Sleeman 20th Anniversary Ale

Brewed by Sleeman Brewing & Malting Co. (Sapporo)
Style: Golden Ale/Blond Ale
Guelph, Canada

Sample, savoured at the Mondial de la bière on May 29 2008; eye: straw golden, slight effervescence, clear, tiny ring of beige head; nose: corn, grain, light malt; mouth: corn, caramel, finale in grainy corn, average carbonation, medium-light body, lightly sweet; overall: correct FRANÇAIS Échantillon, savourée au Mondial de la bière le 29 mai 2008; oeil : dorée paille, très légère effervescence, claire, petit anneau de mousse beige; nez : maïs, grain, léger malt; bouche : maïs, caramel, finale en maïs granuleux, carbonatation moyenne, corps moyen-léger, légèrement sucrée; en résumé : correct

Dark gold with white head. Aroma is slightly skunky and musty grains. Flavour has a light grain and metallic note to it mixed with all the other cheap beer flavours you can think of. Body is weak and watery. After 20 years something like this comes out?? Not very good at all.

341ml clear bottle. Pours a nice deep gold colour, head is compact, but last a fair while, white in colour. Light citric hop aroma, traced breadiness. Flavour is bready malt, grains, fair amount of citrus hop. Very little bitterness, some mineral notes. Dry finish. Medium body with quick carboantion. Drinkable basic Canadian golden ale. Nice bottle opener included with the 6pack.

341 mL bottle. I’m not sure what the purpose of this is. This tastes like a combination of their Ale and their Honey-Brown. And yet somehow, it’s not as good as either of those beers. I don’t mind Sleeman’s beers, and so I was a little disappointed by this one. A 20th anniversary beer should be something special.

341ml bottle.
Amber coloured beer with a medium sized white head. Aroma of Slight sweet citrus. Similar taste with a bit of bread. Medium body, sticky finish. Ok beer.

Bottle 341ml
Appearance: Good, solid gold, medium carbonation visible. Bright medium sized top with some lacing.3+
Nose : Mineral , citric fruity feel. Generic hop , grassy accents . Hint of oxidation was noted as well.
Flavor/Palate : Medium , light bodied . Clean grainy malt is the main theme. Clean , simple straight forward . Light hoppy finish.

Clear golden yellow, dense white haed. Pretty standard grainy sweet aroma, not conjuring up anything particularly interesting no matter how many times I sniff. the mouthfeel is very soft and creamy, but the flavour is all rainy pale malt with a little floral perfume. For such a milestone anniversary, you’d think a little more creativity would be called for. Disappointing really.

Nose is corn and some malt, amber, small white head. Taste is light malt, corn and a bit of honey. Light bodied, sweet. Good. Thanks to MrManning via mds.