Rolling Rock Extra Pale - Latrobe Brewing Co.

RichieS2

Michigan

1.9/5  rDev -27.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

I am a fan of James Rolfe's Angry Video Game Nerd who frequently uses this beer as a prop so I decided to give this beer a chance. I was not to terribly impressed.

Appearance: The bottle is green and the contents are definitely pale as the liquid barely gives a slight golden tint to the glass.

Smell: The beer was relatively odorless besides some faint skunk.

Taste: Here is the beer's real weakness, after taking a sip I have to admit that I did not taste much of anything. I realize that is a trademark of Adjunct Lager but still upon initial contact with my mouth there was some very slight malt and then as I rolled it around my mouth I tasted nothing, no malts, no hops, nothing.

Mouthfeel: Went down like water. This is the part of beer that I take the least amount of consideration in and the wateriness just reminds me of how much I did not like this beer.

Drinkability: Went down easy enough and had an ABV under 5% so one could drink it all night. But why? I personally would pour it out.

Serving type: bottle

01-10-2010 20:58:08 | More by RichieS2

DrunkinYogi

Connecticut

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-18-2013 02:54:18 | More by DrunkinYogi

menacho1

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -14.1%

06-17-2013 22:38:32 | More by menacho1

wsickler

Pennsylvania

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-17-2013 15:42:10 | More by wsickler

dnetnil

Missouri

2.25/5  rDev -14.1%

06-17-2013 08:37:00 | More by dnetnil

ahbithwabm

Illinois

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-16-2013 22:29:33 | More by ahbithwabm

rvonhagen

Washington

3.5/5  rDev +33.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Rolling Rock - a little different. The mystery of the "33" on the label may refer to the fact that the beer is brewed at 33 degrees and is by far best served at 33 degrees. Or it may mean something much more mysterious. Despite the fact that it is now brewed in St. Louis and is owned by a Belgian global giant, it is still an interesting niche beer. I just purchased an 18 pack of 16 oz. cans for $11.99 in Seattle. That makes Rolling Rock a great warm weather bargain beer. Served ice cold in my stainless steel insulated mug, it is truly refreshing on a warm day. There has to be some appreciation of beers that are affordable for the masses and are clean and refreshing without the macro-brew name. I like PBR and Rolling Rock for this reason. I am rating it based on it's competition and price and not how it compares with Fremont Brewing's Summer Ale (freaking awesome). There ought to be another category for value. Rolling Rock would be a perfect 5!

Serving type: can

06-16-2013 21:07:52 | More by rvonhagen

zmusselman

Pennsylvania

2.75/5  rDev +5%

06-16-2013 19:15:14 | More by zmusselman

mobrockman

Florida

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-16-2013 03:05:29 | More by mobrockman

avckc

California

1.75/5  rDev -33.2%

06-14-2013 04:46:39 | More by avckc

ValpoExpo

Ohio

3.56/5  rDev +35.9%
look: 2.75 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25

An under appreciated domestic beer that possesses a unique pale ale flavor that is unlike any of the other MacroBreweries. Best enjoyed in the bottle. I've always been grateful for Rolling Rock's painted label, very cool. With all the other bottles out there you can peel their brand right off the bottle, but not Rolling Rock. A very good beer for an always reasonable price.

Serving type: bottle

06-13-2013 21:06:41 | More by ValpoExpo

Brew33

Ohio

2.25/5  rDev -14.1%

06-12-2013 16:49:13 | More by Brew33

biegaman

Ontario (Canada)

1.8/5  rDev -31.3%
look: 3.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.75 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

"Extra Pale" no kidding! Rolling Rock has little colour to it save for a thin, shimmering yellow lining. Its head ballooned from the pour but quickly settled to a healthy, respectable level. The lacing it leaves is shaped like fire flames; it's like something Guy Fieri would wear.

Corn syrup and vegetable sprouts inform a synthetically sweetened and foul smell you won't be able to resist retching over. Mind you, this canned sample lacks the textbook green-glass skunkiness that the bottle packs, but I'd still call it an aroma fit for masochists.

I imagine you could pour Rolling Rock into a baking dish, put it in the oven and 45 minutes later pull out a loaf of corn bread. That's what it tastes like - well, the corn part anyway. The brewery calls this the "perfect blend of barley, rice and corn" but I don't taste much of any barley.

Rolling Rock drinks less like a beer and more like an artificial sweetener; you'd swear they filled the can from the industrial corn syrup vats of a Coca-Cola factory. Its texture is also very starchy; it drinks like water that had been used to soak rice or potatoes overnight.

Serving Rolling Rock at a near-freezing temperature makes it tolerable, but that glass is a ticking time-bomb - once that chill fades all kinds of horrors ignite. Indeed, drinking rice and corn lagers is a form of torture for any true beer geek - not because of their brand names or that they're mass-produced but because, simply, they're made with atrociously inferior ingredients.

Serving type: can

06-12-2013 01:35:12 | More by biegaman

Cubieblu

Illinois

2.25/5  rDev -14.1%

06-11-2013 01:21:53 | More by Cubieblu

CADMixes

Massachusetts

1.5/5  rDev -42.7%

06-11-2013 00:33:02 | More by CADMixes

jesus808

California

3/5  rDev +14.5%

06-10-2013 07:47:00 | More by jesus808

russwilliam

New York

1.75/5  rDev -33.2%

06-09-2013 23:56:27 | More by russwilliam

Eric908

South Dakota

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-09-2013 13:27:29 | More by Eric908

Jimbo4430

Virginia

3/5  rDev +14.5%

06-08-2013 23:54:14 | More by Jimbo4430

RedWeizen83

Texas

1/5  rDev -61.8%

06-08-2013 16:15:54 | More by RedWeizen83

307x

Ontario (Canada)

3.25/5  rDev +24%

06-07-2013 23:57:43 | More by 307x

jngrizzaffi

Texas

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-07-2013 15:19:05 | More by jngrizzaffi

hochief

Wisconsin

2.75/5  rDev +5%

06-05-2013 00:16:42 | More by hochief

maxwelldeux

North Carolina

1.25/5  rDev -52.3%

06-03-2013 02:20:07 | More by maxwelldeux

Matt73

New York

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

06-03-2013 01:19:06 | More by Matt73