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Stag Beer

Stag Beer - Pale Lager

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6
overall
Pabst Brewing Company
Brewed at Miller Brewing Company (MillerCoors)
Style: Pale Lager

Woodridge, Illinois USA

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 Ratings  Average  Score  ABV  Style Pctl  Serve in 
751.96/5.02.04/5.05.2%43.8Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker
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Since 2001, contract-brewed for Pabst Brewing (San Antonio), as Pabst no longer owns a brewery of its own. Stag Beer has been brewing “Golden Quality Since 1851.” At the 2001 Great American Beer Festival, that quality was recognized with the Gold Medal as the Best American-Style Lager. Just more proof of what Midwesterners have been saying for years, “Stag Beer makes thirst a pleasure.”
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 unclemattie (2370), Georgia, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
3/102/53/102/59/20
Sep 15, 2009  
12oz can, gold colored retro label with a Stag head on it. I found a 12pk of this in a Missouri gas station next to a Jack in the Box for $5.99. A beer hunting offer i could not refuse! Yellow pour, white head. Aroma of straw and synthetic lemon zest. Medicinal flavor with some floral hops. Astringent bitterness, finishes like a paper napkin. Watery bodied. I could see how this was a beer to go to in the 1850s. As culture has changed, so has quality of beer. Or maybe at one time it truly was a good beer. I don’t know, I’ve got 11 more of these. blah.


TKA300 (98), Carbondale, Illinois, USA
2.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/104/514/20
Sep 15, 2009  
Honestly, one of the least offensive cheap, pale lagers I’ve had. The taste, the can, and the atmosphere that is instantly created while enjoying a delicious, golden Stag is unbeatable.


 drowland (1337), Tallahassee, Florida, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Aug 27, 2009  
Tried it out of the can. Aroma reminded me of fresh cut watermelon, which makes me suspect acetaldehyde or slight yeast presence. The flavor was tangy and slightly fruity (not in a good way) with hints of old creamed corn. Overall, it’s what you’d expect from the price... awesome can and graphics, though!


 unclemike (834), Ft. Riley, Kansas, USA
1.5 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/53/102/56/20
Jul 20, 2009  
Yellow with a big head. Aroma is stale and rather offensive. Flavor isn’t too up front, just some background maltiness and mild hops. I wasn’t expecting too much, and that’s just what I got. found 24oz can at gas station in st louis


 phaleslu (420), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/55/20
Jul 13, 2009  
12 oz. can. Can’t beat that label. Another grandpa beer, about on par with PBR. There’s a bar just outside St. Louis that serves it for 50 cents every night, so I have some good memories of conversations over cheap Stags. Smoother than you’d expect- light gold, medium white head, very mild.


Neematoad (71), , Illinois, USA
1.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/103/52/101/512/20
Jun 8, 2009  
Not really as bad as one might think. Is a grainy beer with a light flavor and goes down smooth. Pours a light golden with a small head. Has a slight bitter after taste. For the price, is definitely a step up from most cheap beers, that is, if you’re lucky enough to find it.


 Narnad (681), Wonder Lake, Illinois, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/101/53/101/510/20
Mar 21, 2009  
Pours clear golden with high carbonation and a thick foamy white head. Aroma is very sweet malt and corn with not much else there. Flavor is starts off sweet with a bit of a light apple background. The beer is very light on the palate and is pretty effervescent in your mouth. Overall if your looking for a top quality beer, you will be sorely mistaken but if your looking for a more flavorful beer for mass drinking than the other macros then this beer is right up your alley.


Dizzy17 (11), Jefferson City, Missouri, USA
0.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
1/102/51/101/51/20
Mar 10, 2009    Updated: Mar 12, 2009
Stag is disgusting. My brother-in-law says that it is the closest thing to German beer there is. I have drank AT LEAST 15 different brands of German beer and I am of the oppinion that human urine is closer to German beer than Stag. It is way too bitter for my tastes and does not go down smooth at all. When I first tried it back in 1988, I thought it was pretty good. Now, I’d rather drink battery acid. Since 1988, it’s quality has gone way downhill. I thought that when it was acquired by the Miller Brewing Company, it’s quality would improve. Wrong Answer. Even Miller itself and Miller Lite have gone way downhill. With the exception of a cheap 80’s brand called Red, White, and Blue and a generic brand called Beer brewed by the Iron City Brewing Compant of Pittsburgh, PA, Stag is THE worst beer I’ve ever had.....ANYTIME.....ANYWHERE.....PERIOD!



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