Grand Canyon Rattlesnake Beer

Brewed by Oak Creek Brewing Co.
Style: Pale Lager
Sedona, Arizona USA

pours a clear golden color with a thin white head that sticks around until the end as a film. fruity floral aroma with notes of sweet cereal grains, light lager yeast and grassiness. the flavor is a muted version of the aroma... slightly sweet with some stone fruit and a mildly bitter grassy hop finish and aftertaste. light to medium body. not as bad as i thought it was going to be but not good either.

Appearance: Pours a clear, orangey body with a tiny, off-white head. Smell: Honeyish malt presence with light notes of fruit and yeast. Taste: Honeyed maltiness with a very light amount of sweetness. Hint of spent grian. Touch of fruit, yeast. No real hop flavor or bitterness. Sweetish finish. Mouthfeel: Medium-thin body. Medium carboantion. Drinkability: Not so good, I’m afraid.

Date: 05/10/2008
Mode: Bottle
Source: Tasting, Cellar Party

Appearance: clear gold, wispy off white head,
Aroma: sweet cereal malt aroma with light floral hops,
Flavor: sweet grain flavor, touch of candy sweetness, hint of hops, finishes sweet,

Aroma: 3/10; Appearance: 4/10; Flavor: 3/10; Palate: 5/10; Overall: 5/20
Rating: 1.6/5.0
Drinkability: 5/10
Score: 4

Pours a transparent copper orange with a thin ring of white head. Aroma of dusty grainy malts and a touch of floral honey. Starts lightly sweet and grainy earthy malty with only a touch of mild bitterness before the finish. Has a fairly full body for the style, but is overall pretty bland.

Pours a light orange color that is fairly clear – not much head and not much lacing or carbonation. Dominate smell is overwhelmingly honey. First taste is light, sweet, with honey dominating – almost like a mead.

Pours a light copper color with a white head. Aroma is malty, grainy, toasty, and a hint of peppery hops. Flavor is malty, grainy, toasty, some honey, and a light peppery finish.

Bottled. Poured medium orange with a lot of sediment and a short cap of off-white head. The aroma picked up some candied fruit and honey sweetness with a bit of oxidation present.. came across as odd and artificial, but pleasant enough. The flavor had about the same stuff with a bit of corn to compliment the honey.. dry grainy, and short finish. Lighter-bodied on the palate with a hint of citric sourness and moderate carbonation. Drinkable, but just decent.

Had this while visiting Grand Canyon at local steakhouse. No flavor. Didn’t even finish the bottle. Golden color with slightly red hue..may have been the lighting.