I'm just about at my wits end with these light beers. The fact is, most of these hit somewhere around 100 cal. A 12 ounce Guinness is only 25 more. The Guinness, however, is going to taste good. Yes, some versions of Guinness taste better than others, but they all taste better than light beers. I'm going to try another one. I haven't tried one from Yuengling yet, and their regular lager is pretty good. Let's see if they can handle this.
First sip is slightly skunky with a thin malt and no hint of the citrus that was supposed to be there in the first place. I'm sure the clear bottle is not doing in any favors when it comes to being skunked, and I don't see any indication on the label as to when the expiration should be. Once again, I find myself in the position of telling breweries how they're supposed to do things. For starters, the 11 digit number printed on the side of the clear glass is difficult to read, and the numbers make no sense to me. The last two digits of the year appear to be in here twice, and I can't tell which one is the one I'm supposed be reading. Furthermore, I can't tell where the month or day are. Am I supposed to be able to tell?
Tip-in is, again, slightly skunky with minimal carbonation and a somewhat sweet malt. The middle moves to a bit more carbonation as the malt continues to be sweet, and the skunk goes way almost entirely; the problem is that this doesn't really have much of a taste. The finish brings back the hint of skunk before sending it into the trail off with the citrus never having revealed itself.
Bottom Line: Not great.
2.0/5
