Lucky - Hangzhou Qiandaohu Beer Co., Ltd. (Cheerday Brewery)

Hunter

Arizona

2.91/5  rDev +2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.75

Gets an extra .5 points in appearance from me for the kickass bottle. In all other respects: smell, taste, mouthfeel - this beer is a near clone of Rolling Rock. There taste of adjunct is much less about corn, and more about rice. Otherwise? This is a good beer to knock back with friends with BBQ or pizza or Chinese takeout. Not one you have to think a great deal about in terms of complexities or subtleties.

Serving type: bottle

02-07-2013 00:45:26 | More by Hunter

canders0927

Texas

3/5  rDev +6%

05-21-2013 15:27:36 | More by canders0927

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.81/5  rDev -0.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3

Bottle as a gift. From notes.

A - Poured with a one finger white head that went fast. Bright and golden with good carbonation, no lace, no retention.

S - Grassy, sweet grain. Not a bad hop presence. Oranges. Mild but OK.

T - Grassy, orange, sweet grain again. Mild again.

M - Smooth and clean with mild carbonation and a light body.

O/D - Not a bad lager. Smooth and not adjuncty. Decent enough.

Serving type: bottle

05-11-2013 01:25:45 | More by tbeckett

Pelicanrocks

United Kingdom (England)

3/5  rDev +6%

04-02-2013 16:57:23 | More by Pelicanrocks

mrmitsui29

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

03-23-2013 05:03:23 | More by mrmitsui29

TastyIsBeer

Illinois

2/5  rDev -29.3%

02-24-2013 21:24:47 | More by TastyIsBeer

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.6/5  rDev -8.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

I remember buying a bottle of this a few years ago because of the unusual bottle design. I then found myself repeating such an endeavor again this week. This stuff pours a clear pale straw topped by a finger of lightly off-white foam. The nose comprises wild rice, sweet biscuit, light corn, and sweet flowers. The taste brings in more of the same, a prevarication between sweetness and mild funkiness created throughout. The body is fairly light, with a light moderate carbonation and a watery feel. Overall, a slightly mediocre little lager, nothing close to special or even memorable beyond the bottle.

Serving type: bottle

02-13-2013 04:03:56 | More by TMoney2591

OregonGrown7

Nebraska

3.25/5  rDev +14.8%

01-06-2013 06:11:20 | More by OregonGrown7

barnzy78

Illinois

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Interesting Buddha shaped green bottle, dated 28/09/13
Pours a very pale straw yellow topped with a thin white head that actually leaves some lacing on the glass, but it's minimal. Aromas are nothing to be desired, grain, grass, metallic, not much else. Tastes are rather bland with grain, corn, cereal, grassy hop. Mouth-feel is thin and watery with moderate carbonation. Overall, it's at most, average for the style - no better and no worse than most of the macro-lagers out there already.

Serving type: bottle

01-04-2013 21:50:13 | More by barnzy78

cfalovo97

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +6%

12-18-2012 15:52:33 | More by cfalovo97

UCLABrewN84

California

2.7/5  rDev -4.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

This is one of the most unique beer bottles I have come across so far. Bonus points just for the design.

Pours a clear light yellow with a foamy white head that settles to a small cap on top of the beer. Foamy swaths of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Smell is of malt, grain, and a very mild skunk aroma. Taste is much the same with a corn flake flavor on the finish. There is a slight metallic flavor that I am getting after each sip. This beer has a low level of carbonation with an almost flat mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty poor beer with a cool bottle but a product inside that is not good.

Serving type: bottle

11-03-2012 05:52:33 | More by UCLABrewN84

valkyre65

Texas

3.5/5  rDev +23.7%

09-22-2012 23:24:38 | More by valkyre65

bigox420

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev +6%

09-13-2012 18:37:12 | More by bigox420

JohnF51

California

2.25/5  rDev -20.5%

09-06-2012 22:48:22 | More by JohnF51

StonedTrippin

Colorado

2.93/5  rDev +3.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

maybe my favorite shushi beer. cool bottle obviously. pours hazy straw color with a one inch white head. looks like a wheat beer more than anything, and next to a tsing tao is looked positively unfiltered, but who knows. the smell is rather sweet from the malts, and a yeast that is a step up from generic provides some mild fruit tones. flavor is pretty similar to the nose, its is crisp and refreshing for sure, and stands up rather well to the hot wasabi. its a good palate cleanser between different fishes. mouthfeel is okay, bright and bubbly, but heavier than a lager should be i think. not a bad brew in the right context, btu certainly not something i would seek out outside of a sushi place.

Serving type: bottle

09-05-2012 22:19:18 | More by StonedTrippin

ale207

Maine

2.75/5  rDev -2.8%

06-25-2012 16:34:10 | More by ale207

theempire

California

4/5  rDev +41.3%

04-16-2012 20:15:03 | More by theempire

bundy462

Texas

2.45/5  rDev -13.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

A: Straw, slight white head, like a light beer.

S: Very clean, not much going on. Some corn and grain.

T: Corn, very sweet. Like an American Light Lager with some sort of sweetener in it. Finishes pretty clean. Nothing interesting or great here.

M: Moderate carbonation and a thin body, crisp.

O: Bought this one because of the cool bottle. The bottle is definitely better than the beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-05-2012 20:49:35 | More by bundy462

zbooks

Texas

2/5  rDev -29.3%

02-03-2012 01:32:51 | More by zbooks

claytong

Vermont

3/5  rDev +6%

01-19-2012 22:04:50 | More by claytong

dansmcd

Australia

2.08/5  rDev -26.5%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

A - One finger of reasonably creamy white head, resting on a pale yellow golden body, the head is gone in about 30 secs and leaves just a few small traces of lace spots.

S - Typical adjunct lager aroma of corn and metal.

T - As with the nose, with some grain malt alongside.

M - Light bodied with decent carbonation.

O - Nice bottle design apart from the green glass, the contents however...meh.

Serving type: bottle

12-17-2011 10:58:36 | More by dansmcd

allforbetterbeer

Colorado

3.33/5  rDev +17.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a stange glass. "Best before" date stamped on bottle neck.

Pours a clear pale yellow body under a small thin layer of unremarkable head.

Smells of sweet corn and sweet grass in the late summer. Grainy and sweet, with just a faint hint of noble hops.

There is little substance to this flavor, but what is here is sweeter than the average adjunct lager and clean. The biting hops that sometimes accompany this style (or at least hop bitterness) is almost totally absent, making this very drinkable and easy to gulp down.

The mouthfeel is pretty carbonated and thin, but it has a soft character that makes this type of beer much more palatable when it is present.

Conclusion: As this style goes this is pretty good, and I appreciate the sweetness. The bottle itself is worth buying for the cheap price of this beer. If it is fresh, I would prefer this to almost any American adjunct lager.

Serving type: bottle

10-08-2011 19:19:42 | More by allforbetterbeer

joemcgrath27

Alberta (Canada)

2.4/5  rDev -15.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

A - straw near white yellow, head started strong but dissipated fairly quickly leaving random soapy lacing
S - corn, adjunct, metallic, smells like a typical cheap beer
T - much like the nose, slightly tang to it but is generally bland
M - watery and thin
O - the buddha shaped bottle is the only thing that will sell this beer, and I imagine it will mostly be one time purchases, what a waste

Serving type: bottle

09-04-2011 03:14:49 | More by joemcgrath27

DaveHS

California

2.8/5  rDev -1.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Bought it because of the bottle, as I suspect many others did.

A-Pee yellow with a fizzy thin head. Soapy lacing.

S-Corn, cheap adjunct grains. Smells cheap and unappealing.

T/M-Dry and crisp, with typical adjunct sweetness. To this beer's credit though, it isn't nearly as sweet as many other adjunct lagers. Very generic. Light bodied with moderate carbonation.

O-Not much to say about this one. Boring, not too bad.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2011 22:36:59 | More by DaveHS

LXIXME

New Mexico

2.98/5  rDev +5.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

I poured this from a height of 2 inches or so above the glass giving me a pretty decent big white head that quickly fell into a nice lacing. A semi-carbonated clear wet straw colored lager with a strong sour lemon yeasty aroma reminds me of Heineken (does this happen to all beers in green bottles-if so why the green bottle)

The taste mellows from the aroma but is a light sour with some light grain malts and a very slight yeast coming through.

A light bodied beer with a light lemon pucker dry aftertaste.

I'd have to pass on drinking much of this, but if you're a Heineken fan you'll probably dig this stuff.

Serving type: bottle

07-10-2011 23:42:40 | More by LXIXME