Let it be known, my choice to buy this beer was so that I could use the bottle for homebrewing

Fischer Tradition = 0/10

Ratebeer 2.19/5 9th percentile
Beer Advocate C

The aroma from this lifeless beer reminded me of grass, vegetables, wet paper and urine. It's flavour was no better: lettuce, grass and metallic corn. Luckily the acidic/astringent metallic and herbal hop snap at the end was short lived. It wasn't so much a snap, but a tongue smack with a wet lasagna noodle. Sometimes I think beers are exported because no one will drink this crap back home.

Taste +1
Aftertaste 0
Alcohol Content 0 6%
Value -1
Appearance 0

Stanley Park Nobel Pilsner = 0/10

Ratebeer 2.4/5 only 3 reviews percentile
Beer Advocate N/A

Nose is about as lively as Gaddafi; maybe a bit of apple juice. Mouthfeel is light to medium and fizzy. It tastes like a stale Stella. Apple juice, slight vegetal, straw, perhaps a bit of spicy and herbal hops. Maybe Canada's most advanced brewery can use this technology to make a tasty beer. Much better in cans than on draft, but far from an endorsement. It's a little too sweet for me.

Taste 0
Aftertaste 0
Alcohol Content 0 5%
Value 0
Appearance 0

I have sunk to a new low; I bought beer from a corner store. This was not the sort of Seattle corner store where you find a selection of Stone Vertical Epics. This corner store had a large selection of Spam and expired prepackaged sandwiches. The deed was done - I bought the cheapest can of beer on the shelf. So what does $1.25 per pint get you: not a whole lot.

Milwaukee's Premium Best

Ratebeer 1.05 0th percentile
Beer Advocate D-

Taste +1

It technically was beer. The nose was very, very light with straw and metal shavings. I sniffed so hard to try and get a scent, I actually snorted beer. The 'Bests' mouthfeel could be best described as absent. Luckily the white fluffy head did not last long; it reminded me of styrofoam packing peanuts. Your dominant flavours are straw, stale peanuts and metallic hops. There was a small hop bite at the end which had the odd taste of diluted mandarin oranges.

Aftertaste 0

It left a slight soapy residue in the mouth.

Alcohol Content -1 4.3%

This was not actually listed on the can. The low ABV actually makes this a true session beer. The 'session' you are after while drinking this crappy beer escapes my imagination.

Value 0

This beer has its place; its place is in a trailer park or beer pong tournament. You cannot go too wrong at $1.25 for a 500ml can.

Ingame Enhancement 0

Drinking this beer really set the mood for my weekly Hoarders fix. It also reset my overly developed beer palate to zero.

Overall 0/10

I may have been too harsh in my opinion of this beer. It was light, crisp, palate cleansing and refreshing. This could also describe the bottled water in the next cooler. This same bottled tap water cost up to three times as much as Milwaukee's Best.

Pyramid Hefeweizen
Ratebeer 2.84 31st percentile
Beer Advocate C+

Taste +1

It must be summertime, there are hefes everywhere. Sadly, this one is a bit below average. The nose is a little lager-like, citrus, honey and grass. The brew is a little watery with only the slightest of citrus/grain flavours and aromatic hop ting. At least it was refreshing.

Aftertaste -1

Your mouth is left coated with this pasting of sour lemon or bruised citrus fruit.

Alcohol Content 0 5.2%

Value 0

At least it was free. Thanks to the managers reception at Silver Cloud Lake Union.

Ingame Enhancement 0

I gotta start leaving this criteria out now that I am actually leaving the house.

Overall 0/10

Look elsewhere for a good hefe.

Sleemans Fine Porter

Ratebeer 2.78 27th percentile
Beer Advocate C+

What exactly do they mean by fine?

Taste +1

The nose is slightly porter like; caramel, roasted grains and weak coffee. The flavour is very Sleeman like, but with a little roasted caramel and cheap licorice added. You either like Sleemans cream ale or you don't.

Aftertaste -2

Again you either like Sleemans... This left a coating all over the place. It was like you ate a cheap piece of licorice that had been dipped in glue.

Alcohol Content 0 5.5%

Value 0

It is on par with other Sleeman beer; about $12 a 6-pack. If you spend 2 bucks more you can get Sierra Nevada Porter.

Ingame Enhancement +1

Just another night at the office; I work at the DMV for zombies. I am never employee of the month.

Overall 0/10

Yup, that about sums it up. Excuse me while I go brush my teeth.

Samuel Adams Scotch Ale

Ratebeer 3.27 69th percentile
Beer Advocate B+

Taste +1

Your nose is teased with hints of light malt sweetness and smoke. The taste is very malty, a little too sweet I think. This is all mixed in with smoke, wood and peat moss flavours.

Aftertaste -1

The leftovers were a little burnt toast like. Not the good 12 grain organic kind, think more along the lines of wonderbread.

Alcohol Content 0 5.4%
No redeeming itself here.

Value 0

At least it was free

Ingame Enhancement 0

Overall 0/10 On par with water

There must be balance in a box of beer. This was certainly the anchor. Perhaps it is a style bias; it got higher ratings on the beer sites.

Flavius:This was an impulse buy at a lower end CBAW. I also bought a Canadian Cold Shots; a new personal low for myself. The best part was both beers cost me under $5.
Meterman: I can not believe you bought beer in a Red Bull can.
F: I'm a sucker for fun flashing packaging
M: You are just like a @#$@#$ crow! You know that!
F: I prefer to say easily visually enticed.
M: Hey, let me drop this flashing red LED on the floor..
F: OH OH OH, what is this ..soo cool, must have it..
M: great a zombie crow.


Shaftebury Four Twenty Brilliant Lager

Ratebeer 2.43 15th percentile
Beer Advocate B- WTF?? B-


Taste 0

The nose was very faint, maybe cream corn, grass and maraschino cherry sweetness. The taste was very hollow but much like the nose. There were hints of honey, grains and grass. A very tasteless beer.

Aftertaste -1

It was very dry and clean, but left a residual bitter aftertaste. I enjoy a bitter aftertaste when there is initial flavour to warrant it.

Alcohol Content 0 5%

Value 0

Although it was $3 for 473ml, I still wouldn't buy it again.

Ingame Enhancement +1

It does provide ethanol that is unobtrusive to gameplay. It says 'no preservatives' on the can; perhaps they should have added some to give it flavour.

Overall 0/10 BLECK

Maybe a summer beer. Only if they are sold out of Corona and every other kind of beer, including Old English!

Red Stripe Lager (Jamaica)
Beer Advocate C
Rate beer 2.21 10th Percentile


I have seen this beer almost everywhere. We bought this one an impulse at a CBAW. This decision is further proof that you should never visit a CBAW after have a few; especially without a list.

Taste +1

I am sounding like a broken record now, but this tastes like every other imported lager. Hmmm lets rattle off the list; light flavours of honey, corn and fresh cut grass. This one had a slight metallic bite to it. Oh, I almost forgot it was far too carbonated.

Aftertaste 0

The lingering bitterness that followed the sweet honey was also to be expected. Luckily it finished clean.

Alcohol Content -1 4.7%

Holy @$@#, this is a surprise, it is less than 5%.

Value -1

You get 6x330ml stubbie bottles for about $12. You could have bought a 6 pack of Blue, used a felt marker to put a red stripe on the can and never known the difference. You would have also saved a few bucks and reduced your carbon footprint.

Ingame Enhancement +1

Well, I did have fun playing SingStar for PS3 with an old University buddy, this helped dull the pain of getting rocked by drinking crappy beer.

Overall 0/10 BLECK

I'm done wasting words.