Batch 19 - Coors Brewing Company

ZAP

Minnesota

3.95/5  rDev +15.8%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Best by May 27, 2013 (Today is 12-25-2012)

A-Deep, regal golden color....nice white head that rims glass.

S-Light bready malt characteristics...some caramel as well.

T-I really like the flavor of this....nice maltiness....bready with some caramel notes...also some dark fruit (plums) notes at times as it finishes with a light twang of hoppiness which reminds more of a light cherry like tartness than bitterness...

M-Medium bodied to the light side of medium bodied....finishes slightly dry...firm carbonation..

O-I seemed to like the first few bottles of this more than now when I am sitting down to review. Didn't pickup the tart finish as much previously. Regardless this is a nice beer for an adjunct lager. I've read some criticism about the actually effort to reduplicate this beer and how they fell short and what they could have done better. I agree with those thoughts but this drinks ok anyhow. Wouldn't buy it for the price again but if priced like a regular BMC I'd pick it up from time to time..

Serving type: bottle

12-25-2012 20:06:25 | More by ZAP

AnalogReigns

North Carolina

4.24/5  rDev +24.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

Well I'll be....I'd heard rumors that if you went to the tap room at the Coors plant in Golden, CO, they actually had some really good small batch beers...available only there. I've always considered regular Coors beer watery and nearly taste-free--I'll take a PBR over all the macro-beers. This beer though is quite lovely, with a sweet malty nose and noticeable hops in the taste--like a good basic German or maybe more Czech, lager. Sweet, slightly corn, but extremely well balanced against the hops. I'm guessing this is about 25 IBUs or so, which is right in the running for Czech or German lagers. Clean palat-cleansing finish--a very satisfying session beer. If only NORMAL Coors were so good!

Proves too that pre-prohibition American lagers really were/are respectable, decent beers, which shouldn't be despised by the IPA-or-nothing crowds....

This really is a great beer, all the more for the fact that a macro-brewery made it...proving those guys really are capable of making delicious beers--if American consumers actually demanded them...

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 22:49:42 | More by AnalogReigns

Bones10

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

05-22-2013 16:40:13 | More by Bones10

zestd

Idaho

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

05-22-2013 14:28:39 | More by zestd

panther_5115

Massachusetts

3/5  rDev -12%

05-22-2013 00:33:57 | More by panther_5115

ericdailey

Kentucky

2.75/5  rDev -19.4%

05-21-2013 19:30:08 | More by ericdailey

touchmeimsac

Pennsylvania

3.75/5  rDev +10%

05-20-2013 14:17:29 | More by touchmeimsac

Hefeweizen

North Carolina

3.56/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4

I was quite surprised actually, have always enjoyed Coors over most American brews so perhaps it appealed to my taste buds easily.

The smell of the hops was very good and its overall taste was better than adverage. Will I purchase it again, only if my choices are poor.

I did like the shape of the bottle with the double ring around the neck, but it does nothing to enhance the quality of the beer.

Yes, I would recommend it, especially if you have not tried it already.

Serving type: bottle

05-20-2013 10:48:58 | More by Hefeweizen

Slay40

Michigan

3/5  rDev -12%

05-20-2013 00:43:23 | More by Slay40

ClayO

Arizona

3/5  rDev -12%

05-19-2013 21:59:05 | More by ClayO

timfelix

New York

3.9/5  rDev +14.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

a nice beer. Meets my standard "tastes like beer". I am not a fan of the strongly hopped flavors that are most prevalent today in "beer". This one tastes like a good beer, but could have a touch more strength in flavor.
It is good.

Serving type: on-tap

05-19-2013 16:21:51 | More by timfelix

nickfl

Florida

3.75/5  rDev +10%

05-18-2013 20:47:02 | More by nickfl

Miami66

Nebraska

3/5  rDev -12%

05-18-2013 18:29:45 | More by Miami66

brez8791

Pennsylvania

4/5  rDev +17.3%

05-18-2013 03:06:32 | More by brez8791

tbergsli

Illinois

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

05-17-2013 23:44:13 | More by tbergsli

sanitarium16

New Jersey

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

05-17-2013 13:31:57 | More by sanitarium16

djre4orm

Virginia

2.5/5  rDev -26.7%

05-16-2013 20:49:53 | More by djre4orm

Hopmarc

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +2.6%

05-15-2013 22:26:24 | More by Hopmarc

jharris0624

Missouri

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

05-15-2013 21:15:42 | More by jharris0624

erialbill

New Jersey

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

05-15-2013 13:09:30 | More by erialbill

Shackleford

North Carolina

3.7/5  rDev +8.5%
look: 5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

Batch 19 is good, not great. I was expecting more from this "pre-prohibition" beer. It's a step above Coors Light for sure, but it's not as remarkable as the label would have you believe. I was expecting a higher ABV content as well. Overall, it's a good beer, but it's not noteworthy enough where I need to have it again.

Serving type: bottle

05-15-2013 05:48:15 | More by Shackleford

LaChupacabra

California

4/5  rDev +17.3%

05-15-2013 03:44:40 | More by LaChupacabra

lucasj82

Indiana

3.25/5  rDev -4.7%

05-15-2013 02:13:24 | More by lucasj82

mralbertson

North Carolina

4/5  rDev +17.3%

05-15-2013 01:31:55 | More by mralbertson

KerryCummins1977

Kentucky

3.75/5  rDev +10%

05-15-2013 00:07:41 | More by KerryCummins1977