Genesee Beer

Brewed by High Falls Brewing Company
Style: Pale Lager
Rochester, New York USA

Doughy malt aroma. Good cap, average Am Std appearance. Lightlys sweet, non-tart, bland and drinkable. Quick spicy finish on a starchy palate.

GIBF 2003: Yellow fizzy appearance, corny aroma, fizzy palate, ends without much fanfare but is a bit sharp.

Overall, bland, but not necessarily bad. Slight malty aroma, but leaning more towards wet cardboard. Very thin head on a light yellow pour. Flavor is quite bland, neither hops nor malt is very evident. Does not have that chemically feel to it that the big macros have though - must be the corn grits as the commercial description states! Has a bit of a metallic aftertaste. Would be a decent thirst quencher for lawn mowing purposes. Overall, nothing offending here - had worse.

I notice carbonation much more in cheap, bad, beers. Why? All I can say is it could be worse.

Frat house beer. Cheap, bad, best served ice cold through a funnel. Could be worse, drinkable when fresh but a skunked or old can is simply putrid. Good for pounding.

For all intents & purposes, this is almost identical to regular Schlitz. More hop & malt than most people (those that reach for Bud Light & Corona, that is) are used to encountering. Alcohol apparent in taste. I will drink any cheap beer so I gave it a shot.

Maybe it was the can, maybe it was the beer. I was faced by a lack of options at a party, so I though I'd give it a try. I poured some into a glass exposing the light color and releasing some funky aromas. The first sip was OK, but after I swallowed, all kinds of bad flavors appeared. I tried it straight from the can a few times with no luck. I hated to dump a beer, but I couldn't drink it.

Tasted from the deluxe 40oz screw top bottle - you can put the cap back on and keep it in the fridge while you sip your pint. Palate is grainy and oily at the same time. Flavor is green apple sweetness, peppery hops with hint of dirt floor and dusty attic. Keep it cold and it'll stay drinkable.