posted by dave in category lager, smoked, swill

(bottle) Golden color, minimal head. Aroma of stale hops. Flavor of a citrusy stale lager tamed just a bit by smoke. The flavor wasn't too bad, but the damn aroma was disgusting. I poured most of the bottle out.

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Ounces Consumed: 3

posted by dave in category good, lager, smoked, weird

(draft) Clear amber. Nice whitish head. Smells like malt and peat to me. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor sharper than I was expecting. Smoky and malty. Quite good.

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Ounces Consumed: 132

posted by dave in category lager, swill

The citrusy smell and taste were just too much for me. It tasted like beer and orange juice mixed. Blech.

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Ounces Consumed: 3

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(draft) Clear gold in color. Good heaping head. No detectable aroma. Tasted like watery grass. Not very good. Not very good at all.

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Ounces Consumed: 2

posted by dave in category lager, piss

Clear pale yellow. Fizzy and a little sharp. Pretty gross.

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Ounces Consumed: 336

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(draft) Pale clear gold. Slight metallic aroma and flavor. There are certainly worse beers in the world, but there are also millions of better beers. I giving this a decent rating because I'm feeling generous.

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Ounces Consumed: 24

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(bottle) I don't like lagers at all, but since this is probably the most watered-down lager there is, I suppose that I can stand it when I have to. I mean, it doesn't kill me. I just wish that it would.

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Ounces Consumed: 12

posted by dave in category adjuncts, decent, lager

(bottle) Had this because it's all there was. Clear dark gold in color, No head to speak of. Also no aroma, certainly no honey aroma. Flavor was tame and safe, and the honey additive finally showed up in the finish, which was sweet and coating. A decent beer, but nothing I'd ever buy.

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Ounces Consumed: 6

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(can) It wasn't the battery acid that I remember from the occasional sips I took as a kid. As lagers go, it's probably better than most American ones. That's not saying much though. Hoppy, with a little bit of a citrus tang that didn't make me want to vomit. Not after just one at least. I didn't risk another.

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Ounces Consumed: 36

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(bottle) A fairly standard lager. Not as fizzy as some, but not as flavorful either. Nothing special.

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Ounces Consumed: 2

posted by dave in category lager, piss

(can) Pretty metallic. Quite gross. I don't think that even people who like lagers would like this.

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Ounces Consumed: 2

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(draft) Probably my favorite lager, which still isn't saying much. Any place serving this will probably have something better to offer.

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Ounces Consumed: 48

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posted by dave in category lager, piss

(can) Just incredibly gross. Smelled of rotten hops, and tasted very metallic. It tasted to me like it was skunked. Suprisingly bad. It was a struggle to finsh the 2-ounce sample glass.

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Ounces Consumed: 2

posted by dave in category lager, piss

(draft) Nowhere on the tap did it have the word lager. That's false advertising as far as I'm concerned, but so is the lack of the phrase watery baby bunny piss. This just might give a Stella a run for its money as the weakest non-American lager in the world.

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Ounces Consumed: 6

posted by dave in category lager, piss

(draft) An absolutely terrible, bland, watery excuse for a beer. Tastes exactly how it looks - weak and boring.

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Ounces Consumed: 1

posted by dave in category adjuncts, good, lager

(draft) Cloudy brown. No detectable head. Spicy aroma. Creamy mouthfeel. Spicy and malty flavor. Pretty good. Maybe too many spices.

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Ounces Consumed: 11

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(bottle) Very pale color of piss. Decent head that seemed to last. Aroma undetectable, as was the flavor. Overall, not too bad, but certainly not with the effort.

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Ounces Consumed: 8

posted by dave in category lager, piss

(bottle) Clear fizzy yellow. Thin head that hung in there pretty well. The aroma was of armpits and feet - it was skunked. Mouthfeel was thin. No flavor to speak of, though there was a hoppy sharpness when it first entered the mouth. No detectable finish except a coating skunkiness. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemies.

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Ounces Consumed: 12

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(draft) I'd never call myself a pilsner fan, so I didn't have great expectations for this beer. Having said that, this just wasn't very good. A little citrusy, and a little bit of some odd flavor that I cannot pin down. Must be the corn. Hey, at least I tried it.

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Ounces Consumed: 10

posted by dave in category chocolate, good, lager, smoked

(bottle) Very dark brown with a decent tan head. Aroma of hops and smoke and a little chocolate. Medium mouthfeel. Flavor much more malty than I was expecting. A little smoky, a little chocolatey, and a lot malty. Good, but also surprisingly drying. Needs more sweetness and smoke, I think.

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Ounces Consumed: 25

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(bottle) Not as bad as I remember from the sips I took as a kid. Pretty bland, with just a touch of citrus.

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Ounces Consumed: 54

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(draft) Good head. The color of very pale piss. Aroma is very slight, and of hops. Probably the palest, definitely the most watery, beer I've ever had. I'm rating this as swill only because it's so inoffensive. Otherwise it would get a rating of piss.

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Ounces Consumed: 5

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(draft) Dark Lager, almost black. A light coffee flavor. Fairly thick mouthfeel with some lagery fizz at the end. Not too bad, but not great.

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Ounces Consumed: 24

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(draft) Citrusy piss. I recall having this a long time ago and somewhat enjoying it, but my last attempt caused me to swear that I'll never let this touch my lips again.

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Ounces Consumed: 24

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(can) Looks like fizzy urine. Decent white head that seemed to last. Aroma of wet grass - slightly rotten. Thin mouthfeel. Flavor is smooth and a little creamy. Just the slightest hoppy finish. A typical pale lager, neither better nor worse than the rest. Typical lager swill.

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Ounces Consumed: 4

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(draft) Cloudy yellow. Huge head. Fairly clean aroma of yeasts and hops. Flavor of wheat and hops. Slightly bitter finish. Don't like it, not even a little bit.

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Ounces Consumed: 1

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(Bottle) Recommended by my swill consultant. Room temperature, hazy dark brown. Aroma and flavor of malts and light hops. Not too bad, not too good. I'd probably try this again if I ever see it cold and on tap.

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Ounces Consumed: 17

posted by dave in category lager, piss

(draft) A lager by any other name is still a lager, and I still don't like it. Kind of a sickly-sweet taste that I can't really describe and I don't want to drink more of it just to get a better description.

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Ounces Consumed: 5

posted by dave in category lager, swill

(bottle) Straw and other dead weeds, in both the aroma and the flavor. Not very hoppy. Not very much of anything. Disgusting.

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Ounces Consumed: 2

posted by dave in category lager, swill

I asked some regulars what was the wimpiest beer at Rich O's and was told it was Spaten Lager. I had one of these to field-test it for my sister and it was indeed wimpy. I wish I could think of a better descriptor.

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Ounces Consumed: 23

posted by dave in category davefest, good, lager, smoked

(draft) Amber in color, with a slightly sweet smoke aroma. Much lighter in smoke than other rauchbiers, but sometimes that's a good thing. A very good session beer. Usually when this available on tap I drink it exclusively.

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Ounces Consumed: 2174

posted by dave in category lager, piss

(draft) I asked for a Belgian and got this awful thing. I don't like lagers, and this was a pretty bad lager. Bland mixed with boring.

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posted by dave in category lager, piss

(bottle) Clear pale gold. No head. Mild aroma of tap water and hops. Thin mouthfeel. A sharper hop bite than I was expecting from the aroma. Gross.

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Ounces Consumed: 2

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(bottle) Accidentally bought this instead of the Hefe. It wasn't undrinkable. Very pale gold. Slight hoppiness, but nothing too offensive. Decent, which is saying a lot when I pretty much hate the style.

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Ounces Consumed: 60

posted by dave in category decent, lager

(bottle) Clear amber. Decent head that faded quickly. Malty aroma with just a hint of hops. The taste was actually pretty decent, though subdued. Malt and maybe some caramel in there, with a bit of that damn lagerish fizziness that I can't stand. No bitterness though. A decent beer, almost a good beer.

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Ounces Consumed: 84