Sleeman Original Draught

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

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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341 ml. bottle from Sleeman selections pack, thanks Kent! Pours a brown/dark orange ice-tea like colour. Initial head dissapears instantly with very minimal lacing. Visible carbonation that runs rampant throughout- very bubbly. Has a thin, watery body as well. Aroma is lime, cereal grains, yeast, and malt. Taste consists of malt, yeast, vanilla, cereal grains, bread, lime, caramel, toffie- very little hop bitterness(although it slowly reveals itself on the palate). Mouthfeel is lively with excessive carbonation. Virtually nothing on the palate besides faint hints of hops, lime, and vanilla. I would definitely consider this an Amber ale- not a great one, however. Not bad by any means, but not anything worth remembering in great detail.

Pale, bland, and watery. The flavor is of corn sugar and cardboard. Tried this on my trip to Toronto in 2013.

This unpasteurized lager is inspired by the natural freshness and sociability of draught beer. Brewed using proprietary Sleeman ingredients, and a special hopping process that delivers its distinctive flavour and cold refreshing taste.

Yeux : Pâle, limpide et d’un jaune qui fait pratiquement la marque de toutes les bières de Sleeman à quelques «microteintes » près. La mousse est abondante et relativement épaisse pour une bière de ce genre. Nez : Fine odeur qui balance entre des illusions de houblons et des rêves de sucres. Un peu de citron nous monte aux narines, mais on évite la moufette! Bouche : Plutôt mince. Sans trop d’élaboration, la Draught trouve son équilibre entre un semblant d’amertume et un fond céréalier agréable sur les papilles. Gorge : Les sensations buccales s’étendent dans l’œsophage en laissant un arrière-goût plus amer que celui décelé en bouche. L’alcool est désormais perceptible, mais sans plus. Verdict : Désaltérante (parce qu’elle contient de l’eau, eh), mais loin d’être unique. Elle rivalise assez bien avec la Cream ale et la Silver Creek de Sleeman. Pour une soirée entre amis sans complexe, ça va. Pour l’exotisme, on repassera.

Bouteille 341ml. Couleur or translucide, peu de mousse blanche. Arôme de grain, un peu d’agrumes. Goût de grain, un peu d’acidité, citron? Carbonation moyenne, corps moyen-faible.

Drank from a bottle, weak appearance, head, and aroma, and even weaker taste.

On tap. Not that bad of a pale lager, it certainly would taste awful warm but when cold I could chug it down tonight. Seemed a few browns darker than in the picture. Quite grainy, pretty much no hops until slightly on the finish, but not that vegetal or green apple... ummmm.... yeah not worth more than a few lines.

Bottle@Crest Hotel, Prince Rupert, Canada. Dark golden beer with a light head. The aroma is malty with a marzipan element, and the flavour is fruity with spiced yeasty elements. Overall a reasonable but quite plain yeasty and malty beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

437 mL can. Strong hops aroma. Light golden color with moderate carbonation. Tastes of hops, corn, and slight fruitiness. Leaves a light hops taste on the palate. Overall, this beer is easy to drink, and even though it is not a light beer...I would recommend it to those who like lights.

16oz can, bought at the Beer Store, drank in my Niagara Falls hotel room .. . a quick lager .. medium corn .. . nothing special, a simple beer .. a decent nightcap .. . . we’ll have to pull up our stoomphs