Genesee Cream Ale

Brewed by High Falls Brewing Company
Style: Cream Ale
Rochester, New York USA

Bottle Well, this certainly matches the style description: Mild and pale, low hop flavor and aroma. Yellow body with a one-finger white head that disappears. The aroma is lightly malty and very, very lightly hoppy — grain and some flowers, kind of. The flavor is lightly to moderately sweet. The finish is lightly bitter, kind of. Light body with a watery texture and fizzy carbonation. Pretty non-descript, though it is smooth and sweet.

Nice smooth well made lawnmower beer. A little more character than MGD but not much. An easy drinking good looking macro-style beer. Brewed to please the masses. Paid $1.55 US which is about 50 cents too much.

Bottle: Vert smooth light taste. Very little aroma. A great drinkable old time classic. A great thirst quencher.

A bit of a musky aroma. Very golden in color with a thick head that dissapated quickly. I’m actually suprised, it has a sweet creamy taste to it. Virtually no hops taste or aroma, more like a creamy soda water. A bit too smooth for my taste but it’s drinkable. I wouldn’t pass this up if it was offered to me. Not a bad beer, but lacks complexity.

12 oz bottle: Clear honey pour with little head to speak of. Soft notes of corn and caramel rise from the glass. The body isn’t much different - offering fresh bread, sweet caramel and a touch of grassy bitterness. I guess this is a nice drinker and doesn’t offend, but this style is so blah. The yeast contributes nothing and there is no hop presence. This is like a kolsch minus the subtle nuiances that make them great.

A brilliant straw color, that pours clean with a small amount of foam developing at the end of the pour and settling down quickly to no head. Moderate active bubbling. Aroma of skunky maly and some hop bitterness. Flavor is slightly sweet, full flavor malt, and little creamy and sugary. Maybe a little bit of corn malt and syrup. Mouthfeel is a little spritzy and carbonated. Finish is medium/heavy. A decent plain ale as far as Ale’s ales are concerned.

Light clear golden pour with thin white head. Malty aroma with grain, taste is sweet with malt and maybe a hint of corn. Crisp finish, lots of carbonation and very refreshing. Takes me back in time (I grew up in Rochester, so maybe I’m a little biased) and was shocked to find it recently in Portland. Perfect beer for a hot summer day spending time out in the yard.

Pours a pale gold with a fizzy white head. Sweet malt and grain aroma and flavor. Thin palate. Not worth the effort.