Genesee NA

Brewed by High Falls Brewing Company
Style: Low Alcohol
Rochester, New York USA

Date: 10/11/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: pale gold, wispy white head, bits of lace,
Aroma: light malt aroma with a wort character, light floral hops, touch of decaying malt character,
Flavor: dry malt flavor with an astrengent bitterness, very metalic, bad bitter finish,

Aroma: 2/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 2/10; Palate: 3/10; Overall: 3/20
Rating: 1.1/5.0
Drinkability: 1/10
Score: 4

Very pale. The tap water here (Sarasota) stinks of chlorine; this has no aroma at all, period. It’s like I’m selling a black hole. Fizzy, a bit worty, hugely watery. This barely looks like beer, much less tastes of it. I would, however, drink this over a Pepsi, as there’s not enough in here to offend.

Gold and fizzy beer with some appley hints, earthy, some creamy caramelly hints. Weird beer.

Can from Jungle Jim’s. Poured clear pale color with a minimal frothy white head that mostly diminished with fair lacing. Light grainy hop aroma. Light body with a watery texture and soft carbonation. Medium sweet flavor with a light sweet finish of short duration. My expectations where met with a worth trying once beer.

Another horrible brew from Genesee. As bad as regular Genesee without the alcohol. I always get a metallic taste from Genessee beers, and this one was no different. Stay away.

My 1st rating of a NA - it was sitting all alone in Albertson's - I felt sorry for it! No aroma whatsoever - which beats skunky! Not much head, almost see through appearance. More similar to a club soda than a beer - has a bit of a carbonated feel to it. Overall - no beer flavor to this at all - which is better than some nasty beers I have had!

Can & Cock & Bull. Clear straw color with hardly any head. Aroma is water with a twist of beer. Very clear. Tastes like water with a little grain flavor. Actually tastes completely inoffensive. A little gassy but besides that tastes better than most low-grade macro lagers and fulfills "the lighter the better" in that department.

Since it’s a NA beer I have to hold it to a different set of standards. As NA beers go it has a pulse. There is an aroma all be it pure malt. The appearance is very light pale gold and the head is small. The flavor is quite watery but not offensive compared to others of the style. It’s sweet and malty and that’s about it. The palate is thin as expected but no more than the others. Aftertaste is a little corn like. It compares very well with other macro beers of the non NA type, like Bud Light and Miller Light. If you need a NA beer this one is at least drinkable even if just barely.