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This is such a cute can that I couldn't help but pick it up. It reminds me of Li'l Brudder from Strong Bad so many years ago. Will this little guy be able to take on the bigger, rougher beers that occupy the same store shelves? Is there a reason a 4.2% ABV beer needs to be in such a small can? Is this their version of those little pony bottles that Rolling Rock used to have? Have I never done a review for a Rolling Rock beer? I have to fix that.
There's only 8 ounces of beer, so I really didn't know what glass to use. I thought about a small snifter, but that seems pretentious for a fairly straight-forward American lager. Plus, it's the wrong kind of glass. I know that people with more expertise than I have determined the shape of the glass for each style, and I shouldn't muck about with the perfect world order of beer glasses. The yellow beer has a minimal head and smells of yeast and sweet malt. The yeast kind of threw me.
First sip is not terrible. It's kind of bland, but the sweet, doughy malt and a little bit of herbs are adding enough to let you know that an attempt was made at beer. If you're planning on sipping this while you eat a slider or similarly small meal, you could do worse. This is certainly enough to fill the "I just need a beer" moment and leave you well enough to get on with your day (not that I would suggest driving, operating heavy machinery, or performing a surgery after beer).
First sip is not terrible. It's kind of bland, but the sweet, doughy malt and a little bit of herbs are adding enough to let you know that an attempt was made at beer. If you're planning on sipping this while you eat a slider or similarly small meal, you could do worse. This is certainly enough to fill the "I just need a beer" moment and leave you well enough to get on with your day (not that I would suggest driving, operating heavy machinery, or performing a surgery after beer).
Tip-in is dough malt, herbs, and yeast with virtually no carbonation. The middle becomes a raucous hail of carbonation with the flavors muting themselves in the warty abyss. The finish brings back the sweetness of the dough malt before herbs and yeast clutch on hard for the trail off.
Bottom Line: Reasonable taste from an unreasonably small can.
2.5/5
