Grain Belt Premium

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

Gold Coloring. Little Head. Some Hops. Was Expecting Much Worse...Possibly One of the Better Swill Beers I’ve Tried.

Probably the best college beer ever. This cheap beer is boat loads better than anything else that my friends like. Great out of a keg too.

GRAIN BELT PREMIUM IS BY FAR THE BEST BEER BREWED IN MINNESOTA AND ALWAYS WILL BE. IT WAS THAT WAY WHEN MINNESOTA BREWING WAS DOING IT, AND IT IS STILL THAT WAY NOW THAT SCHELLS IS SOING IT. GREAT BEER WILL NEVER GET OLD.

Color was golden yellow on the lighter side kinda like a see-through-post-it-note with a golden edge. Aroma of starchy hops and grainy lightness with a wierd lettuce-like back. Taste is watered down hops and grain, no real stick, kinda bland. Some notes of plastic or vinyl. Not to pleasant. It use to have a boldness to it, now its seemed to vanish. Its drinkable, but not really. Just an OK version of a American style lager. "Premium" it is not.

Pours a pale golden yellow with a thick white head. Mild sweet and malty aroma. Thin mouthfeel. Mild malt back ground with a bit of hop zing in the finish. A really plain and simple beer. There’s nothing spectacular about this brew, but it’s very drinkable. What a cheap beer should taste like.

There is something comforting about this beer. Smooth and very drinkable. Nice hop/malt balance. Flavorful, yet simple at the same time. Sturdy. A midwest favorite, indeed.

Clear straw-yellow body. Slightly malty aroma. Very weak. Soft white bread flavor, some bitter hops. This beer is extremely bland and uninteresting.

On tap at Maynard’s in Excelsior, MN. Pint is a pale yellow with a decent white head and lace all the way down. The aroma was sweet and grain elevator like. The flavor was sweet, as in corn sweet, and not much in the way of bitterness. The palate was fairly rich. Overall, not your standard Pale Lager, but hey, it’s cheap and local!