better than normal Canadian, the extra alcohol, make it somewhat drinkable. It’s still crap though.

This “Cold Shot” poured a crystal clear, light yellow colour with a rocky, bright white head. Minimal lacing. Scents include corn, light malt, a little white wine and perm solution. First swig was watery as hell but a little better than expected. I figured it would be a throat grabber. Flavours of corn and cereal most prominent. Finish is also corn and a little malt. Muck.

Canette 250ml. De couleur dorée pâle et claire. Nez de maïs sucré, léger de grains de malt pâle sucré avec des traces d’alcool et de houblon herbeux (gazon mouillé). Mince en bouche avec un pétillement myoen-doux ainsi qu’une texture légèrement sirupeuse. Léger goût de grains de malt pâle sucrés dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute rapidement un goût de maïs assez sucré puis en finale l’on retrouve de faibles notes de houblon herbeux avec des traces d’alcool. Post-goût court, composé d’un résiduel de grains sucrés.

Originally rated January 2005. Sampled from a cute 250ml silver can and warns to drink very, very chilled. Alrighty then ! Poured a typical golden lager colour with hardly any carbonation. The white head was quite good though, bubbly and stayed a minute or two. Not bad, some lacing. Malts are pretty much the only nose. Pretty sweet malts, judging from the mouth. Very smooth for a 6% ABV. Marketed for those who like to get hammered before a rock show... easily portable and concealable in a denim coat.

So I was hanging out on my pig farm east of Surrey BC polishing my shotgun and yelling at passing immigrants when I found a can of this under my truck’s driver seat.... and naturally I had to pour it in a glass and down it right then and there, slightly warm, and slightly damp you know, from all the rain ’round here. It pours with a boring gold body and a modest little bit of head on top. The aroma is alcohol and corn propelled up by aggressive carbonation. Flavour is adjunct smoothness and a bit of citrus followed by a cloying bready finish. Tastes very fake; I’d just go for a shot of vodka over this stuff.

Can, 250 ml, purchased at Alcohol New Brunswick Liquor on August 15 2010, savoured on September 30 2010; eye: golden, extra clear, minimal effervescence, ring of white head, no lacing; nose: corn, grain, malt, caramel, unknown but pleasant odour; mouth: corn, caramel, surprisingly thin, light acridness, finale in grain with presence of caramel, light body, rather carbonated, grainy texture; overall: quite ordinary FRANÇAIS Canette, 250 ml, achetée chez Alcohol New Brunswick Liquor le 15 août 2010, savourée le 30 septembre 2010; œil : dorée, extra claire, effervescence minime, anneau de mousse blanche, pas de dentelle; nez : maïs, grain, malt, caramel, odeur inconnue déplaisante; bouche : maïs, caramel, curieusement mince, légère âcreté, finale en grain avec présence de caramel, corps léger, plutôt carbonatée, texture granuleuse; en résumé : b’en ordinaire

Swillfest ’05
One of the lazier gimmicks I’ve ever seen, and one of the most repugnant. The bullseye on the bottom of the can and the name rather make it obvious what the motive for this beer is, and yet the government either missed this rather obvious fact, or doesn’t care. Bland, slightly grainy. Assy.

Clear yellow beer with overcarbonated white head. Talk about champagne Cap! Typical corny aroma. A little more tatse than regular Canadian, a bit more malt, and I notice the 1% difference in abv. Not bad, just like a Canadian with more body.