 riversideAK (1427), Shoreline, Washington, USA
May 9, 2008
From South Bay Liquor. Pours a yellow gold with a nice big head and super sticky lacing. Aroma of corn sweetness, metallic alcohol. Perhaps some grassy hops. The flavor is pretty sweet and grainy. Corn, bread, a light bitterness. A little metallic. Tastes like your standard malt liquor but with better ingredients and no chemicals. I like malt liquor, and I liked this one. I wish I had more, kind of.
zathrus13 (1041), Mount Laurel, New Jersey, USA
Jul 1, 2008 Pours yellow/gold, with a white head. Aroma is hops, grain, malt, and corn. Flavor is grain, alcohol, corn, sugar, and hops. Heavier body than expected. Decent stuff.
mjg74 (1716), La Mesa, California, USA
Jun 23, 2008 Bottle from Bev4Less. Dark golden in color upon pouring. Slightly sweet grainy aroma, with some corn. Fulll flavored graininess with a bit of alcohol and corn. Somewhat bitter in the finish. This is an interesting brew. Some malt liquor qualities, but still drinkable and fairly refreshing.
stefanje (461), (Santee) San Diego, California, USA
Jun 20, 2008 Updated: Jun 21, 2008650 ml bottle from Bev4less. Pours a slightly hazy dark-gold color with a medium white head that soon fades to a thin film. The aroma showed distinctly fresh corn in the forefront with a bit of red fruits. The Flavor shows more corn, biter walnuts, fresh green herbs, and sweet grains. The alcohol is present everywhere. The mouthfeel is rather heavy with lively carbonation. The finish is long with biter nuts. Overall: An imperial lager if you ask me. Not bad, but not gonna try it again.
ABUSEDGOAT (1842), California, USA
Jun 13, 2008 Clear golden yellow, large head with decent lacing and retention. Aroma is sweet with notes of grain and corn, some grass. Lighter bodied, quite sweet with some alcohol in the finish. .
Beerlando (1122), Orlando, Florida, USA
Jun 12, 2008 Pours a mostly clear, very lightly hazy, medium golden color. A foamy, off-white head settles to a wispy film, leaving random traces of sticky lace on the glass. The aroma shows sweet, clean, corn-based malts, grassy hops, flowers, and a touch of cream. I even picked up a touch of pine resin on the nose. Flavors are based on sweet but tolerable corn malts, fresh cut grass, a drop of citrus and pine, and some lactose. Despite the corn base, it tastes really clean and crisp. Medium-full bodied, smooth, and moderately carbonated, is finishes slightly sticky. Every bit of the 8.3% ABV is noticeable, not to say that it is hot, but rather, heavy. Fairly drinkable for what it is. I appreciate the efforts being made on the golden lager front, with Lightning and Olde Saratoga really pushing the envelope.
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