With "Quality & Tradition" etched into the green glass, our next beer is Moosehead Lager purchased from Giant Eagle.
This beer is from Canada's oldest independent brewery, started in 1867. Susannah Oland, "the godmother of beer," brought her recipe for a brown October ale to Nova Scotia in 1865. The brewery survived two fires before her death, and then her sons took over the company. This lager specifically is the brewery's flagship beer and is a light and refreshing drink.
Overall average rating: 5.2/10
It pours a clear, straw/yellow color, and it is quite carbonated with no lacing. There is a thick white head that diminishes rather moderately, compared to some of the quickly diminishing heads we've encountered so far. There is a pungent wheat aroma with a hint of hop. It has a light, gentle wheat flavor with a slight front of the tongue bite. It is crisp without a lot of hop flavor - nothing overwhelming.
Shawn- It has a clean, refreshing taste - it's a middle of summer kind of beer. And, as we all know, it is better to drink a Moosehead than to give it *chuckles*, 5/10.
Angela- It is a good summer sessionable alternative to the domestic lights, 5/10.
Chris- It tastes better than the smell and is surprisingly light and refreshing, 5.5/10.
Our next Canadian beer is Labatt Blue Imported, purchased at Vintage Estates.
This was named by the fans of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers football team for the color of the label, and it was introduced in 1951 as Labatt Pilsener. It was also the first brand in Canada to utilize the twist-off cap. This pilsener-style lager is 5% ABV.
Overall average rating: 3.7/10
It is a clear, light yellow beer with a white head. It gives off wheat and citrusy hop (cascade?) aromas. There is a light crystal malt taste with a slight wheat flavor. It slightly bites the side of your tongue.
Shawn- I am a huge hockey fan, and unfortunately the taste of this beer reminds me of hockey games - I love hockey, but I hate the beer they sell for $7/glass. On that note, GO DEVILS!!, 3.5/10.
Angela- This is not a memorable beer; it reminds me of Miller Lite, 3.5/10.
Chris- It didn't leave me with a bad taste in my mouth, 4/10.
Today's beer is Molson Canadian, purchased at Fast Fuel (a local gas station). (The Molson website is pretty cool - very interactive, talking about the products and history as you would expect. If you click on Hockey and then the hockey player, you can practice shooting a puck at a goalie!)
Founded in Montreal in 1786, Molson Coors Canada is the oldest brewing company in North America. Molson itself is the second oldest company in Canada, following behind Hudson's Bay Company. This is made with Canadian water and prairie barley without any preservatives.
Overall average rating: 4.8/10
This is a clear, light straw/pilsner colored beer with a frothy white head. The aroma is crisp with scents of cascade hops, barley, and wheat. The taste is light and refreshing, as most pilsner/lagers are, with a slight metallic after taste even though it came from a bottle.
Shawn- I like the aroma even though it is a pilsner, although I am thrown off by the metallic after taste, 5/10.
Angela- It is a good, refreshing beer for a summer day, but I find nothing amazing about it, 5/10.
Chris- There is nothing really memorable about this beer. It is good for drinking in the summertime, 4.5/10.
