off a case quickly.

light gold color with decent white head. pretty decent hop to finish. a slight sweet taste. Grain aroma also. Overall not that bad but not that good either

Light hop aroma. Light gold color with a decent, white, firm head. Very clean, fresh, yeast profile and a refreshing spritzy carbonation. Light to medium body without the astringent complaint I’ve read of elsewhere, nor was the flavor of corn dominant. This was a thirst-quenching summer beer that we drank well-iced and that accompanied well, grilled food (which we had much of, vacationing by a lake). The distinctive clear bottle encourages the light-struck skunkiness several reviewers describe (I suspect), though our 12-pack was quite fresh (and you can’t miss it when a beer turns skunky). Sleeman’s should rethink the bottle since they can’t control storage and transport. I’d take this over any of the large American brewery offerings.

Pours crystal clear yellow, no lacing a foamy white head. Smells of barley and malt, not much going on there, and not much for taste either. I’ve never liked this beer, and trying it now to rate it is no different.

Bottle. Pours a honey color, with a thin white head, and sadly poor lacing. Spotty at best. Nose is sour grain, hayloft, tart, but not offensive. Palate is surprisingly full, considering the weak nose and blah appearance. fresh grain and grass, hops, biscuit, overall surprising in taste, but still not a solid beer. Unsurprising from Sleemans.

The smell had me worried, but it’s very fresh and tasty with just enough hops in the finish.