Rolling Rock Extra Pale - Latrobe Brewing Co.

tectactoe

Michigan

2.18/5  rDev -16.8%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2

Rolling Rock "Extra Pale", huh? Extra Pale is an understatement. This beer is almost clear. Imagine the lightest straw colored beer you've ever seen, and this one does it one better. One shade lighter. One shade closer to pure transparency. Sometimes I'm not sure if the glass is full or empty.

I can't comment on any head as I've never seen one. Oh, that white fizzly shit on top that was gone within seconds? That's not a head. This is a pretty pathetic looking beer. At least the aroma isn't complete shit. Not only is it not complete shit, it's not really much of anything. Some cereal grains, a light pant of lager-type yeast, and a shot of stale, musty hops. Mmm'mm, Campbell's would be proud.

Carbonation attacks your tongue like the bubonic plague, muting pretty much all flavors at first. This might be some kind of sick, silver lining though, as the flavor of this beer probably isn't very great anyway. Grains, some moderate corn, lager crispiness, and again, another handful of the musty hops. Bitterness is low and this beer is drinkable, I'll give it that.

Not the worse AAL under the sun, and in all actuality, probably one of the better macros, in my opinion. This bitch is best served cold, ice cold, right at about 33 degrees F (that's about 0.56 degrees Celcius for you normal people). You might consider freezing this with a twig shoved through the center to make yourself a Rolling Rock lollipop.

Serving type: bottle

07-08-2012 02:18:31 | More by tectactoe

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

Lobstertainment

Ontario (Canada)

4.5/5  rDev +71.8%

04-24-2013 06:46:17 | More by Lobstertainment

johntandlich

New York

3/5  rDev +14.5%

04-23-2013 03:03:25 | More by johntandlich

Morockm

North Carolina

2.5/5  rDev -4.6%

04-22-2013 21:58:59 | More by Morockm

lefty

Illinois

2/5  rDev -23.7%

04-21-2013 22:03:21 | More by lefty