Mountain Crest Classic - Minhas Craft Brewery

gabeezlebub

3.7/5  rDev +46.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

I don't know who these dudes are, but anyone who would even attempt to get serious about critiqueing a typical american pilsner that is mass produced is missing the boat. Call them craft beers if you wish, but that would be like calling Bud Lite, or Miller Draft, or Coors craft beers. If all beers were bitter that would get a little boring don't you think? And I certainly would not be bold enough to suggest how breweries should change their beers to suit my personal tastes. If they were foolish enough to do so we would have how many varieties of beer on the planet earth? Let me answer that question for you. The answer I believe is obviously...one.
I happen to like beers that are malty. It's my favorite characteristic in a beer. I also like sweetness in a beer. Mountaincrest not only has a deeper color than most typical american lagers, it also has a stronger, bolder flavor which makes it most desirable. Foaming characteristics? Who cares? Most beer drinkers don't drink the foam and actually wait for it to dissipate. Nose? You've GOT to be kidding! When is the last time you worried about the smell of a Miller Lite? I not only like the taste of MountainCrest, I think it is one of the better tasting beers in the store. College kids should be going nuts over this stuff. And the price is definitely a plus for beer drinkers that like quantity.
I heard that MountainCrest and Boxer are actually the same beer. Not as far as I could tell. The boxer looked paler in color and weaker in taste. Although I must admit I did not try them side by side. I'm sure it won't be too difficult to find out. Still, $12.99 for 36 cans translates into 36 cents a can. If there is anyone out there that is beating that price let us know!

Serving type: can

11-30-2012 02:16:23 | More by gabeezlebub

Knapp85

Pennsylvania

1.73/5  rDev -31.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2

This poured out as a pale looking yellow color with a fizzy white head on top. The head settles into nothingness and leaves no head retention or lacing. The smell of the beer is loaded with malt sweetness much like most of the Minhas brews. The taste of the beer is mostly all malt, no bitterness at all, it's very one dimensional. The mouthfeel is light bodied, carbonated and watery, very boring. Overall this beer needs a lot more of a bitterness to it. It's far too sweet and really needs some bitterness to balance it out.

Serving type: bottle

11-01-2012 14:49:10 | More by Knapp85

RonaldTheriot

Louisiana

2.73/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3

Mountain Crest (Mountain Creek or Minhas Creek) has a medium, quickly dissipating head, some splotchy lacing, and a clear, bubbly golden appearance. The aroma is of sickly-sweet green apples and musty grain. The flavor is of sweet, Jolly Rancher apple-flavored candy, tartness, grain, and a dash of hop bitterness. Mouthfeel is light to medium, and Mountain Crest finishes harsh, ragged, and unpleasant (to an extent). Overall, this is, at best, an average beer, but it does has some character, even it it's a bad character. Try it, but you'll probably not like it.

RJT

Serving type: can

08-28-2012 14:17:56 | More by RonaldTheriot

WastingFreetime

Wisconsin

1.28/5  rDev -49.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5

Reviewed from notes.

A. Transparent pee-yellow with a short lived foam collar, no real lacing at all to speak of.

S. Smells like apple/pear juice mixed with simple syrup sweetener from a bar dispenser.

T. Rotting potatoes, sugary sweetness combined with acidic vomitous bile, with a very long extended rusty metal finish. Wow. If it were possible to rate a zero out of five I would without hesitation. Seriously, a very pervasive rotten potatoes flavor either speaks for an infected can or a very terrible beer.

M. Light, thin and watery, but not quite carbonated enough to clear the metallic / acid haze from my mouth.

Oh dear lord, this one was really quite terrible. I recommend staying the hell away from this "beer". Even if I had happened to get some kind of infected can, I am not willing to subject myself to the contents of another on the off-chance that it might be better, that was how bad it was. It is just not worth the risk.

Serving type: can

03-17-2012 22:19:29 | More by WastingFreetime

BeerFMAndy

Wisconsin

3.05/5  rDev +20.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

16 oz can poured into a pilsner glass.
5.5% ABV, 12 019 15 on the bottom of the can.

Thanks to Todd (Beerwolf77) for this one?

A - I can already see this being a great beer from the classic can to the www.damngoodbeer.com printed down the side. Crystal clear and goldenrod yellow with a poorly retained, effervescent white head with minimal lace.

S - Pale and pils malt compile the grist with notes of husky grain in the back. Adjuncty and blah across the finish.

T - This could use a bit more hop balance as it leans to the sweeter pils malt size of things. Rather grainy, malt-liquor like.

M - Crisp and highly carbonated, the smooth lighter body is a touch slick and finishes just a bit too sweet.

O - Not as bad as I expected it to be, truth be told, this adjunct lager is in need of more hops for balance. Maybe triple-hopping is necessary? Not a bad lawnmower lager though.

Serving type: can

09-13-2011 12:03:05 | More by BeerFMAndy

TMoney2591

Illinois

2.53/5  rDev 0%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

Served in a Surly shaker pint glass.

The second entry in SwillFest 2011. It pours a clear yellow straw topped by a short-lived sprig of white foam. The nose comprises water and some ridiculously light hints of stone and vague sweetness. Not much of anything at all happening in the 'strils here. The taste tries somewhat vainly to amp up the minerals, along with some meek corn, grass, and iron, but things are pretty nonexistent here too. The body is very light, with a high moderate carbonation and a pretty watery feel. Overall, a boring beer, to say the least. It's not really objectionable, but it's also not very easy to drink much of this, either.

Serving type: can

07-03-2011 18:52:50 | More by TMoney2591

Vdubb86

Illinois

2.68/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

So this starts the swill fest...

Served in a tulip

This beer pours a pale golden color light white foam that dissolves fast. The smell has a weird mentholated aroma with adjuncts to malt on the nose as well. It's sweet, but not desirable. The flavor is really rather metallic in nature. The AAL is strong on this palate. This is light and sweet. Though it's truly hard to consume a lot of this.

Serving type: can

07-03-2011 00:05:32 | More by Vdubb86

1Adam12

Indiana

3/5  rDev +18.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

My favorite "i'm broke" beer ever! 3 bucks for a 6 pack just doesn't get any better. Light golden in color. Lots of bubbles. Sweet smell. Almost has the nose of a cheap pinot grigio. Tastes on the sweet side, with a lot of carbonation. A bit boozy for a 50 cent beer. This is the perfect summer beer, or "lawn mower" beer. Or in my case, it was perfect for my engagement party. I've had a lot worse beers that were twice the price.

Serving type: can

06-22-2011 17:39:47 | More by 1Adam12

Lukafer

Indiana

3.1/5  rDev +22.5%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 4

Review from notes

Pours a clear gold with little white head. Smells grainy, and sweet.  Tastes sweet, grainy, and a little alcohol.  Mouthfeel is thin drinkability is high if you're into cheap, cheap beer, or are just looking for something to chug because you're thirsty. I honestly would rather buy this for $3 a sizer than over $5 for a BMC anyday!

Serving type: can

02-04-2011 18:30:06 | More by Lukafer

fizzy

Minnesota

2.78/5  rDev +9.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

This is pretty much an average "lawnmower" beer. Along with the Mountain Crest Lite it pretty much is "not much". I agree with the earlier reviewer that there is a slight Malt Liquor smell to the beer when poured into a nice glass. I remember when Huber made beer, most of the regular brands they made were all the same beer, just different labels, and like the Mountain Crest of today didn't really excel, unless of course you thought 3 cases for $7.50 in returnables was "where it's at"! They did excel, however, with the Augsburger and Rheinlander Bock brands but they are long gone as the brewery went through the same problems that most of the good old Wisconsin breweries went through. While the beer is pretty ordinary, it is great that the brewery is still a going concern, and for that the beer shouldn't be down rated to much.

Serving type: can

10-07-2010 21:36:11 | More by fizzy

biggred1

Indiana

2.68/5  rDev +5.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

From the can-"Mountain Crest Classic Lager Beer starts as the purest crystal clear water and is craft brewed in small batches. Our gold medalist brewmaster ferments only the finest sun-ripened hops & two-row malted barley to create this crisp, clean, classic lager."

Wow..and for only .50¢ a can!

Here goes..

Pale golden with a fizzy, grayish white head that fades fast. Sweet corn and green apple skin, Mountain Crest smells like a light Malt Liquor. Sweet, with a distinct corn flake flavor and not much else. Light bodied and fizzy. It turns out Mountain Crest classic lager beer™ is not the ultimate craft beer experience! What a let down, oh well... it's still better than Michelob Ultra.

Serving type: can

09-26-2010 01:44:03 | More by biggred1