Genesee Cream Ale

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

Bottle; this was surprisingly good. Poured a clear gold, with a large head and lots of carbonation. Aroma of malt and soapy like hops. Some grain. Flavor was corny and grainy, with a hint of spice, but actually good. The mouthfeel was smooth and creamy. I thought it was good for the style, despite it not being so.

Rated 3/20/06: I’ve had this many years ago out of the bottle, came across it the other day at the grocery store so I picked up a twelve pack of cans. Solid beer, much better than I remember. Pours a golden yellow, slightly darker than most of the BMC’s. Creamy head that quickly leaves (too soon in myh opinion), adequate carbonation and no lacing. The aroma doesn’t grab my attention, I can detect some decent maltiness along with a weak grain afterscent. The mouthfeel is rather pleasant, it is full and creamy. The nice mouthfeel leads me into an exceptionally pleasant taste. I am surprised, although not outstanding the flavor of this beer is mild and enjoyable. There is a nice maltiness that keeps my attention. Smooth finish and no unpleasant aftertaste. I don’t want to call this swill, but it appears to be marketed as such. For the price this is one beer that I will consider keeping stocked in my fridge, another surprising find among the beers found along the bottom shelves.

I have to say, I was surprised by value of this beer. It is the cheapest damn beer around, yet it has a comparatively rich mouthfeel and inoffensive, ever-so-slightly-fruity, flavor.

I need my John Deere hat, lawnmower and a farmers tan and I’d be set (I know you know what I mean - my girlfriends father would drink this stuff while working on cars... he would line up the cans on the roof...HOT.)

not good, maybe bad, sweet creamy carrot cake, with the whip cream. nuff said...

Gold with bright white quickly gone head. Very sweet nose, almost like carmalized cabbage. Flavor is all sweet malt with no hops. Thin body with somewhat watery finish. Not my cup of tea, but only beer on the menu that I had yet to try.

Can’t remember where I’d picked up a single bottle of this gem. Just as well. It has the look of a fizzy yellow pale lager, but the commercial description reminds me that it’s a "true ale." Very faint aroma of sweet malts and little else. Lively carbonation. It’s got a llight flavor of sweet malt and cotton candy with a very mild trace of bitterness. Decent enough for a lawnmower beer.

Eh. What can be said that wasn’t said before. Slightly better (though still similar) to the BMC products. Fairly smooth palate with a slight creaminess (perhaps the only saving grace). Not bad, not good . . . just eh.