Frugal Joes Ordinary Beer

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

The body was pale yellow with a quickly fading white head. The aroma was green bell peppers and potatoes. There was earthy dirt. The taste was potatoes with some slight bell pepper twang. Typical for a very light pale lager. The finish was slightly corny and sweet in the finsih. The body was light and very watery.

Thin, watery, fairly colorless. Taste is very bland with almost no aftertaste. Drinkable but (obviously) extremely boring.

Bottle from Trader Joe’s. Pours cloudy yellow with an aroma of corn popls and lemon. Flavor is tangy corn and Kix. Palate is thin but it spreads the flavor. Probably better on a hot day.

Bottle from TraderJoe’s. Poured light pale color with a minimal head that diminished quickly with virtually no lacing. Light grainy aroma. Light body with soft carbonation. Light sweet flavor with a light sweet finish of short duration. Much of what I expected.

12oz bottle pours blonde with a short white head. Aromas isn light grains and mild grassy hops. Flavor is about the same. Nothing offensive. It is just as the name states ordinary.. Better than budweiser, but Sam Adams light has way more flavor than this.

Frugal Joe’s is a good name for a bad beer. I don’t think this was much cheaper than Trader Joe’s other beers that have much more flavor than this one. Big mistake guys. Stay with your frugally priced good brews. Very light colored and tasting.

Obviously purchased at Trader Joe’s. Wanting to cover the spectrum of scary to great this evening, so I thought it best to start at the low end of things. Pours a light yellow color with a tiny head that leaves quicker than it came - barely any carbonation to be seen. Aroma is like sweet corn. Starts off with almost no taste and the consistancy of water. This is one of the flattest beers I’ve ever had, no carbonation in the beer to speak of. Very light finish - some mixture of corn, vinegar and a mystery chemical. This is one of the most boring beers I can imagine - water with a bad aftertaste. The only thing it gets any points because of is nothing tasted too bad.

Oh come on . . . it’s the 2-Buck Chuck of beers. One always needs a cheap beer for parties, camping, or just to keep your bank account in the black while you wait for your next student loan check. We’ve all been there, and Trader Joe’s is there for us. While the flavor is an entirely different conversation (and a short one at that), I give this brew a 2 just for being there when I needed it the most. Thanks Frugal Joe!