Sleeman Cream Ale

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

Good Canadian style beer. good flavour, good appearance, good pallet, no bad aftertaste.

Clear glass bottles - must be recent because there’s no skunk. The color of this beer is as if honey was poured in. Pours a thick-bubbled head which dissipates quickly; some superficial lacing lasts to the end of the glass. Aroma is quite malty and the flavor holds a much stronger degree of malt than hops; also seems as if there’s added sweetener in there. The body is also somewhat cloying as if sugar is used, but at least it goes down easy. The strong point of this beer is its bold maltiness -- yet I’m forced to deduct 2 Overall points because of the way the brewery throws around terms in its title -- this beer is neither "cream"-like nor "ale"-like.

A plesant bitterness that makes this more interesting than most of Sleeman’s easy drinking beers. Full bodied, but not spectacular. I enjoy it more on the colder side.

[can on Air Canada flight] Light amber-yellow with a fizzy white head (pressurized cabin) that formed good lacing on the plastic, airline cup. Yellow beer skunky noble hops aroma. Bland flavour with some pleasant maltiness and faint noble hops in flavour. No bitterness. Clean. Light body and lots of carbonation (effect of altitude?). BLAND.

The word "Sleeman" just sounds dirty for some reason. Pours a clear light gold color with a thin white head that was gone quickly. Very little lacing. The aroma is lightly skunky and sweet at the same time. Light-bodied and kind of fizzy with a nondescript flavor. Bland hops and vague sweetness here and there is about it. The finish is clean, bubbly and faintly sweet. Doesn’t do much for me.

I giving this a higher rating than I probablyshould. it foams well in the bottle. easy on the palate. A good clean finish, always availible here. Much better in the summer.

Clear bottle a little problematic. Interesting paroma. Adjunct, assuming corn. Good head retention. Sweet. Off- finish. Low BUs.

Crystal clear golden yellow with a pure white head that left some lacing. Clean aroma with a slight sweet malt and floral hop, and mild bready yeast as it warmed. The flavor is also clean, no skunk even with the clear bottle. There is a nice malt flavor hear, not dominated by sweetness, and not dried out with adjuncts. The beer is smooth with a light, but noticable body, and a quick finish. This is a well done cream ale that is ideal for a summer barbecue.