7.5

RB score 3.36

3.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 3 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 2

Pop this can for a big foaming mess all over my table. Then pour it into a glass with care and the same thing happens again. Lots of lively carbonation when I'm drinking it, I like this in an IPA. Once the liquid settles in the glass I see this is a hazy pale brew. Still lots of head. The aroma on this is kind of weird and metallic. The brew in the glass that remains is totally flat. From the can its lively, in the glass its not. Big bitter hop feel for this as usual for an IPA. I don't think its a session as stated on the can; it lacks any of the session attributes we come to find that are so common in session IPA.

5.2

Appearance - 4 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 5

Can, 3$, total wine. Big foamy white head. Clear pale. First big swig is full of carbonation, lovely. Yes it is a lager with just a tad of strawberry. I see its not listed as a fruited lager on RB, but it probably should be. Even and friendly, has fruit but you can barely tell its there, its not like those fruit beer we are so familiar with. Its just a simple lager with a tad of strawberry, does not feel artificial. Not bad clear to the end, just a simple fruit lager that would be readily acceptable to any macro lager lover.

6.2

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 6 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 6

12 oz. can from Total Wine - Melbourne. Pours a crystal clear light gold color with a huge white head and annoyingly great retention. Foam monster. Decent lacing. Lots of streaming carbonation. The strawberry aroma is dominant. As advertised, flavors of strawberry and grainy pale lager. I'm not a real fan of strawberry in beer, but this one is better than most. Crisp mouthfeel. Light body. Not bitter. Floatues present.

6.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 6 | Overall - 7.5

Refrigerated 12 oz. can poured into a glass. Hazy golden with small white head. Aroma is wheat esters, medium body, medium carbonation, and little Laing. Taste wheat esters, honey, and vanilla.

2.4

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 1 | Flavor - 2 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 1.5

12 oz. can from Total Wine - Melbourne. Pours a crystal clear light gold color with a large white head and very good retention. Spotty lacing. Strange sour yeast aroma. Unfortunately the taste follows the nose. Bad can? Subtle lime flavor mixed with grainy malt and sour yeast flavor and a soapy finish. High carbonation, medium body. Not good. Almost a drain pour.

7.1

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 6 | Flavor - 7 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 7.5

12 oz. can from Total Wine - Melbourne. Pours a clear deep bronze color with a khaki head and great retention. Very good lacing. Toasted caramel malts aroma. The taste follows the nose. The caramel malt flavor is lighter than expected. It's missing any smoky flavor usually found in this style. Smooth and clean. Medium-light body. Not bitter. Repeatable.

4.9

Appearance - 6 | Aroma - 4 | Flavor - 5 | Texture - 4 | Overall - 5.5

12 oz. can from Pat's Liquor - Sanford. Pours cloudy light gold color with a white head and good retention. Decent lacing. Faint grain aroma. Compared to the nose, the flavors of vanilla and honey are much stronger. The flavors are all there, but they don't seem to blend well together. Crisp mouthfeel. Grainy body. A little strange for a wheat ale. Not bitter. A swing and a miss for me.

7.8

Appearance - 8 | Aroma - 7 | Flavor - 8 | Texture - 8 | Overall - 8

12 oz. can from Total Wine - Melbourne. Pours a crystal clear bronze color with a large beige head and very good retention. Very little lacing. Looks like an Oktoberfest. As expected, has a vanilla cream aroma. And as advertised, has sweet caramel and vanilla flavors too. Syrupy mouthfeel. A lot less grainy than a typical cream ale. This could be a sweet Vienna lager. Maybe a little too sweet for everyday drinking but it is smooth, clean and enjoyable. No bitterness.