2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Slightly hazed pale golden pour with a tight white head. The aroma is clean with mostly pale pils malt and a bit of herbal hop aroma. Palate is slightly bready with some slightly honeyed notes. Clean and dry
tasting though. A pretty solid lager really.
3.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 18/20
UPDATED: MAY 6, 2011 12 pack of 341 mL bottles bought directly from the Sleeman brewery in Guelph, Ontario where this beer is brewed. In Ontario this is now a ’discount’ beer but is arguably one of the best beers brewed by Sleeman. States handcrafted with only 4 ingredients on the bottle and case. Pours a slightly hazy medium blonde with a one inch head that quickly fades. More hoppy and flavourful than any domestic MBC I’ve tried on the market. A pleasant lingering dryness left on the palate. Relatively straightforward but a reliable and inexpensive go to beer.
2.8 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 12/20
Pale straw color, average white head. Smells like any cheap lager, really nothing intriguing or inviting. Your typical not-much-going on lager flavor. Lots of pale malts, pretty sweet, high carbonation, barely any indication of hops. Despite the lack of flavor this lager is very crisp, clean, and cold refreshment.
3.5 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Pours a rich golden hue with a nice level of carbonation. Head is long lasting and leaves a decent lace. Aroma of bread, and another I can’t quite describe, other than it reminds me of what lagers in Canada used to smell like a couple of decades ago, just a pleasant "beery" aroma.
Well hopped for a domestic lager, body is good as well. All in all, an enjoyable beer. Nice to see a big brewer put out a beer which actually reflects the style.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
bottle. Poured a slightly hazy straw colour with minimal head. Bready nose. Crisp dry mouthfeel, average carbonation. Grain flavour with some peppery spice notes. Dry finish, a touch metallic.
2.2 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 4/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 8/20
Draught in Toronto. Bright yellow with a thin white head, and little lacing.
Aroma of malt and light citrus.
Taste of malt, black pepper and a hint of lemon. Not complex.
Weak body.
Unimpressive overall, and average lager that is pretty forgettable.
2.5 AROMA 4/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
341 ml bottle from Beer Store. Pours a cloudy yellow gold with thin white head. Light grainy/grassy nose. Flavour similarly is grainy malts with light grassy hop finish. Better than a macro but not much going on here.
3.4 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20
33 cl bottle, Mulmur, ON, Canada. Pale yellow, frothy white head. More forward aroma than expected for the price, grain and some sweetness. Medium body, very nice on the palate, creamy and smooth. It seems this beer is underrated, slightly.
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