Larry's Beer Index

Beer review #151

Beer: Dominion Oak Barrel Stout: Brewed Since: 1989 by Dominion Brewery, Dover, Delaware
Type of Beer: Oak Barrel Stout

Color: Black
Smell: Coffee and ashes
Taste:
Drinkability: NONE for me

Overall: this is AWFUL STUFF...

Beer Review #152

Beer: Dominion Hop Mountain Pale Ale: Brewed Since: 1989 by Old Dominion Brewing, Dover, Delaware
Type of Beer: Pale Ale

Color: Amber
Smell: Like grapefruit
Taste: Like carbonated unsweet grapefruit juice
Drinkability: For me NONE.. WAY TO BITTER..

Overall: If you like EXTRA hoppy beer this is for you.. NOT for me..

Beer Review #153

Beer: Little Kings Cream Ale: Brewed Since:1958 by Hudepohl- Schoenling Brewing co, Cincinnati, Ohio
Type of Beer: Cream Ale

Color: Dark amber yellow
Smell: very sweet cereal grain smell
Taste: Very strong, nice balance of bitter and sweet
Drinkability: There is a reason it comes in 7 ounce bottles.

Overall: Not as good as Genesee Cream Ale, but it's a local classic around here. It comes in an 8 pack of 7 ounce bottles.

Beer Review #154

Beer: Old Milwaukee Ice: Brewed Since: 1994 By Stroh Brewing Co. (Pabst), Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Type of Beer: Ice Beer

Color: Dark Amber Yellow
Smell: Very clean grainy smell
Taste: Very mild for an Ice beer, very good
Drinkability: I could knock back a few of these.

Overall: New to our area, Old Milwaukee Ice has been around since 1994. I saw it at the store for $2.99 a six pack of 16 ounce cans and had to try it. I must say I am impressed how good and mellow this is. This might be better than Genesee Ice.

Beer Review #155

Beer: Leinenkugel's Lemon Berry Shandy: Brewed Since: 1987 by Leinenkugel's Brewing, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Type of Beer: Lemon Berry Shandy

Color: Kinda reddish
Smell: Like fruit loops
Taste: Very good, but not at all like beer
Drinkability: About the same as a tropical drink

Overall: This taste more like a wine cooler than a beer, but it's good.

My first review of 2013:

Beer Review # 156

Beer: Mammas Little Yella Pils: Brewed Since: 2004 by Oscar Blues Brewery, Longmont, Colorado
Type Of Beer: Pilsner

Color: BRIGHT Yellow
Smell: Kinda like cereal
Taste: Very nice, a good mix of bitter and sweet
Drinkability: Very smooth, easy to knock back

Overall: New to Ohio the Oscar Blues has several beers to try.. This one I like.

Beer Review #157

Beer: Sam Adams White Lantern: Brewed Since: 2012 by Boston Beer Company, Boston Massachusetts
Type Of Beer: Seasonal Spiced Beer

Color: Looks like unstrained cider
Smell: Very floral smell
Taste: Very sweet, no bitterness.. Nice
Drinkability: Not sure I'd could handle a lot of this

Overall: 1 of 3 Sam Adams Beers I will be trying (Thanks to my friend glen). It's not a bad beer, but not something I'd like to drink every day. It's just too sweet.

Beer review #158

Beer: Samuel Adams Maple Pecan Porter: Brewed Since: 2006 by Boston Brewing Co, Boston, Mass.
Type of Beer: Porter

Color: Dark like black coffee
Smell: Very bitter coffee smell
Taste: GOD AWFUL. Like drinking out of an ASHTRAY.
Drinkability: NONE for me

Overall: AVOID THIS, nasty stuff..

Beer Review #159

Beer: Samuel Adams Irish Red: Brewed Since: 2007 by Boston Brewing Co., Boston, Mass
Type of Beer: Irish Ale

Color: Deep Amber
Smell: Vinegar
Taste: Carbonated Vinegar, VERY BITTER..
Drinkability: None for me, not a fan of this type of beer

Overall: The last of the 3 Samuel Adams, this beer is just too strong and bitter to even enjoy it. Glad it was FREE..

Beer Review #160

Beer: Mike's Hard Cranberry Lemonade: Brewed Since: 2008 by Mikes Hard, Rochester New York
Type of Beer: Flavored Beer (It says so on the bottle)

Color: Reddish Pink
Smell: Like Berry's (Dawn says Fruity)
Taste: Very sweet and Fruity
Drinkability: Dawn says VERY Drinkable, I like it but too much sugar for me..

Overall: Very Enjoyable beverage, it's a change of pace from regular beer. Too much sugar for me to handle though

Beer Review #161

Beer: Mike's Hard Limeade: Brewed Since: 2008 by Mike's Hard Lemonade Co, Rochester, New York
Type of Beer: Limeade flavored beer

Color: Light yellow
Smell: kinda like Fruitloops
Taste: Very sweet and tart, VERY GOOD
Drinkability: I can see me drinking this on a warm summer day by the poolside this upcoming summer..

Overall: Very refreshing but VERY sweet. You cannot drink this and be in a bad mood.

Beer Review #162

Beer: O'Douls: Brewed Since: 1990 By Anheuser-Busch, Saint Louis, Missouri
Type of Beer: Non-Alcoholic beer

Color: Pale Yellow
Smell: Like lemons
Taste: Taste like soapy dishwater
Drinkability: About the same as water

Overall: I got a free can from a vendor, so I gave it a try. If you NEED a No Alcohol beer try Miller Sharps. This sucks.

Beer Review #163

Beer: Redds Apple Ale: Brewed Since: 2012 by Redds Brewing co, Albany, Georgia
Type of Beer: Apple Ale

Color: Dark Golden Yellow
Smell: Like Apple Cider
Taste: Like Carbonated Apple Juice
Drinkability: I'd Like this in the Summer

Overall: A very good Apple tasting drink, does not taste like beer.

Beer Review #164

Beer: Budweiser Black Crown: Brewed Since: 2012 by Anheuser-Busch, Saint Louis, Missouri
Type of Beer: Golden Amber Lager

Color: Golden Amber
Smell: Very clean grainy smell
Taste: Very Good, Not to bitter, not to weak
Drinkability: At 6% Alcohol I'm not sure I'd wanna drink a LOT of these. But a few aint bad

Overall: Of the 2 amber lagers I like (This and Yuengling) they both taste a LOT alike.

Beer Review #165

Beer: Beck's Sapphire: Brewed Since: 2013 by Brauerai and Becks, Saint Louis, Missouri
Type Of Beer: Golden Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Very sweet grain
Taste: VERY good, not too bitter at all
Drinkability: Very smooth, a little strong (6% Alcohol)

Overall: Found this at a gas station for 99 cents, thought I'd try it. Very good beer, but somewhat strong.

Beer review #166

Beer: Weidemann Special Lager: Brewed Since: 1870 by the George Weidemann Brewing Co, Newport, Kentucky
Type of Beer: Bohemian Style Lager

Color: Pale Yellow
Smell: Lemony grain scent
Taste: Has a light lemon tang to it, but not bad
Drinkability: Very smooth (As Maddy would say, a lawnmower beer)

Overall: I went to Newport JUST to get this beer (One of the fond ones of my youth), only to find this. It's not a bad beer by ANY means but it is NOT the Weidemann beer I remember. It's different. At the premium price it's being sold at, it won't be something I buy again.


ON A SIDE NOTE: After being critical of their beer on their facebook page they removed my comments twice!! But cannot silence me here on MY own forum..

Beer Review #167

Beer: Longboard Island Lager: Brewed Since: 1994 by Kona brewing company, Kona Hawaii
Type of Beer: Lager

Color: Golden yellow
Smell: Clean wheat like smell
Taste: very light and slightly sweet... Like a tropical island
Drinkability: This is a summer by the pool beer.

Overall: Not a cheap beer but one worth trying. A good summertime beer. It's also quite hard to find where I live so I'll enjoy what I have.

Beer Review # 168

Beer: Bud Light Straw-ber-rita: Brewed Since: 2013 by Anheauser-Busch, Saint Louis, Missouri
Type of Beer: Flavored Beer

Color: Red
Smell: Like Berries
Taste: Very sweet and VERY GOOD
Drinkability: A good "Girly" drink.. Dawn Loves it...

Overall: A very good poolside beverage for your female companions..

Beer Review # 169

Beer: Henry Weinhard's Lager: Brewed Since: 1856 by Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co, Golden Colorado
Type of Beer: Northwest Style Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Grainy sweet
Taste: A light sweet taste
Drinkability: Very smooth easy to knock back a few

Overall: Not a bad beer, but QUITE expensive. A six-pack of bottles was $9... It almost taste like Coors Extra Gold.

Beer Review #170

Beer: Third Shift Amber Lager: Brewed Since: 2012 By Band of Brewers (Coors) Trenton, Ohio
Type of Beer: Amber Lager

Color: Amber (DUH)
Smell: Kinda like Iced tea
Taste: Citrus tasting, a little more bitter than I like, but not bad.
Drinkability: Very Smooth..

Overall: Not a bad beer, but NOT as good as Yuengling. I MUST thank my good buddy JOHN for bringing me this beer. I'll enjoy the 6 I have.

Beer Review # 171

Beer: Samuel Smith Organic Lager: Brewed Since: 1758 by Samuel Smith Brewing, Tadcaster, United Kingdom
Type Of Beer: Organic Lager

Color: Nice golden lager color
Smell: Almost like a spring day
Taste: Not to bitter, not to sweet, kinda mellow
Drinkability: Very smooth for a British beer, But it comes in a big bottle so one is plenty.

Overall: I was nicely shocked at how nice this beer is, Since I got mine free I have no Idea how much it costs. I think its 5 dollars or so a bottle. I am glad I tried it,
but its not something I would buy on a regular basis because it hard to find here and its expensive.

Beer Review #172

Beer: Samuel Smith Oatmeal Stout: Brewed Since: 1758 By Samuel Smith Brewing co., Tadcaster, UK (United Kingdom)
Type of Beer: Oatmeal Stout

Color: Black
Smell: Very strong
Taste:Strong bitter ashy taste.
Drinkability: Almost none for me

Overall: I don't like this beer ONE BIT.. It's horrible

Beer review # 173

Beer: Killian's Irish Stout: Brewed Since: 2011 By Miller/Coors Golden Colorado (Under License by Killian's)
Type of Beer: Irish Stout

Color: Black
Smell; Awful
Taste: Like a chocolate Milkshake and beer mixed
Drinkability: None for me..

Overall: Awful stuff (I am not a fan of Stouts) Glad mine was free..

Beer Review #174

Beer: Samuel Smiths Organic Chocolate Stout: Brewed Since: 1758 By Samuel Smith, Tadcaster, UK
Type of Beer: Organic Chocolate Stout

Color: Black as coffee
Smell: Like Chocolate Milk
Taste: Like Bitter carbonated chocolate milk
Drinkability: None for me.. Nasty stuff..

Overall: Not a fan of this type of beer, It's just nasty.

Beer Review #175

Beer: Carlsberg Elephant: Brewed Since: 1959 By Carlsberg Breweries, Denmark
Type of Beer: European Lager

Color: Dark Golden Yellow
Smell: Very strong hops smell
Taste: Strong (7.2%) Alcohol, yet smooth and sweet
Drinkability: After a few of these YOU WILL SEE ELEPHANTS (Probably pink ones)

Overall: This hard to find beer is something I have wanted to try for a while. And at 10 dollars a six pack It's not something I''ll buy again. It's VERY strong, But worth
trying once.

Beer Review #176

Beer: Imperial Cerveza: Brewed Since: 1924 by Ortega brewery, Costa Rica
Type of Beer: Lager

Color: Golden Yellow
Smell: Nice cereal smell
Taste: Very light and sweet
Drinkability: Smooth like a tropical drink, easy to drink on the beach all day.

Overall: My Aunt got this on sale at Jungle Jim's and gave me a few. It is the best selling beer in Costa Rica. It's very good BUT hard to find around here. Glad I tried it.

Beer Review #177

Beer: Mickey's Malt Liquor: Brewed Since: 1972 By Miller/Coors Brewing (Formerly G. Heilmann) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Type of Beer: Malt Liquor

Color: Pale yellow
Smell: Very sweet cereal smell (Kinda like Frosted Flakes)
Taste: Very sweet and light
Drinkability: Very smooth, east to drink

Overall: Used to drink this in college, it's a very good malt liquor, but once it gets warm it's terrible. Drink it Ice cold and you'll be ok..

Beer Review #178

Beer: Steel Reserve 211: Brewed Since: 1998 by SAB Miller/Coors, Milwaukee Wisconsin
Type of Beer: High Gravity Lager (High Alcohol Content)

Color: Deep Golden Yellow
Smell: Very strong beer smell
Taste: WHOOOO That's strong and sweet. Yet very smooth
Drinkability: Once you get past the strength, it's not a bad beer, but more than a few would give you a headache.

Overall: Once a beer only bums and hobo's would drink has now gone mainstream, The HIGH alcohol content (8.1%) is what draws the college crowds, plus it's DIRT cheap. My 24 ounce can was
only 99 cents.. A few of these and you'd be DRUUUUUUNK...

Beer Review #179

Beer: Steel Kettle Whistle Lager: Brewed Since: 2007 by Steel Brewing Company, Lacrosse, Wisconsin
Type of Beer: Lager

Color: Cloudy Yellow
Smell: Sweet honey smell
Taste: Very sweet, like a malt liquor
Drinkability: It's not something I want a lot of

Overall: My friend found this beer at Liquor Barn in Lexington, Kentucky for 3 bucks a 12 pack. I got a feeling this beer is about 2 years old. It's drinkable but not much more than that. I bet it would be good if it were fresh.

Beer Review # 180

Beer: Steel Kettle Whistle Light: Brewed Since: 2007 by Steel Brewing Company, Lacrosse, Wisconsin
Type of Beer: Light Lager

Color: Pale Yellow
Smell: Sweet corn and grain
Taste: Kinda skunky and sweet
Drinkability: Not a lot

Overall: Now I know why its was 3 dollars a 12 pack. It's Awful.