Frugal Joes Ordinary Beer

Brewed by August Schell Brewing Company
Style: Pale Lager
New Ulm, Minnesota USA

Pours a clear yellow color with a thin white head. Grassy aroma, with some malt. Grainy as well. Easy to drink. Kind of watery, but smooth and goes down well. A little sweet, but kind of bland as well. This is something that would go well with a hot day. Aside from that, it’s kind of lacking.

12 oz bottle from Trader Joes. Poured very light and clear. Not much flavor, but more than the color would let on. Would rather have a mass produced Miller.

Pours light yellow. minor head. Moderate mouth feel. Very bubbly. Not much in the way of flavor. Little bit of a mildly fruity, sweet aftertaste. Not all that great.

12oz bottle, Trader Joe’s Private Label. Pours pale yellow. Quickly dissipating white head. Aroma of corn and steamed Brussels Sprouts. Flavor is a bit on the sweet side. somewhat balanced. Nice floral hop, slight bitterness. Not much for taste though. Better than BUD, which in turn reflects the price. $5.99 for the 6pk.

12 oz bottle from Trader Joes, this is the worst one yet. Taste weak light and cheap. Not bad if you are eating a cheeseburger or something. Taste little of hops.

12-26-07 bottle. Clear thin yellow gold. Smell is pitiful and weak and slightly yeasty. Taste has some malt and even a tiny, tiny bit of hops in there too. Really not bad, but very bland and weak and thin. Just watery and drinkable, I suppose. I have had worse. Interesting medicinal finish and slight aftertaste.

Bottle. Clear blonde. Small white head. Nose is grainy and lightly hoppy with mild malt tones. Taste is grainy and hoppy with light hay. Body is light-medium with moderate to strong carbonation. Ends with more grains and hay blended with light malts.