Simpler Times Lager
Trader Joe's in Monrovia, California, United States 🇺🇸
Brewed at/by: Minhas Craft BreweryLager - Pale Regular
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Score
4.30
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There’s no one area of our store where our commitment to value is more prevalent than any other. It’s everywhere! And so, it stands to reason that the beer aisle is one of those places. The variety of high-quality, high-value beers we offer is astounding. As warmer weather approaches, you’ll want an everyday beer you can count on—and we’re willing to wager that Simpler Times Lager is the perfect contender.
Made by a family-owned brewery in Wisconsin that’s been a-brewin’ for more than 150 years, it’s crisp, easy to drink, and has a well-balanced flavor that pairs swimmingly with both seafood and spicy dishes. And just like in simpler times, this brewer never adds any of the fillers found in some inexpensive beers. We’re all for simply terrific beer at a simply terrific price. Here’s to Simpler Times!
Made by a family-owned brewery in Wisconsin that’s been a-brewin’ for more than 150 years, it’s crisp, easy to drink, and has a well-balanced flavor that pairs swimmingly with both seafood and spicy dishes. And just like in simpler times, this brewer never adds any of the fillers found in some inexpensive beers. We’re all for simply terrific beer at a simply terrific price. Here’s to Simpler Times!
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4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Can. Pours a clear yellow with a bubbly white head that dissipates quickly to the edges. Aroma has a good amount of sweet grain and corn with a bit of hay underlying. Flavor is similar with corn and sweet grains throughout and a bit of hay backing.
Tried
from Can
on 22 Apr 2017
at 22:44
1.2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 1
Flavor 1
Texture 2
Overall 1
Trader Joe’s getting into the malt liquor business I see. Very sweet, pretty strong alcohol, no balance. Kinda like a malt likka with a bit of that harsh alcohol taste, but the problem here is that with this much sugar and harshness it needs to be stronger to balance that off into a plausible malt liquor. So it’s neither a good swill lager nor a good malt liquor. It’s like when you try for a joke that isn’t that funny to begin with, and then you land it so poorly people get mad at you.
Tried
on 10 Jun 2015
at 11:11
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5.5
12oz can from Doug
Pours clear dark golden, small white head that dissipates to nothing, no lacing. Aroma is sweet malts, straw and honey. Taste is sour, banana, corn
Tastes like a malt liquor without the alcohol. Not terrible, but not very good.
Pours clear dark golden, small white head that dissipates to nothing, no lacing. Aroma is sweet malts, straw and honey. Taste is sour, banana, corn
Tastes like a malt liquor without the alcohol. Not terrible, but not very good.
Tried
from Can
on 25 Mar 2015
at 21:32
4.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 6
Overall 4
Straight from can. Macro corn and biscuit aromas. Sweet and sour grass, corn, and hay upfront turning dry in the medium length cloying finish.
Tried
from Can
on 04 Oct 2014
at 14:25
4.5/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4
Cereal grains with some candy/vanilla sweetness, but heavy on the corn. Pure malt throughout, not a sign of any hops. Slick and sweet.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Sep 2014
at 18:26
5.2/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
12 oz can courtesy of beastiefan2k. The pour is clear golden yellow with a fizzy white head that falls quick. The aroma is generic sweet malt, with a hint of earthy corn. The taste follows the nose, mostly about the sweet malt, thought the corn is pretty well integrated and subdued in the taste. The palate is light to medium bodied, course carbonation, and a sweet finish. Overall, clean enough, though a bit too sweet of a Lager for me.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Mar 2013
at 15:18
4.4/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
Plastic lemon and cherry nose. Clear amber, medium head. Artificial cherry flavorcorn, and plastic. Very chemical.
Tried
on 10 Feb 2013
at 20:02
2.5/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 4
Overall 1
Can. Perfume, cardboard, and malt aroma. Golden yellow color with small head. Sweet almost cloying barley malt flavor. Mildly bitter/metallic finish. Slightly better as it warms but not much.
Tried
from Can
on 14 Nov 2011
at 18:12
4.9/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
Can from Trader Joes, pours gold with a thin white head. Aroma is mildly skunky with grass and pale grains. Flavor is hay, bready, not much else going on.
Tried
from Can
on 16 Oct 2011
at 16:29
4.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 4
Texture 4
Overall 4.5
12 oz can. Poured a pale, golden color with a foamy white head. Aroma is sweet malts, touch of corn, not a whole lot in the way of hops. Grass notes, relatively bland, not offensive, but nothing really spectacular either. Serve well chilled and it’s at least better than a typical macro.
Tried
from Can
on 24 Jun 2011
at 22:14