H.C. Berger Snowman Ale

Formerly brewed at H.C. Berger Brewing Co.
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Fort Collins, Colorado USA

Light yellow body with a quickly dissipating white head. No lacing.
Smells like corn and other adjuncts. A tiny bit of yeast is behind that corny nose.
A little bit of that corny flavor with a hint of yeast in the flavor. Very thin and bland..
Smooth on the palate but had an odd mouthfeel.

Pale straw color,small white head that faded super fast.Wheat aroma maybe a mild malt presence,mild hops maybe a slight spice to it along with a mild fruit accent.Very mild taste,mild malt,mild wheat with a sweetness to it.the fruit doesn't really come through to well,the same with the hops.The after taste is mild at best with a definate sweet tone that is mostly malt and maybe citrusy the feel is like water.I don't know but this brew almost seems to try to be a lot of different styles but doesn't quite fit anything other then a wheat beer IMO.A nice brew to try once but not worth having any more then that.

I tried the "Summer Edition" (the snowman is dressed for summer - get it?). Pours a light golden color with a weak white head. Aroma is very light hops and a little fruit. Light bodied with mostly sweet fruit flavors and a mild hops presence. Slight citrus finish. Overall this beer is below average.

No head over a medium gold body. With a name like snowman, I wasn’t expecting this. If it wasn’t a wheat beer, I’d be surprised. Fairly crisp, but low esters, although some slight fruitiness. maybe this is a mislabeled summer beer. A lot like Sierra Nevada Wheat without the overbalanced hops. Which makes this a little better I guess, but it’s still bland and uninspiring.

Buy a bunch of your favorite winter seasonals - OSA, Our Special Ale, heck, even Old Fezz - and try this one. What the Hell? Winter seasonal? I try not be one of those raters who gets hung up on style categories, but even judging this on its own merits as a Blond Ale it comes across as bland with no outstanding characteristics. This strikes me as beer dreamt up in the marketing department.

Very light beer, I did like the light hop undertones though. Still would like more hops and give it a little more malt flavor.

A bit too lite for my taste, but nice, clean and refreshing. Would be a good intro for the Bud/Lite crowd.

Very light colored. Slightly lemony smell. Mildly sweet taste of citrus. Went down very quickly. Simple inoffensive beer, but nothing special.