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Saturday, November 20, 2010

Miller Lite

Miller Brewing Company
Milwaukee, Wisconsin

APPEARANCE: 2.5/3
Thin, white head. Fades quickly. Pale straw color.

AROMA: 1/4
No hop aroma. No real aroma of any kind. Maybe sweet cream. Smells like a glass of water.

TASTE: 4.25/10
Hop/Malt Balance: 2/4: All malt. Corny and watery. No hop flavoring at all. Triple hopped? With what? A single hop pellet each time?
Aftertaste: 1.75/3: Corn aftertaste. Sweet cream. No hop bitterness at all.
Mouth-Feel: 1/3: Watery. Fizzy. Nothing else to say.

OVERALL: 2/3: We don't hate it. Inoffensive - nothing to recommend it. But it doesn't taste bad. Still, this beats out very, very few beers. Drink only if absolutely necessary.

TOTAL: 10.25/20–Anything Else On Tap?

NOTES:
Matt:
It does make a good palate cleanser between tastings of better beers. Refreshing, but so is water, and it's free. Many far better beers out there.
Ben: Memories of college days. Will still drink it when I have to. Fortunately there are almost always better choices at the bar.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Boulevard Smokestack Series–Two Jokers (Double Wit)

Boulevard Brewing Company
Kansas City, Missouri

APPEARANCE: 2/3
Pale copper color, crisp, minimal head.

AROMA: 3/4
Citrusy nose, little hop aroma.

TASTE: 5.5/10

  • Hop/Malt Balance: 2.5/4: Decently malty, little hop character.
  • Aftertaste: 1/3: Heavy alcohol taste, sour in the middle.
  • Mouth-Feel: 2/3: Harsh, pronounced alcohol.

OVERALL: 1.5/3

TOTAL: 12/20–I'll Try A Pint

NOTES:
Matt:
I appreciate the attempt, I like the orange in the middle, but it's way too heavy, too boozy. Still, I know people who swear by Two Jokers, and we did review this quite a while back, so it might be worth revisiting.
Ben: Alcohol is too overpowering. A lot of promise, but in the end it falls short and there are much better wits out there.

Coors Light

Coors Brewing Company
Golden, Colorado

APPEARANCE: 2.5/3
White, creamy head, vanishes quickly. Pale straw color. Crisp.

AROMA: 1/4
Clean, no hop aroma. Very little aroma of any kind.

TASTE: 5/10

  • Hop/Malt Balance: 1.5/4: No hop, very little malt. Watery.
  • Aftertaste: 2/3: Faint sweetness, a little residual bitterness.
  • Mouth-Feel: 1.5/3: Watery, very little body.

OVERALL: 1.75/3
As far as domestic lagers go, it is one. I'd rather have a Miller Lite (or a Boulevard Pilsner, in a heartbeat).

TOTAL: 10.25/20–Anything Else On Tap?

NOTES:
Matt:
Meh. There are so many beers in the world, why would you willingly drink this one? Fans of the style, there are far better examples than this one.
Ben:
Adequate for an American pilsner–it beats Natty Light, but it's no High Life.