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Defying the odds isn’t just what we do, it’s a part of our DNA. We were founded by a woman in 1867. Lived through two wars. Survived a fire. Overcame the Halifax Explosion. Competed as an independent company against breweries 100 times our size. We haven’t just survived - we’ve thrived. And while others back down, we outlast. Moosehead Breweries Limited is the last major brewery in Canada still owned by Canadians. The brewery is located in Saint John, New Brunswick and operates with values that have been safely guarded by the same family for 148 years. Despite obstacles – devastating fires, Prohibition, the Great Depression, two world wars, obstructive trade barriers, and bruising competition from breweries 100 times its size – Moosehead is one of the most durable and long lasting companies in Canada. Ultimately it has been the Oland family’s passion for beer that has enabled them to be successful over the long term. With their product on beer shelves from the Maritimes to B.C., and its flagship Moosehead Lager shipped to approximately 350 distributors in the U.S.; Moosehead has become an iconic mainstay in North America’s beer industry
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solidfunk (22755) reviewed
James Ready 5.5 from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
3.4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 4.5
Well... it tastes better than moosehead at least, not overly foul. Smell is a bit off and taste doesn’t leave anything to be desired. Piss yellow colour.
Tried on 21 Sep 2011 at 18:34
Metalchopz (8327) reviewed
James Ready 5.5 from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
5.6/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 6 Flavor 6 Texture 4 Overall 5.5
Originally rated June 2006. Bought a cheap 24-pack of this stuff at The Beer Store. Pours a straw yellow colour with a big frothy white head that has pretty good retention and decent smudgy lace. Lively carbonation with over-average sized bubbles. The nose is a good mix of hop, sweet malt and mild corn. Medium stickiness for the mouthfeel. Grainy malt start with a big corn finish. Some nice fruit comes out in the aftertaste. Originally tasted from the bottle, the fruit seemed like rhubarb. One of the better "Value Brands" at The Beer Store, but still, hard to drink to many of these in a row.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Sep 2011 at 18:36
solidfunk (22755) reviewed
Lager from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
2.5/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 2 Flavor 2 Texture 4 Overall 2
tastes like chemically garbage. smells slightly ill - maybe moose spit is@that they mean by the title.
Tried on 11 Sep 2011 at 07:56
Harrisoni (26621) reviewed
Light from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
4.2/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 5
Bottle at Draft House Tower Bridge. Pale gold thin white collar of bubbles. Vague pale malt aroma with touch of limee and lemon. That is a light tasting beer. Bit of stale cardboard on the finish. Not terrible but then there isnt much to go wrong
Tried from Bottle on 07 Aug 2011 at 04:23
Viper666-Qc (10198) reviewed
James Ready 5.5 from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
4/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 4 Texture 4 Overall 4
Canette 473ml. De couleur dorée-jaune et claire. Nez de grains de malt pâle sucrés, moyen de maïs sucré, léger de houblon herbeux (gazon) avec des traces de sucre blanc. Mince-moyenne en bouche avec un pétillement moyen-fort et un peu croustillant ainsi qu’une texture aux notes aqueuses. Goût de grains de malt pâle sucrés dès l’entrée en bouche auquel se rajoute un moyen goût de maïs sucré et un léger goût de pain blanc puis en finale l’on retrouve une très légère amertume de houblon herbeux (gazon mouillé) avec de faibles traces métalliques. Post-goût court-moyen, légèrement amer de houblon herbeux avec des petites traces métalliques.
Tried from Can on 31 Jul 2011 at 22:45
Frothingslosh (20518) reviewed
Light Lime from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
3.8/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 4 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
Sampled from a 12 oz green bottle this beer poured a pale golden color with a medium sized soapy white head that left some lacing. The aroma was very reminiscent of Fruity Pebbles cereal. The flavor was tart and tangy with an artificial lemon presence. Dry finish was lingering lemon. Light body. Not good.
Tried from Bottle on 14 Jul 2011 at 14:08
cheap (9783) reviewed
Light Lime from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
5.1/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 4 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 6.5
Looksmlike perry in the glass, not green tinted at all. Lime olfactory seems to be covering an otherwise slight veggie aroma, I thinkl the lime even makes the cabbage aroma bolder. Very light and citrusy limey flavor. Quite sizzly. Dull lime finish. Not bad overall, somewhat acceptable for a typical fruit beer. Grows on you, could be sessionable.
Tried on 30 Jun 2011 at 12:14
shrubber (16041) reviewed
Pale Ale from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
5.3/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 6 Overall 5
Bottle. Sweet barley malt and hay aroma. Golden yellow color with moderate head and effervescence. Honey barley malt and mild herbal hops flavor. Not horrible - a better choice than the lager.
Tried from Bottle on 13 Jun 2011 at 08:00
Sigmund (15026) reviewed
Pale Ale from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
5/10 — Appearance 6 Aroma 3 Flavor 6 Texture 6 Overall 5
341 ml bottle, from Voldby Købmandsgård, Denmark. ABV is 5%. Crystal clear pale yellow colour, large white head. Boring aroma, like an industrial pale lager: a little "dusty" malts, boiled vegetables and a weak hint of grassy hop. The flavour is much like a "premium" industrial lager, with some fruity and malty notes, and very modest hops in the finish. Not undrinkable, but pretty far from anything a decent brewery with some self respect would call a "pale ale".
Tried from Bottle on 04 Jun 2011 at 08:08
gunnfryd (22478) reviewed
Pale Ale from Moosehead Breweries
15 years ago
3.2/10 — Appearance 4 Aroma 3 Flavor 3 Texture 4 Overall 3
bottle. Pale golden colour with a white head. Aroma is fruit, malt, apple, hint of hop, hay. Thin beer.
Tried from Bottle on 03 Jun 2011 at 23:36