Bohemian - Molson Coors Canada

wordemupg

Alberta (Canada)

2.73/5  rDev -9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

341ml bottle poured into pint glass 24/2/12

A clear straw yellow with a short lived thumbs width of foam that falls fast and leaves no lace, looks like a macro lager

S some sweet bready malt with some faint hops, not much going on but doesn't smell bad

T a little rice cake and a faint chemical flavor that's hard to place but not overly offensive, more of nothing really just another bland lager

M light bodied, well carbonated with a clean finish,

O yet another basic macro, at least this one didn't offend me like many of them, just not much going on

I feel like I'm starting to sound like a broken record lately, I'm not sure if its me or all the plain old macros I've been reviewing. I gotta go find some interesting brews see ya later

Serving type: bottle

02-25-2012 06:23:56 | More by wordemupg

LooseMoose1978

North Carolina

2.25/5  rDev -25%

02-04-2013 01:17:08 | More by LooseMoose1978

tbeckett

Ontario (Canada)

2.75/5  rDev -8.3%

01-18-2013 12:28:17 | More by tbeckett

SebD

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -16.7%

01-17-2013 22:08:26 | More by SebD

bulldogops

Alberta (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -16.7%

07-03-2012 23:38:41 | More by bulldogops

vondutch

Alberta (Canada)

4.75/5  rDev +58.3%

04-23-2012 05:35:14 | More by vondutch

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

2.95/5  rDev -1.7%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

341ml bottle. Another re-entry into the Alberta market for the big boys - and once again, it looks like they're still clearing out old label stock - the Molson brewery in Edmonton has been closed for 5 years or so, eh?

This beer pours a clear, pale golden yellow colour, with one finger of temporal fizzy white head, which is gone the next moment I appraise the glass, at which time I also can discern a disturbing lack of anything resembling lace.

It smells of sweet, almost sugary adjunct grain malt, more glycerol than bakery-bred, a slight fruity phenolic tang, and very mild musty, earthy hops. The taste is plain, semi-sweet fruity grain, more barley-esque than I have been thus far led to believe, with some dry rice notes, tamed and broken earthy hops, and a very ethereal plastic character.

The bubbles are fairly lulling, lackadaisical, even, the body medium weight, remarkable only for the style, the smoothness equally qualified. It finishes quite clean, a smidgeon off-dry, and just a bit grainy.

Huh. Of all the Canadian analogues that Molson has churned out over the years, this one may very well be the best of a dubious class - easy enough to drink, no common flaws, innocuous. Plain, too, but that's not always a bad thing.

Serving type: bottle

04-03-2012 01:01:27 | More by biboergosum

barnzy78

Illinois

3/5  rDev 0%

11-28-2011 04:58:20 | More by barnzy78

rbuisson

Manitoba (Canada)

4/5  rDev +33.3%

11-25-2011 20:14:13 | More by rbuisson

kwjd

Ontario (Canada)

2.5/5  rDev -16.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

I didn't recognize this, so gave it a try. Pours pale straw yellow with fizzy white head. Smells grainy, some mild bready malt. No hops at all really. Quite mild taste, nothing off, just almost nothing there. Too much carbonation for my preference. I don't plan to drink again.

Serving type: bottle

08-07-2011 17:38:56 | More by kwjd

ChrisCage

Alberta (Canada)

3.55/5  rDev +18.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 5

A- Pours like any standard macro lager, with a very clear yellowish golden color. The head is actually impressive, starting out thick and full...cloudy white in color. It eventually settles to a frothy layer over the brew itself. The lacing is actually quite good, with lots of small patches sticking to the side of my glass. The carbonation looks to be of big bubbles, but there isn't as much rising as I expected to see. Decent looking for sure!

S- This is much more malty and of fruit than I would expect, and by fruit, I smell some overripe apple. The sweetness is very dominant and is closely followed by yeasty undertones. After this, the grainy adjuncts come through, but they are definitely secondary. I don't smell any real hop dryness on the finish...just a note....as this warms up, a metallic note starts to rear it's ugly head.

T- It actually isn't too bad! Aside from being very adjunct-ish and full of corn grits, the malt is quite forthcoming....I think it does a decent job of covering up the bland, graininess of this macro style beer. The finish has a slight dryness, but isn't bitter, while the lingering flavors are of syrupy sweetener.

M- This beer is, as expected, thin and watery. The carbonation isn't super bad however, but still does the job as far as keeping this a clean crisp brew.

D- Well this is easy enough to drink and for what I paid, I agree, this is a great bargain beer! It's unoffensive, the carbonation isn't overpowering and actually has some flavor. I will pick more of this up next time I make the short drive into Saskatchewan, and keep it on hand as a decent brew to share with company!

Serving type: bottle

02-11-2011 01:14:44 | More by ChrisCage

stanley123

Saskatchewan (Canada)

3.9/5  rDev +30%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

being a good saskatchewan boy this is my drink everywhere beer I can order this in any bar I go to, its chepo beer outside the bar but I prefer it from draft, very fruity earhty hoppy taste and with a bite best served well chilled but as any boh drinker knows that temp doesn't change the taste of this beer, comes out an reddish yellow very little head has a very inviting smell and is very drinkable

Serving type: bottle

12-01-2009 03:45:41 | More by stanley123

clockwerk

Ontario (Canada)

2.65/5  rDev -11.7%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 5

Lately I've been drinking a lot of good beer. I was at a friends house the other night and saw he had some "Boh". I figured it was time to drink a cheapo macro.

A - I drank it out of the bottle, so I'm giving it a 3 because I figure that's a safe bet. It probably has a cle light straw colour that forms a vigorous but short lived head, with bright sparkling carbonation

S - Non-existent. Slightly metallic and earthy would be the closest description I can think of.

T - It's club soda. I can't identify these flavours. There's a mild sweetness, some earthy tones I guess. It's not offensive though. Not at all. It just isn't much of anything.

M - Nice full carbonation makes it lively in the mouth and helps a bit with the lack of flavour. It's light.

D - I could down these all night if I had too. I guess that's the point.

Notes: I guess it is what it's supposed to be. But what it's supposed to be is expected to be the bottom of the barrel. This beer does a great job of being not offensive. That doesn't mean it doesn't suck, just that it won't offend you.

Serving type: bottle

11-07-2009 06:45:40 | More by clockwerk

steeler

Ontario (Canada)

4.6/5  rDev +53.3%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 5

This is a cheapie I've wanted to try for a long time. So i finally picked up a 12 pack.

Pours out like every other macro, intense carbonation and a decent head i guess.

Smell is like every other molson beer, smells extremely fresh and inviting.

Taste is perfect, when your looking for an easy going cheap lager this is PERFECT. Goes down extremely smooth, with a nice bitter finish, a bit sweet, but other wise perfect.

Mouthfeel was better than the average macro, it was full and thick, and i was really surprised about that, considering its brewed by molson.

This beer is perfect for a hot day, when you need a thirst quencher, i highly recommend this, its damn good! In the terrible discount section of the beer store, this stands out. Highly recommended.

Serving type: bottle

04-26-2009 15:24:46 | More by steeler

headlessparrot

Ontario (Canada)

2.35/5  rDev -21.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

It's the end of the term, and that means it's time to clean - specifically, to clean the fridge of the various random beer bottles that have mysteriously appeared in the past four months. What better to start with than my roommate's last bottle of Molson Bohemian, a discount-brand brew that makes me a little nervous (though the alternative is much worse - a bottle of Lakeport Pilsener with the old style of label... that one's getting the toss). But perhaps I'm just being a snob; let's examine further.

I should note, of course, that I have only a vague idea as to the age of this bottle, which is most likely just under 5 months old. This is stretching the freshness reccomendations of Molson, but it was refridgerated safely for the whole time, so I shall take a small risk. It's probably best to take this into consideration when reading my words.

Appearance is typical of a macro - it pours from the ISB (with a label exlaiming the numerous awards this brew won 100 years ago) into my pint glass a hazy macro-straw colour that's barely inches away from being translucent. An aggressive pour surprisingly resulted in two-fingers of head; though it quickly subsides, there are a few rings and an admittedly pleasant layer of thick lacing. Not nearly as bad as I was expecting.

Smell is a tad unusual, though not nearly as bad as I was expecting. It's dominated by a sort of apple, cider-ish note, which seems to be covering a bready malt and some ever-so-faint hopping. A quite sweet, almost bubblegum character, but also some corn adjunct and some slight metallic notes. Still, not as bad as I was expecting.

The taste, however, ruins anything that Bohemian had going for it leading in. Initially, the cider notes appear, but are quickly dominated by a dry, unpleasant breadiness. The cloying sweetness comes through (both as a result of the corn, which is at least subdued in the taste, and the unusual bubblegum character). Slightly metallic - the light hopping, however (which was fairly pleasing in the nose) dissapointingly fails to assert itself at all. Finishes quite, quite dry with more of the cider taste, and a feeling in the mouth of having spent the past two hours chewing on a piece of bad bread. There's certainly worse out there, but I don't want to try it.

Mouthfeel is typical macro; watery body and absurdly effervescent carbonation. Though I could conceive this as being refreshing, the taste just does not do it at all for me. Drinkability isn't bad - if I was a depressed, cheap drunk, I might turn to this stuff in a pinch (24 for $24), but if presented the choice, I wouldn't even have one.

There's definitely worse out there than Bohemian, but I certainly don't want to try it - although, to be fair, I think I prefer it to Molson Canadian AND Labatt Blue, so it has something going for it. Drinkable, but only in a pinch.

Serving type: bottle

08-06-2006 01:12:43 | More by headlessparrot

CrazyMike

Alberta (Canada)

2.63/5  rDev -12.3%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Appearance is golden and average, smell is sweet and a hint of corn hops.

The taste is very light bodied and watery but with okay hops and sweet. The aftertaste is very dry, almost non existant.

Overall this is an okay selection for a bargain beer. Unlike some brands it is not completly watery and has some taste. But it's still missing an extra zing.

Serving type: bottle

07-05-2006 19:26:13 | More by CrazyMike

Noxious26

Saskatchewan (Canada)

1.7/5  rDev -43.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5

341ml bottle poured in a pint glass. The label has a slogan that says, "A Saskatchewan Tradition." Someone left this at our place after we had a party celebrating Saskatchewan's Centennial.

Yellow to pale gold in colour and clear. White 1/2 inch head at the pour, but quickly recedes to a thin cap.

Smells pretty much like your standard macro lager. Grainy and a bit sour with no evidence of malt or hops.

Everything about the taste is just plain macro. Grainy and a bit of a sour/formaldehyde finish. A bit of a metallic presence in the aftertaste.

Thin, watery and overly carbonated. Mouthfeel is harsh and acidic.

While this isn't the worst macro I've had, it certainly isn't close to the best. Not smooth, not very drinkable, and what little flavour it has isn't very appealing. Actually gets worse as you go through the glass. Drain pour.

Serving type: bottle

11-10-2005 03:56:11 | More by Noxious26

BigBry

Alberta (Canada)

3/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

The classic Saskatchewan beer (along with Pil). Looks like beer should - yellow/gold color, bubbly foam that quickly disappears to nothing. Not much aroma not bad, some grainy smell that gets worse as it warms up. Lots of carbonation throughout which gives it a light crisp mouthfeel. Easy to drink, generic canadian beer. Can't go wrong for the price - you get what you pay for. Drinkable on a hot day, but not much more.
Not sure why its style is listed as a light lager - 5% same as all the other macros.

Serving type: bottle

07-15-2005 05:56:09 | More by BigBry

bmacaskill

Ontario (Canada)

2.78/5  rDev -7.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

One of those classic Canadian "drinkers" that is inexpensive and tastes better with each bottle.

I know, that's not a ringing endorsement, but at this price, if you're going to save some cash and buy a budget 24, you could do a lot worse. It's actually a little hoppy, has a fairly clean finish, and is really only marred by that sappy sweetness one finds in such corn-imbued lagers. I'm certain it bears no resemblance to whatever the original "Bohemian" might have been, but it certainly doesn't get worse as the evening progresses, and I'm sure your Molson Canadian and Labatt Blue buddies will find it an improvement.

(Can you believe those two beers are marketed as "premium"?) I'm flabbergasted. At least "Boh" pretends nothing, promises little, goes down ok... and is priced appropriately!

Serving type: bottle

06-08-2005 00:44:32 | More by bmacaskill

pootz

Ontario (Canada)

3/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This is NOT the Bohemia styled lager that was available from Molson's Saskatchewan brewery only.(Dewdney St. Regina) Not to be confused with Boheniam maid from Edmonton's Strathcona brewery. "Boh" represents a long Saskatchewan brewing tradition.... origionally brewed for half a century by a local brewer that was bought by Molson in the 60s. They (fortunately) did not move this beer to other breweries or frigged with the ingredients or process until the '90s. It tastes similar to the the way it always had when it won some Brussels medals in the 60s as a Bohemia style lager. It certainly was the best Canadian representation of the style from the Macro brewers at that time. However, even though this Saskatchewan beer has both taste and balence it is a blended beer....and now that Molsons is in trouble it has been brewed (badly) in Alberta and had it's label used on some cheap corn beer in Ontario.

Pours a clear medium gold color with a medium head that reduces to a ring that clings to the glass through the entire drink. Low carbonation. Has as light floral hop aroma mingled with sweet grain smells. Starts crisp then builds to a light bodied malty body followed by a clean finish punctuated by the hops thus leaving a tinny hop after taste.

All in all, this Sask, "Boh" is a pretty good Canadian beer and it is an undiscovered treat that only Saskatchewan enjoyed for decades. However Molsons have decimated this once good recipie with moving production location, blending and lastly marketing crap under the label.
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Update 25/11/04: Well I suppose it was inevitable. Molson has taken "Boh" and is brewing it in Torionto to hit the cheap-ass marjet teir....in the process the Ontario Bohemia has suffered in qusality it is an adjunct beer there with a Bohemia label on it but it tastes nothing like the original Saskatchewan Bohemia...an damn shame. The punks that guzzel this in Onterrible will never know what real "Boh" tastes like.

Serving type: bottle

10-11-2003 01:38:25 | More by pootz