Keystone Premium

I expected this beer to be a total disaster. It wasn’t. It wasn’t a Koenig Pils, but it wasn’t Colt 45 either! Very clear yellow in color, quite pale. Very light malt/hop nose. No real head to speak of; it’s there, then it’s not - much like a soda. Very light body, light flavor, but surprisingly balanced and yes... smooth. I know I am gonna take a lot of heat for this, but at the age of 54 and having travelled extensivley, I’ve drank a lot of beer; good and bad.I’ve even written a couple of freelance articles for "All About Beer, back in the day when the Bosak’s owned the magazine. So, I know my beer. OK, here’s where I take the heat... Coors when it was a "mystique" beer back in the 70’s, was lightly flavored, and light in color. To me, despite it’s reputation, it tasted like spring water with some hops in it. I think this beer - Keystone - tastes an awful lot like it. That is to say, it doesn’t taste like Coors does now, but it reminds me of the first Coors I had in 1974. Nothing to get excited about, but not terrible.

This isn’t a good beer. Average for the kind it is... far from premium. Its slight better then piss aka keystone light.

Read the description for what’s in store. They brag about the 4.8abv and 122 calories. What about the fuckin beer? Crap, shit, poop, any other words I can’t think of just add them in.

Well, this is what Keystone was holding back. This is the super special beer in their line up. It doesn’t smell or taste... whatever.

Can. This is truly a novelty item in Florida- brought back from a friend that was roadtripping California. He brought this back instead of Lost Abbey. Anyways, pours a clear yellow with a white, soda head that lasts for about two seconds. No lacing. Sweet aroma of white sugar, candy, cereal, straw. Taste is sweet candies, some stale cereal, hay, lemon. It is pretty much the taste of Keystone Light plus all the unnecessary calories.

Overall Impression: Bad, awful, or just plain crap, depending on your choice of phrasing...

(I just couldn’t resist picking this up so I could complete the Keystone trifecta. Hadn’t seen this one in a long time, so I decided to get it once I came across it at the store.) Pours almost clear - just a slight yellow tint. Head is huge and foamy, then recedes to nothing. Aroma is bunk as expected, weak, cheap lager smell. Flavor is just a little sweet, no other perceptible flavors. Mouthfeel is completely watery and dead. Overall, poor.

Oh the Premium... Its pale yellow complexion screams of quality. I’ve been trying to get my hands on one of these red devils for a while now, and finally found a 12 pack when I went camping. Nothing goes down smoother than Coors’s original salute to Pennsylvania when you’re out on a fishing boat. May I also suggest the Light and Ice versions.