2/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 2
Texture 2
Overall 2
Golden-straw colour. Big bubbles and no head...yuck. To use the most oblique reference possible, this beer’s grainy, fuselly, appley nose is everything I remember and disliked about the smell of Kokanee back in high school. Taste’s about as bad...it’s bland as far as the hops go, but the graininess overtakes any malt character that might be there. Wateriness counteracts high alcohols and acetaldehyde. That would be poor construction, no better than the way McDonald’s uses salt and lard to cover up the cardboard character of their burgers.
Tried
on 12 Oct 2002
at 19:49
6.6/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
My favorite lager on tap! need i say more? yes. It has a wonderful crisp hoppy start, and leaves a pungent hoppy trail all through your mouth as it washes down and leaves traces of malt notes behind. Delicate yet strongly stated. wow.
Well I suppose I’m due for a rerate of this one. I’ve certainly had many many bottles of it since my first draught experience. It certainly is no 4.1 in bottles, being pasteurized and filtered and having a distinct, yeasty, green-apple and paper flavor/aroma, with some plastic.
I don’t know, I strongly hold that the fresh draughts I’ve had at PIttsburgh airport were easily 4.1’s, but until I can get back and verify that with myself (having been a LONG time ago relative to my palate development), I suppose I should average the draught score with the bottled score.
Draught 7/4/9/4/17
Bottled 6/3/6/3/12
Overall is an average of the two.
Well I suppose I’m due for a rerate of this one. I’ve certainly had many many bottles of it since my first draught experience. It certainly is no 4.1 in bottles, being pasteurized and filtered and having a distinct, yeasty, green-apple and paper flavor/aroma, with some plastic.
I don’t know, I strongly hold that the fresh draughts I’ve had at PIttsburgh airport were easily 4.1’s, but until I can get back and verify that with myself (having been a LONG time ago relative to my palate development), I suppose I should average the draught score with the bottled score.
Draught 7/4/9/4/17
Bottled 6/3/6/3/12
Overall is an average of the two.
Tried
from Draft
on 10 Jul 2002
at 13:10
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 7
Flavor 6
Texture 4
Overall 6.5
Very dark brown; aroma of liquorice, prunes, buckwheat honey, burnt raisins - this is macrobrew? Slightly fizzy, but fairly smooth in its dark malt palate - hints of black currant & liquorice, finishing slightly watery. A decent brew today; thirty years ago I would have been making pilgrammages to Pottsville.
Tried
on 01 Jun 2002
at 14:03
2.9/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 2
Flavor 3
Texture 4
Overall 3.5
From America's oldest brewery - another old school beer like the Natty Boh I had a couple months back, or the Ten Penny from my university days. Or even the Molson Old Stock from that old codger's bar a few months back. Anyway, most of these are the same - golden, fairly bland but with a shade more hop than the best sellers. Could be worse, but we have micros now and nostalgia only goes so far.
Tried
on 28 May 2002
at 20:58
6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 7
Updating: I think I was too overly impressed with this previously. Its not in the same league as, say, Anchor Porter, regardless of my prev 4.6 rating. It does have a nice roasted character, but a tinge of harshness and its also a bit on the thin side. Bottom-fermenting yeast give it an unusual cleanness for the style.
Tried
on 14 May 2001
at 14:38
3.1/10
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Appearance 4
Aroma 4
Flavor 3
Texture 2
Overall 2.5
How sad it is that such a good brewery that makes such a good and successful 'Traditional Lager' and a really good 'Dark Porter' would stoop to making this unnecessary trash. Why oh why did they make this stuff that doesn't even differ appreciably from mega-factory-lager. Updated comments with higher rating: I still don't like this beer but its not as complete trash as I recall. In fact it actually *is* a bit of a step up from mega-lager. Hops detectable. Finish is clean and decent.
Tried
on 07 Feb 2001
at 01:02
5/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 4
Flavor 5
Texture 4
Overall 5
A very slight skunk smell (it came in a very pale green bottle). Flavor was nicely balanced, getting sweeter as you finish. Fizzy and golden. Competent.
Tried
from Bottle
on 12 Jul 2000
at 18:18
4.8/10
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Appearance 2
Aroma 5
Flavor 5
Texture 6
Overall 5
As I understand, this is a mix of the porter and the Premium. I've heard some good things about, which is why I was so disappointed upon trying it the other night (fresh on draught). Thin with not much flavor. It basically tasted like a watered down version of the porter - I'd rather just have the porter solo. Slight sour apple candy flavor was the only interesting trait.
Tried
from Can
on 03 Jun 2000
at 20:02
6.1/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 6.5
Lagers are not my favorite style, esp American lagers - but Yuengling does a good job with this one. A very good and affordable alternative to other American macro lagers. Clean crisp lager flavor with a solid mouthfeel and body - not watery at all.
Tried
from Can
on 26 Apr 2000
at 13:33