Molson Ice - Molson Coors Canada

Beerandraiderfan

Nevada

2.43/5  rDev -5.1%
look: 1.75 | smell: 1.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Pours an ugly aal color, but with a little more darkness and depth to the yellow color, probably because of the lesser water content caused by the 'icing' of the beer. Aroma is wickedly alcoholic. Seriously, you'd think this is 8%abv+ if it was a blind aroma sniffing competition. Sometimes the skunky aroma helps, because it obscures the alcohol.

Taste, one of the very, very few beers I'd say to drink very cold. It tastes like alcohol! The warmer it gets, the more this aspect gets played up in the mouthfeel. Carbonation is a little high, thankfully, but it doesn't do enough to trick me into thinking its well hopped or isn't a little thin malt wise to the fusel like alcohol heat. When they are skunky, it actually tastes better.

Its kinda harsh, but sometimes that's what you're looking for.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2013 16:55:57 | More by Beerandraiderfan

Darkmagus82

Montana

2.68/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Poured from bottle into a pint glass

Appearance- Pours a golden-straw color with a one finger fizzy head. The head of the brew fades quite quickly to leave only minimal lacing.

Smell – The aroma is sweet of corn and has a decent bready smell. Mixed with these aromas is a light caramel as well.

Taste – The taste is quite sweet up front and remains so throughout the taste. It begins with a light bready taste mixed with a strong sweet corn taste. As the taste advances the bready fades with the sweet getting stronger. As the taste sweetened with flavors of caramel and more corn, it became a little cloying. The flavors were never really off, just a little too sweet. In the end a light metallic taste joins the sweetness leaving a sweet and light metal flavor on the tongue.

Mouthfeel –The body of the beer was on the average side in terms of creaminess and carbonation. Both were good for the style and made for a rather easy drinking brew.

Overall- Well nothing really all that fantastic and definitely nothing to go out of your way for. For 50 cents a bottle thought, you can’t expect too much, and it could be good for a party style brew I suppose.

Serving type: bottle

12-30-2012 02:36:03 | More by Darkmagus82

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.68/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

Served in a Lagunitas mason jar.

Let's rock some ice, folks! This stuff pours a clear pale straw topped by a half-finger of short-lived off-white foam. The nose comprises sweet corn, mineral water, sweet flowers, and a kiss of wheat. The taste holds notes of hard water, light tin, funky wheat, light powdered sugar, and mild corn. There's an off taste in there somewhere (it moves around, all Heisenbergian and whatnot). The body is pretty light, with a moderate carbonation and a watery feel. Overall, a kinda sad little beer, but one that thankfully isn't entirely offensive.

Serving type: bottle

11-23-2012 21:30:43 | More by TMoney2591

Chico1985

Massachusetts

2.38/5  rDev -7%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Ah, "ice beers". Always a risky purchase, as they usually just seem to take an already undesirable adjunct lager and merely add more alcohol to it. Luckily though, this was not purchased, and is the latest in the infamous series - Free Beers From Work!

Pours the expected pale straw yellow with a white head that starts at a few fingers, eventually reducing to a thin ring and not much else.

Smells like..just about nothing. There is some pale-ish malts if you sniff hard enough.

Taste luckily brings much more, still not much there but surprisingly not offensive/harsh tasting. Pale+bready malts dominate with a bit of a lemon+herbal feel. A bit solventy but really not bad.

Pretty decent mouthfeel, carbonation is not overpowering and doesn't feel watery. Drinks quite easy considering the style/ABV.

When I think of ice beers, I think of my trip to Montreal 4 years ago, bring clueless about beer and buying all the repulsive ~9% lagers. This one obviously wasn't great but for this style I found it quite drinkable and not really harsh in the least. You can certainly drink worse.

Serving type: bottle

05-25-2012 14:57:59 | More by Chico1985

jsisko01

Michigan

2.98/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Appearance - Pours a clear golden color with almost no head at all.. frothy. Has decent lacing.

Smell - Pretty skunky and sweet. Grass and corn. Pretty watery though.

Taste - Caramel and toasted malts. Pretty sweet and a little bready. Mild bitterness at the end..

Mouthfeel - Pretty light in body and then feels creamy when the carbonation kicks in. Pretty high carbonation.

Overall - Just an average beer.

Serving type: bottle

01-13-2012 05:53:28 | More by jsisko01

NODAK

Tennessee

2.9/5  rDev +13.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Aroma is sort of sweet, which isn't surprising in an ice beer...some skunk is there as well and a hint of grain.

Beer isn't anything exciting, but I doubt anybody was expecting anything else. Somewhat sweet and malty body, and I'm still noticing some skunk within the taste unfortunately....finishes with grain through the finish. Much like their flagship beer with a little added sweetness along with the increased ABV through how these beers are made.

Simple drinking, nothing to really think about...my guess is not many people are drinking an "ice" beer to be wowed by complexities in the first place.

Serving type: bottle

11-04-2011 01:34:47 | More by NODAK

woosterbill

Connecticut

3/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12oz bottle into a Duvel tulip. It's been a while since I had a punishment beer, so here goes.

A: Clear straw body, one finger of frothy white head. Mediocre retention, light lace. Average.

S: Fairly clean, intense maltiness. Very grainy, crisp, and non-descript. Nothing off, gladly. Just an average adjunct lager.

T: Mild malt, biting corn, and a dry, clean finish. Very, very standard, but at least there's nothing gross going on.

M: Thin, watery, fizzy. Again, perfectly average.

O: Nothing to see here; move along.

Cheers!

Serving type: bottle

10-27-2011 22:12:18 | More by woosterbill

mnrider

Connecticut

2.4/5  rDev -6.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

12 oz. brown bottle. Fresh to date on label.

A: Pours a crystal clear pale yellow with a fast
forming fast dying white head that creates a
small ring of lacing atop the glass.

S: Sweet malts and corn. Some alcohol. watery.

T/M: Smooth and creamy with no hop bite to
be found. Malts are small and corny. The beer
is on the dry side. Kind of like a less alcoholic
malt liquor.

O: I'm pretty sure there are better Ice Beers
around. This one is almost not worthy at all.
Barely any taste at all.

Cheers.

Serving type: bottle

09-30-2011 00:54:03 | More by mnrider

divineaudio

Michigan

2.38/5  rDev -7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

12oz bottle into a pokal glass. best by date 10/16/11.

a - pours transparent yellow with a finger and a half of rocky, off white foam. tons of streaming bubbles in this glass helping with head retention. leaves some weblike lacing behind.

s - soggy cereal, sweet malt, faint hop character.

t - more sweet malt, just shy of being bready. very mild bitterness in the finish. pretty lacking in flavor overall.

m - lighter side of medium with too much carbonation.

o - not as bad as i was expecting. would never buy this of my own volition, but if somebody offered me one i wouldn't refuse.

Serving type: bottle

08-19-2011 04:21:09 | More by divineaudio

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

3.88/5  rDev +51.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Molson Ice has a thin, white, quickly-dissipating head, and a clear, yellow appearance with lots of bubbles streaming up, and no lacing. The aroma is faint, but indistinguishable grains and some hops can be picked up, as well as roastiness and sweetness. Mouthfeel is on the light to medium side, and Molson Ice finishes crisp, clean, refreshing, and dry. Overall, I found this to be an above-average ice-brewed lager. I think it's worth trying.

RJT

Serving type: bottle

08-13-2011 17:17:16 | More by RonaldTheriot

marc956

Texas

3.23/5  rDev +26.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Better than other "ice" beers that I've had (notably Keystone) over the years. Pretty good at a bbq and if in a bottle won't have that metallic taste which is common with canned beers. Is it still available? I've never seen it here in Texas, last had it while in California.

Serving type: bottle

08-01-2011 10:21:24 | More by marc956

Rifugium

Pennsylvania

1.45/5  rDev -43.4%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

First had: ?

Somehow, this is better than other Molson products. Not that I drink it, but I used to back in the day. Pours a pale golden-yellow with a fizzy white head that doesn't linger long. Light aroma of sweet malts and corn, some grain. Sweetness mainly in the taste, fading to a bit of what could almost be hop bitterness. Very light bodied and not very drinkable, but a tiny step above other TV ad T&A beers.

Serving type: bottle

05-22-2011 03:02:05 | More by Rifugium

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Molson Ice poured out like most lagers do. It has a standard yellow color, very clear. With a white head on top. The head fades and leave you with just a glass of yellow liquid. The smell has some of the traditional lager aromas, they're a little funky and had some grassy notes. The taste is of light malts and a little hop bitterness. Nothing to really write home about here, just an average brew.

Serving type: bottle

05-13-2011 03:02:43 | More by Knapp85

Looneybiz

Ohio

2.78/5  rDev +8.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Poured into a pint glass. It has a very light golden tint thats fairly transparent. Head was about .75" thick and stuck around for the first 2 sips.

The smell was almost non existant but didn't turn you off from it.

Upon tasting you pretty much get what you would expect from the adjunct beers. Slightly watery but not as much as many popular American beers so yay for Canada. Mouthfeel was average as well as the drinkability.

I'd drink it again because I like variety, its easy to drink, its pretty cheap and its readily available.

Serving type: bottle

02-18-2011 07:11:52 | More by Looneybiz

Dodt

Pennsylvania

3.03/5  rDev +18.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

decide to pick this beer up on my latest mix six pack
poured from the bottle into a pint glass
appearance pale yellow in color with a wispy lacing
aroma is a mixture of rice and corn
taste faint malt presents
drinkability it is a very drinkable beer

Serving type: bottle

02-10-2011 15:44:14 | More by Dodt

Kooz

New York

2.93/5  rDev +14.5%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Bottle poured into a standard pint glass. Pale yellow, some head, very little lacing though the head remains until the end.

Smells like hay. Really.

Doesn't taste too bad. It reminds me of college, but in a good way. Slightly sour, warm despite being cold. Slight hint of alcohol, but not overpowering.

Mouthfeel is what you'd expect. It's just on the wrong side of watery, but swishes to a nice foam. These balance to an average score.

I think this is a pretty drinkable beer. It doesn't taste bad, it's mouthfeel is okay, it's cheap, it doesn't sit heavy, it's strong (5.6 ABV)--I like it!

Edit: I am not changing any scores--what I give is what I give, but I'll note that it's a shame this score is brought down by the sub-par appearance of this beer.

Serving type: bottle

02-01-2011 01:16:48 | More by Kooz

secondtooth

Indiana

2.25/5  rDev -12.1%
look: 2 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2

Usual pale, transparent golden with some medium lace.

Scent is strong and corny, but with a crispness somehow. Maybe it's the ample carbonation.

Flavor is as transparent as the appearance.

Basically, a typical adjunct lager -- mild and cheap. Not one I'd voluntarily drink.

Serving type: bottle

01-11-2011 18:06:05 | More by secondtooth

mikesgroove

South Carolina

3/5  rDev +17.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

one of the last of the night for me, i decided to make it a twofer with the canadian lagers tonight. served cold and poured into a pint glass, consumed on 08/24/2010.

really not a terrible pour as the light golden color comes through very nicely and cleanly. small head of white dances on the top of the glass for a few moments and does leave a decent amount of lacing around the glass.

aroma is mixed grains, lightly sweet malts and a touch of some interesting little earthy notes. definitely more of a profile then what i was expecting for sure. clean, crisp and decent going down it seemed to work for me on several levels.

overall not a bad macro i have to admit, would not mind it again,

Serving type: bottle

08-25-2010 01:29:44 | More by mikesgroove

biboergosum

Alberta (Canada)

2.88/5  rDev +12.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

One of the weirder things in my experience, is seeing "Imported" stamped on a bottle of Molson freaking Canadian, when I find myself across the 49th. Even more so, is me dropping a buck-fiddy, just to see what the those outside my country are seeing that we aren't...

This beer pours a clear, pale straw colour, with two fingers of foamy white head, which rapidly diminishes to a thin cap, leaving nothing but some slinking suds around the glass. It smells of mild white grain, and weedy, skunky hops. The taste is sweet corn grain, some glycerine, and mild weedy hops. The carbonation is average, the body medium weight, oily, and kind of cloying. It finishes sweet, and warm, but clean - no boozy edge.

For the style, not too shabby. None of the negative aspects are very prominent, the extra bit of alcohol behaves itself, and if you like corn, that's what you do get here, in spades. Wow, strains of homerism, anyone...?

Serving type: bottle

08-22-2010 01:27:21 | More by biboergosum

malty

Michigan

2.2/5  rDev -14.1%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

12 oz. brown long neck bottle with 'AUG2210' stamped on glass.

Force poured into a stemmed Scaldis Noel tulip glass produced a pale clear straw yellow liquid with a loose and fluffy bright white 1" settled head. Visible playful uprising carbonation. Nice fluffy white rings of thin lace all the way down.

A few swirls evoke a piercing metallic and sour scent reminiscent of a rusty tackle box. Clean malts to emerge but the latter holds true from initial whiff.

Faint malt tries to pry itself loose from this bland and tasteless recipe. The flavor is that of 'Sugar Smacks' breakfast cereal MINUS the sugar coating. Pretty bland stuff here. A saltine cracker element emerges toward the end.

Mouthfeel is watery, light and harshly carbonated. Finish is somewhat dry and chalky with no flavor surviving past the first couple seconds.

Drinkability is okay if it's from the bottle - straight outta the icy cooler and down the gulllet, finishing the contents within a minute. Other than that (like how I'm drinking it now) it's pretty harsh.

Overall this seems to be just another macro-style lager for tha masses. Nothing to savor, just pound and repeat if neccessary. I'm not happy I tried it, but this is what I do.

Serving type: bottle

07-04-2010 18:51:08 | More by malty

bundy462

Pennsylvania

2.68/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: Pale straw with a nice frothy white head.

S: Not very much of a smell. Faint malt and alcohol smells.

T: It's pretty strange because it's an ice beer, yet it's kind of watered down. It's not offensive or anything, but it doesn't really have any resemblance of a classic beer taste.

M: Medium bodied, clean and dry.

O: You can drink a few because it really doesn't taste like much. Very neutral, does a good job quenching thirst.

Serving type: bottle

06-21-2010 17:28:09 | More by bundy462

ChainGangGuy

Georgia

2.45/5  rDev -4.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Appearance: Pours out a simple lager appearance -- clear, yellow-hued body with a tight, sudsy, though lasting white head.

Smell: Lightly sweet-scented, faintest hint of exceptionally pale maltiness with a hint of mealy grain. It's not particularly inviting, I must say.

Taste: Lightly sweet mix of adjuncts and ultra pale malts, with a slightly coarse, husky graininess to it. Bit of powdered sugar on the tip of the tongue. Very minute hint of bitterness, though no real hop flavors to be had. Dry, crisp finish with that grainy hint lingering in the mouth.

Mouthfeel: Light-bodied. Medium carbonation.

Drinkability: Not nearly as smooth as I'd hoped for. Started off "eh" but ended up closer to "bleh" by the time I'd reached the end of these twelve ounces. If you must, drink it cold and drink it fast.

Serving type: bottle

03-28-2010 18:12:19 | More by ChainGangGuy

KarlHungus

Minnesota

2.68/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.5

This beer pours a clear extra pale straw color. The head is a quarter inch of big bubbled foam that recedes within a few seconds into virtually no lacing. The aroma is of faint bready malt. Quite boring. The taste has the same breay malt character with the addition of a mild grassy hop presence. It is slightly more interesting than the aroma, but still lacks complexity. The mouthfeel is light bodied with annoyingly high carbonation, and a watery texture. Overall, this beer has some flavor which distinguishes it from most of its style, but it still has a long ways to go in terms of complexity. I can't see myself drinking this again.

Serving type: bottle

02-23-2010 22:53:00 | More by KarlHungus

Mavajo

Georgia

2.6/5  rDev +1.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3.5

Poured a pale yellow color with an average white head. Not much on the nose here. Taste is very light as well. Nothing interesting at all. Grainy/malty with maybe the slightest hint of hops. Mouthfeel is carbonated and extremely thin. So watery that I couldn't even finish it. It's drinkable in that it doesn't do any offensive or challenging, but it's not enjoyable enough that you'd want to have more than one. Catch 22, I guess.

Serving type: bottle

10-06-2009 18:11:19 | More by Mavajo

WakeandBake

Michigan

2.98/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A Pale staw gold color body with a light creamy head and lacing. The aroma is slightly skunky,and malty very little else. The flavor is very grainy and has an artificially sweet finish but not too bad . This is a little better than I was expecting, very sessionable.

Serving type: bottle

09-22-2009 00:21:37 | More by WakeandBake