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Monaca, PA, United States 🇺🇸 Member
Retired American Luddite and refugee of the 2018-2024 Ratebeer/Anheuser-Busch (InBev) fiasco. Thanks Brewver for the chance to continue rating! ....... and yes, I'll soon be a supporter! ........ Since 1968, I've enjoyed all kinds of cheap macro pale lagers, starting with Carling Black Label bottles I found in Grampa Gino's wine cellar! Later, my dad had faves like Old Mil, Strohs, Bud, Coors Light and Piels! They were all good for a budding youngster like me. My ratings aren't to style, but how much I liked it. Thus, my fave styles; lambic, wild & flemish, rate much higher than IPA since I don't like bitter hoppy beers. You like IPA? The lower my IPA rating, the better according to style! There, you have it! Easy peezy, no worries!

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6.6/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 4 Overall 8
Cheap bottle of flavored fruity apple cider from chalet. Pour is quite clear pale with an ever so slight light brown tinge. A fruity berry nose fer sher. Taste is very sweet and a little tart. Mostly sweet, comes across like a fruit drink. Keep this away from the children. Sweet tart and co2 gives it a good feel on the palate. You can't really tell there is any alcohol in this fru-fru-fruity soda. Goes down way too easy. Yes, a plethora of fruity sweet berry flavors and just maybe you'll gt some apple cider on the aftertaste. Could easy drink a bunch of these but then I'd be worrying about the affect of the unfermented sugar in my belly. Certainly the opposite of anything I would call dry.
Tried from Bottle from Chalet Premier on 08 Feb 2026 at 21:36

cheap updated a beer: Ciderboys Zen Berry brewed by Stevens Point Brewery
6 months ago


7/10 Appearance 2 Aroma 7 Flavor 8 Texture 6 Overall 9
2$ clear bottle from chalet. Pale gold yellow and clear. Thin head fades immediately. Nose is a pear jolly rancher hard tack candy fruity perfume. First taste is very sweet, something like ice perry I've had without the waxy feel nor the viscosity. Rather smooth. Sweet, yes, but it is not as sweet as many other ciderboys products I've had. In the middle, maybe I am getting some waxy notes. Not as mouth coating as ice perry but it is acceptable in many attributes. Yes, it could be a little more dry, but heh, you don't find real perry around these parts too often, especially at this price. The sweetness does concern me a bit on the finish. May be a little ruff on my tummy, LoL.
Tried from Bottle from Chalet Premier on 07 Feb 2026 at 20:15

cheap updated a beer: Ciderboys Pear Naked brewed by Stevens Point Brewery
6 months ago


Aass lite from total wine in st pete. Nothing on the label says 0l, nor does it say vienna, just lager; but, the can looks exactly like this one pictured. Clear pale, typical lite merikan beer look. Nose is a little bit off, with some farmy fart nose. Carbonation is very good, almost cutting. I'm thinking there is no real negative attributes on the first taste. Goes down pretty easy, reminds me of Outlaw Light that has been aged in a hot environment for about a year. You know, some sulfur on the nose and taste. Not bad overall for a $3 tick. Decent down the throat easy downer.
Tried from Can from Total Wine & More - St. Petersburg, FL on 05 Feb 2026 at 18:37

cheap updated a beer: Leaf Seeker brewed by Tröegs Independent Brewing
6 months ago


4.1/10 Appearance 3 Aroma 5 Flavor 5 Texture 2 Overall 4
Cheap can, fairly clear pale with a decent head that fades quickly. Slight malty nose for a lager. Taste is up front some lime peel and a medium lime peel bitterness. I'm thinken, yea OK, its a mexican beer. Big deal. Whatever. Rather flat on the uptake, could use a little more co2, amiga. ¿Qué tal algo nuevo y diferente? Get with it perro sediento. In the end it just comes across like a typical ubiquitous dull lime flavored fruit beer. There, you have it. Not impressed but drinkable.
Tried from Can from Chalet Premier on 07 Feb 2026 at 06:16

cheap updated a beer: Perro Mexican Lime Lager brewed by Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
6 months ago


7.4/10 Appearance 7 Aroma 5 Flavor 8 Texture 8 Overall 9
Tap at source. Pinkish and nearly clear. No real detectable nose. My first impression is this is tart and fun, just like most of the sour beers I've had here. Yes, that sage is showing thru. Pomegranate helps with the tartness and adds quite a nice favor to this. That sage and pomegranate works nice together. Could drink a few of these!
Tried from Draft on 06 Feb 2026 at 16:41