Rolling Rock Extra Pale - Latrobe Brewing Co.

JamesMN

Minnesota

3.03/5  rDev +15.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Appearance: Crystal clear straw color with a thin and bubbly white head.

Aroma: Not much there and the only good thing is there are no off smells.

Taste: That average adjunct lager taste but with a noticeable difference on the end. A sort of sweetness that tastes like watered down apple juice. Basically no other flavors on this one, just like soda water. Crisp finish.

Mouthfeel: Thin/medium in body. Easy drinkability and lots of effervescence.

FInal Thoughts: Being one of the cheapest beers on the market, Rolling Rock is a good bet if you are going for quantity over substance but is otherwise just one in a long line of adjunct beers that are not worth your time if you are serious about craft beer. Would I drink it again? Nope.

Serving type: can

10-31-2012 04:56:34 | More by JamesMN

Aretis

Indiana

2.75/5  rDev +5%

05-21-2013 05:48:42 | More by Aretis

cfitterer

Arizona

3.25/5  rDev +24%

05-21-2013 02:28:42 | More by cfitterer

Slay40

Michigan

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-20-2013 00:36:36 | More by Slay40

Bear1964

Nebraska

2.75/5  rDev +5%

05-19-2013 18:47:33 | More by Bear1964

sunny289

California

3.25/5  rDev +24%

05-18-2013 06:48:04 | More by sunny289

Nolen12

Kentucky

2.25/5  rDev -14.1%

05-16-2013 20:10:45 | More by Nolen12

lucasj82

Indiana

3/5  rDev +14.5%

05-15-2013 01:19:56 | More by lucasj82

InspectorBob

New Jersey

3/5  rDev +14.5%

05-14-2013 21:07:30 | More by InspectorBob

KerryCummins1977

Kentucky

3.25/5  rDev +24%

05-14-2013 20:44:03 | More by KerryCummins1977

yuenglingade

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-13-2013 23:11:29 | More by yuenglingade

rderedin

Maine

3/5  rDev +14.5%

05-11-2013 21:35:00 | More by rderedin

pcsnyder

Pennsylvania

3.25/5  rDev +24%

05-10-2013 12:53:27 | More by pcsnyder

NOLANDMAN

Massachusetts

3.75/5  rDev +43.1%

05-09-2013 05:21:28 | More by NOLANDMAN

ZEB89

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-06-2013 17:54:24 | More by ZEB89

flooshmander

California

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

05-04-2013 07:12:37 | More by flooshmander

bnes09

Illinois

2.93/5  rDev +11.8%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Light straw color, mostly see-through. Weak head, weak retention. Grainy aroma with hints of herbal hop. Mild malt flavor and lots of rice adjunct. Grassy, herbal hop and not quite enough to balance. Light bodied, coarse grainy texture, descent carbonation. Nothing special. No offensive flavors but nothing interesting either.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 05:14:20 | More by bnes09

PoppyParthenonE

Connecticut

3.5/5  rDev +33.6%

05-04-2013 01:53:54 | More by PoppyParthenonE

Stinkypuss

Pennsylvania

2.19/5  rDev -16.4%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2

Rolling Rock

LOOK: Labeled as extra pale, and fits that description. Damn near clear.

SMELL: Grains, corn, straw, and coming off a bit medicinal.

TASTE: Tart grains, rice, wild yeast. This is like a gueze light. A touch of acidic hops with a garbage pail quality that somehow works here. This is my crap beer of choice when good cheap beer is not available. Cracker like malt, leafy, oily bitterness and a bit sour. Above all else, all of these flavors are very, very light. It is kind of sour, true beer aficionados may find this flavor profile comical, to say the least.

OVERALL: Kind of odd when you actually try to taste this beer. If you're not paying attention, it drinks like water. Under the microscope, it's kind of odd like mentioned earlier.

Serving type: bottle

05-04-2013 00:40:23 | More by Stinkypuss

chadmbogo

Ontario (Canada)

4/5  rDev +52.7%

05-02-2013 13:50:54 | More by chadmbogo

h4ger

Connecticut

3/5  rDev +14.5%

05-02-2013 02:18:05 | More by h4ger

danfix99

Minnesota

1/5  rDev -61.8%

05-01-2013 20:15:57 | More by danfix99

Swosu19

Oklahoma

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

04-30-2013 01:09:51 | More by Swosu19

GraduatedCashew

California

2/5  rDev -23.7%

04-25-2013 16:16:50 | More by GraduatedCashew

Goat2Hunter

Georgia

4.75/5  rDev +81.3%
look: 5 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 5

appearance is excellent, great styling, smell is good too, taste is excellent, they must use alot of hops in making it, yet its very sweet, its like a sweeter version of Heineken, mouth-feel is pretty nice I suppose, and overall I love this beer, my one and only beef with it is that its hard to find, but besides that I think this is the pinnacle of American Macro lagers, and I would hope that even all the craft beer preppies on this site try it and like it too.

Serving type: bottle

04-25-2013 13:24:35 | More by Goat2Hunter