Larry's Beer Index

Ber 7 Of 7.. But fear not I have MORE..

Beer: Budweiser Select: Brewed Since: 2008 by Anheuser-Busch, St. Louis, Missouri
Type of Beer: Light Lager

Color: Pale Straw Yellow
Smell: Hardly any
Taste: Gee what a shock, Taste like Bud Light
Drinkability: If you like Soda water.. I guess it's OK.

Overall: Bought ONE bottle for a dollar, WON'T Buy it AGAIN..

NEXT BEER: #122 by the way..

Beer: Stroh's: Brewed Since: 1775 by Stroh's Brewery (PABST), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Type of Beer: Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Clean and citrusy
Taste: Somewhat sweet, slightly bitter, good clean
Drinkability: Already on Beer #2 if that says anything.

Overall: Stroh's was one of the best selling beers in the US in the 60's and 70's. It became a DETROIT staple, (Kid Rock even mentions it in American Badass). And it was the VERY first beer I ever got to try, (Thanks Grandma).. She even made bread with it. Sadly, the Stroh's brewery fell on hard times, and Pabst bought them out. It's still a VERY GOOD beer. My Six pack was $4.69.. So its inexpensive also.. Stroh's was the innovator of the 15 and 30 packs of cans.

Today's Review:

Beer: Steam Whistle Pilsner: Brewed Since:2010 by Steam Whistle Breweries, Toronto, Canada
Type of Beer: Pilsner

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Very fresh clean scent
Taste: Very balanced.. Nice
Drinkability: Don't know since I only have ONE..

Overall: My neighbor AMY got me a can of this when she went to Canada.. It's NOT sold here.. But It's good beer..

Beer #124..

Beer: Yuengling Oktoberfest: Brewed Since: 1829 by DG Yuengling and Sons, Pottsville, Pennsylvania
Type of Beer: Seasonal Oktoberfest

Color: Clear Tea colored
Smell: Like Grain and citrus
Taste: Sweet and bitter, nice mix, but still more bitter that I like
Drinkability: Not something I would buy often..

Overall: This is a SEASONAL harvest beer, it would be good with pizza or comfort food. A bit pricey, my six pack of bottles was 8 dollars. Try it if you like Oktoberfest beers.

Beer #125

Beer: Labatt Blue Light: Brewed Since: 1983 by Labatt Brewing Co, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type of Beer: Light Pilsner

Color: Pale Straw Yellow
Smell: Very light clean smell
Taste: Again vary light, a little hint of bitter and sweet
Drinkability: Very smooth, good on a HOT day..

Overall: Not my favorite light, but not a bad beer choice, LOVE regular Labatt blue. But worth a try.

Beer #126

Beer: Sapporo Premium: Brewed Since: 1876 By Sapporo Breweries, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Type of beer: Premium Lager

Color: Nice golden yellow
Smell: Very clean
Taste: Nice balance of sweet and bitter
Drinkability: Very smooth

Overall: A LOT better than I expected it to be. But not a beer that is easy to find or cheap. My 22 Ounce can was 3 bucks.. I like it, but It's not something I would look for.

Beer #127

Beer: Kirin Ichiban: Brewed Since: 1885 by Kirin Brewing (Japan) Brewed in US by Anheuser-Busch
Type of beer: Japanese Lager 100% Malt

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Somewhat cabbage smell
Taste: More Bitter than sweet, but not bad
Drinkability: Very smooth, I could easily polish off a few

Overall: This is not an easy beer to find but it's worth a try. Ichiban's parent company in Japan is Mitsubishi, Budweiser brews it here in the US in their LA and Williamsburg plants. VERY popular beer in Asia.

Beer #128

Beer: Carib Lager: Brewed Since: 1950 By Carib Breweries, Trinidad, West Indies
Type of Beer: Caribbean Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Quite Skunky
Taste: A lot better than the smell, sweet.
Drinkability: Very Smooth

Overall: The official beer of Trinidad and Tobago, its a very smooth island beer. Very sweet tasting. Worth a try

Beer #129

Beer: Corona Light: Brewed Since 1989 by Groupo Modelo in Mexico City, Mexico
Type of Beer: Light Mexican Cervza

Color: Straw Yellow
Smell: Shocked it was not skunky like Corona
Taste: Still more bitter than I like. But not to bad.
Drinkability: Too bitter for me to drink more than one.

Overall: Better than Original Corona, but there are a LOT better and CHEAPER Light beers.

Beer #130 !!!

Beer: Weihenstephaner Pilsner: Brewed Since: 1040 by Weihenstephaner, Freising, Germany
Type of Beer: German Pilsner

Color: Deep Golden Yellow
Smell: Grainy lemony
Taste: Strong, nice mix of bitter and sweet
Drinkability: Not something you could drink to many of, Good for a meal

Overall: Another beer from the OLDEST brewery in the world. A very good German Pilsner. But a hard to find beer around here. Worth a try!!

Beer 131

Beer: Weihenstephaner Original: Brewed Since: 1040 by Weihenstephaner, Freising, Germany
Type of beer: German Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Baking bread
Taste: Somewhat bitter, kinda strong
Drinkability: Too bitter for me!

Overall: Beeradvocate gave this beer a perfect score, Thats how I knew I might not like it. Way to strong and bitter for my taste. It might be a good beer to make bread with.

Beer #132

Beer: Spaten Lager: Brewed Since: 1397 By Spaten Brau, Munich, Germany
Type of Beer: Helles Lager

Color: Nice Golden Yellow
Smell: Radish Skunky
Taste: Whoo this is BITTER!
Drinkability: I took 3 drinks.. DONE!

Overall: This is some REAL BITTER beer... NOT FOR ME!

FINALLY GOT IT!! Beer #133

Beer: Grain Belt Lager: Brewed Since: 1893 by August Schell Brewing Co, New Ulm, Minnesota
Type of Beer: American Lager

Color: Pale Yellow
Smell: Nice Cereal and citrus
Taste: NICE! Very clean, refreshing.
Drinkability: I could get used to this!!

Overall: This is a beer I have WANTED to try for a LONG time. To bad I cannot get it here, A friend of mine brought it back from Iowa. It's a VERY GOOD BEER..

Beer #134

Beer: Grain Belt Nordeast: Brewed Since: !893 by August Schell Brewing, New Ulm, Minnesota
Type of Beer: Amber Lager

Color: DUH Amber!
Smell: Very sweet and clean
Taste: Grainy and sweet
Drinkability: VERY smooth, goes down EASY..

Overall: Sadly another beer I cannot get, but a DANM GOOD Amber Lager..

Beer Review #135

Beer: Schild Brau Amber Lager: Brewed Since: 1985 by Mllstream Brewing Co, Amana, Iowa
Type of Beer: Amber Lager

Color: Looks like Instant Iced tea,, VERY CLOUDY
Smell: Smells like a fruity ashtray..
Taste: BITTER, like cigarette ash and coffee..
Drinkability: NONE for me.. I poured it out..

Overall: AWFUL STUFF.. Avoid.. (Glad I got it free)

Beer #136

Beer: Narragansett Cream Ale: Brewed Since: 1890 By Narragansett Brewery, Providence,Rhode Island
Type of Beer: Cream Ale

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Like Beer
Taste: Well... Kinda Skunky.. and bitter
Drinkability: I dunno.. Not for me..

Overall: Since Genesee Cream Ale is SOOO Good, I kinda expected this to be too.. I was WRONG.. WAY to bitter, has a BAD aftertaste.. Oh well., It was FREE...

Beer #137

Beer: Naragansett Fest: Brewed Since:1890 by Naragansett Brewery, Rochester, New York
Type of Beer: Oktoberfest

Color: Amber
Smell: Very sweet grainy
Taste: Grainy sweet taste
Drinkability: Not more than a few

Overall: Not as good as Yuengling but almost. A bit to bitter to be a regular choice of mine..

Beer #139

Beer: Samuel Adams Boston Lager: Brewed Since: 1984 by Boston Beer Co, Boston, MA
Type of Beer: Amber Lager

Color: Clear Amber (Not cloudy this time)
Smell: Lemony Citrus smell
Taste: A lot better than last time, still WAY to bitter for me
Drinkability: If you like Amber Lagers (Which I do NOT) You might like this

Overall: I gave it a fair review with a FRESH (Dated DEC 2012) bottle. I am not a fan of this style of beer but if you are give it a try..

Beer Review #139

Beer: Michelob Lager: Brewed Since: 1896 by Anheuser-Busch, Saint Louis, Missouri
Type of Beer: Premium Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Like grain, very clean
Taste: Very refreshing, clean
Drinkability: Very easy to knock back a few

Overall: I miss the golden foil bottles this used to come in. UNLIKE Michelob Ultra, I LIKE this beer. This is a VERY GOOD LAGER.. IF you can find it.

Beer Review # 140

Beer: Stevens Point Lager: Brewed Since: 1857 by Stevens Point Brewery, Stevens Point, Wisconsin
Type of beer: Special Lager

Color: Pale Yellow
Smell: Very light and clean, very good
Taste: A very light taste, a good lawnmower beer
Drinkability: Maddy would like this, very smooth.

Overall: A very good beer BUT very hard to get here. And not very cheap, my six pack was 10 dollars. But I am glad I tried it. I saw this beer on a syfy channel movie.

Beer Review #141

Beer: Czechvar Beer: Brewed Since:1895 by Budvar (Budweiser) Brewing, Czech Republic
Type of beer: Premium Lager

Color: Nice Golden Yellow
Smell: Very clean cereal smell
Taste: All I can say is WOW! I wish Budweiser was this good!!
Drinkability: Very smooth

Overall: VERY hard to find around here, and my six pack was 10 bucks.. But I will enjoy them.

Beer review #142

Beer: Hamms: Brewed Since: 1865 by Hamms (Miller) Brewing, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Type of beer: Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Clean cereal smell
Taste: Very good, slightly sweet, then lightly bitter. Nice balance
Drinkability: This is a very smooth, easy to drink beer

Overall: I was SHOCKED to find this, used to be a big seller around here, then it was gone. Miller bought Hamms and its a northwest regional beer, but Miller decided to bring it back here. My 30 pack of cans was ONLY $12.99. A damn good beer for the money. Plus I love the can design.

Beer Review #143

Beer: Fyfe and Drum: Brewed Since: 1960 by Genesee Brewing Co, Rochester, New York
Type of beer: Lager

Color: Nice golden yellow
Smell: Clean grain and citrus
Taste: Very light somewhat sweet, very good
Drinkability: Very Smooth

Overall: I FINALLY get to try this beer, it's a very good light tasting lager.

Beer Review #144

Beer: Genesee Red Lager: Brewed Since: 1985 by Genesee Brewing Co, Rochester, New York
Type of Beer: Red Lager

Color: DUH! Amber Red
Smell: Like an Ashtray
Taste: About the same
Drinkability: For me,, NONE!

Overall: I am VERY Disappointed in this beer.. Sorry Genesee.. it's BAD!

Beer Review #145

Beer: Obolon Lager: Brewed Since:1974 by Obolon Brewing, Kiev, Ukraine
Type of Beer: Lager

Color: Pale yellow
Smell: BAD.. Like boiling cabbage
Taste: Not the WORST beer I've had, but not good.. Sour taste
Drinkability: NONE..

Overall: If you see this beer, AVOID IT!!

Ber Review #146

Beer: Pacifico Clara: Brewed Since: 1900 Cerveceria Del Pacifico, Mazatlan, Mexico
Type of Beer: Mexican Lager

Color: Yellow
Smell: Cereal grainy smell
Taste: Very light, slightly sweet.. Not bad..
Drinkability: very smooth.. easy to drink a few.

Overall: A favorite beer of surfers and beach dwellers in California and Mexico.. A very light smooth beer. One I'd say would be a good LAWNMOWER beer..

Beer review #147

Beer: Name Tag Lager: Brewed Since: 1993 by Minhas Brewing, Monroe, Wisconsin
Type of Beer: All malt Lager

Color: Dark Golden Yellow
Smell: Smells like a box Wheaties
Taste: Very sweet, like a malt liquor
Drinkability: For a cheap beer it aint too bad

Overall: Brewed JUST for Trader Joe's Stores, Name Tag is an ALL Malt beer. It's VERY sweet, and goes flat VERY quick. Honestly It's a beer I tried once, and probably won't buy again. If you see it you might want to give it a try.

Beer Review #148

Beer: Simpler Times Lager: Brewed Since: 1845 by Minhas Brewing, Monroe, Wisconsin
Type of Beer: Lager


Color: Dark golden yellow
Smell: Like bread
Taste: VERY sweet and STRONG (6.2% ALCOHOL)
Drinkability: Couldn't handle many of these

Overall: I REALLY wanted to like this beer, It's just TOO SWEET, almost like cider. It's cheap and I know why.

Beer Review #149

Beer: Dominion Lager: Brewed Since: 1989 by Old Dominion Brewing, Dover, Delaware
Type of Beer: Dortmunder (Amber) Lager

Color: Looks like iced tea
Smell: Nice clean smell
Taste: TOO BITTER..
Drinkability: None for me

Overall: Got this from my sister, she won it in a raffle. Got 3 more beers to try from this brewery and its not starting off on the right foot.. If you like amber lagers you MIGHT like this. But I DO NOT!!

Beer Review #150 !!!

Beer: Dominion Ale: Brewed Since: 1989 by Old Dominion Brewing, Dover, Delaware
Type of Beer: English style ale

Color: Amber
Smell: Lemony corn scent
Taste: Bitter but not to bad
Drinkability: It's drinkable, but I couldn't drink a lot of this.

Overall: Not a fan of English ales, but if you are, this one is worth a try