Sleeman Original Dark

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

Dark reddish amber. Just as with the honey brown, this has a few traits that initially faintly suggest some character (caramel, sour mash), but it quickly becomes more of a bland amber ale or macro pale lager. Disappointing.

Tasted under the name sleeman red ale, Bright deep amber color, with a shy tan-colored with a slightly malty nose, sweet toasted malt notes, biscuity accent and a nutty aroma follows through on a medium-bodied palate with a sweet grainy roasted malt, rich caramel malt character, nutty and biscuity notes, leading towards a malty and lingering low hopping finish.

Pour is a brown with a small tan head. Aroma is a small amont of malts. Flavor is about the same, a small amount of malts and not much else. Pretty watery and bland.

I will give my honest opinion. I believe that if Natural Light were to make a dark beer this would be it. I think this is the butthole of dark beers and I do not recommend it to anyone, unless you like a mediciny or skunked taste to your beer. The only reason why this sells is because it is in a cool looking bottle and it is cheap. I guess that the unique flavor that is talked about in the "commercial description" is crap. The only reason why this beer got any points was because it looked descent in a glass and they have a cool bottle.

11.5oz bottle. Clear and ruby hinted hue. Minimal white head. Earthy malt aroma. Little bit of chocolate and caramel aromas as well. Lively and malty sweet. Good bittersweet choclate malt backbone. Nice hop note that is piney and slightly citrus. Easy yet light and watery.

I quite enjoyed this one, its got some great malts taste wit ha light tangy sensation to it. Not to shabby

Light brown. Noticable malt in the aroma and flavor. One of the better Sleeman offerings in my opinion. Best consumed from a glass.

Bottle at the grad club at UWO- Dark amber base, with an off white head that fizzes away. Aromas of corn, grains, raisin bran? Skunky too. Sweet malt flavour base, mild bitterness. Mild bitter finish. Not good, but not bad.