Schaefer - F & M Schaefer Brewing Co.

Jason

Massachusetts

2.25/5  rDev -14.4%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5

Presentation: 16 oz can shinning a gold and red label with a white back ground, boast that it is America's oldest lager beer. No freshness date.

Appearance: Pale yellow with a quick forming and quick disappearing head that leaves nothing in its trail not even a thin lace, looks like apple juice or something else.

Smell: Watered down astringent grain with a weird aspartame artificial sweet aroma, otherwise a clean nose.

Taste: Light bodied with a lost crispness from an overly effervescent carbonation during the pouring perhaps due to that this beer should be consumed out of the can. Thin malt mouth feel and very little to the flavour other than some residual sweetness and vague graininess. A relatively dry brew, some odd cloying sweetness that seems mutated or engineered comes through. Hops are shallow and very light in the bitterness though just enough to balance the meek malt character. Slight cheap lager twang associated with canned beers is in the after taste but all in all it is a pretty clean one.

Notes: A chug-a-lug style beer, produced in mass quantities to be consumed in mass quantities. Not my mug of beer but its similarities to all of the other mass produced beers keep it popular in some areas around the country still.

Serving type: can

07-13-2002 15:21:04 | More by Jason

Todd

Massachusetts

2.45/5  rDev -6.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 3

If they're out of Brubaker, then Schaefer is my next pick. Not a beer you want to drink to quell any craving for real beer, but rather one to suck down as you're first. Even more so, at $1.99 at the bar for a 16oz'er.

http://www.earthstation1.com/TVWavFiles/Schaefer.wav ... although this ad from the 60's urges you to have more than one.

"Bop, Bop, Feeling pretty ... all together in Schaefer City!"

Serving type: bottle

08-21-2001 08:15:59 | More by Todd

Burkbom23

Connecticut

2.75/5  rDev +4.6%

05-04-2013 11:40:22 | More by Burkbom23

Shawn476

Pennsylvania

3.5/5  rDev +33.1%

05-03-2013 13:17:50 | More by Shawn476

Juno_Malone

Idaho

2.5/5  rDev -4.9%

04-15-2013 04:39:39 | More by Juno_Malone

BYOFB

Wisconsin

2.25/5  rDev -14.4%

04-02-2013 05:47:35 | More by BYOFB

Wrigfen

South Carolina

3.25/5  rDev +23.6%

03-11-2013 19:10:10 | More by Wrigfen

greyghost86

Delaware

1.25/5  rDev -52.5%

03-06-2013 03:22:45 | More by greyghost86

jiffymon

New York

2.25/5  rDev -14.4%

02-13-2013 17:20:02 | More by jiffymon

JohnnyForeign

3/5  rDev +14.1%

01-14-2013 00:39:22 | More by JohnnyForeign

Huffs

New York

3/5  rDev +14.1%

12-30-2012 01:51:53 | More by Huffs

JonPablo

Oregon

1/5  rDev -62%

12-28-2012 18:13:04 | More by JonPablo

Hopheadjeffery

Illinois

2/5  rDev -24%

12-22-2012 17:25:17 | More by Hopheadjeffery

dvmin98

North Carolina

1.75/5  rDev -33.5%

11-13-2012 22:31:21 | More by dvmin98

B33R501

Pennsylvania

3.38/5  rDev +28.5%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

Picked up a 16 oz at Whole Foods Devon for $.99 how could i pass that up. These are the beers we drank as kids, this, Schmidts, Ortleibs (we were drinking Joes beer before it was known as Joes beer) before we graduated to Miller High Life, Genessee Cream Ale, Rolling Rock and the like. What a nostalgic blast this was. Thanks Joe at WF Devon.

And you know what, really wasnt bad at all. Drank from the can, poured a little to take a look. Light pale pour, big fluffy white cotton candy head. Nice. Bready sweet malts and even a little hops for balance. Decent mouthfeel. No off tastes, and a nice break from the usual hop and stout onslaught.

Overall very pleasant. I dont rate to style much (if at all), this is scored on its own merits. Just a good, plain old adjunct lager. And better than lots of craft ive had, yes i said it.

Serving type: can

10-26-2012 14:42:21 | More by B33R501

drt72

Virginia

3.5/5  rDev +33.1%

10-11-2012 01:30:10 | More by drt72

SHoF

2.78/5  rDev +5.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Real good cheap beer. Pabst will not put any money behind it for promotion and no insentives for retailers. The regular Schaefer is as good as a good light beer, the light Schaefer is not that great, too light.

Not a problem getting up in the northeast but southern states can be a challange

Schaefer Hall of Fame likes the taste, easy drinking cold only. Use a cozy and prepare to drive to find it.

Serving type: can

09-12-2012 17:50:02 | More by SHoF

wattoclone

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +14.1%

09-12-2012 15:09:21 | More by wattoclone

DelicateDelirium

Massachusetts

2.75/5  rDev +4.6%

09-04-2012 21:49:59 | More by DelicateDelirium

mmilyko

Nevada

2/5  rDev -24%

09-02-2012 05:28:17 | More by mmilyko

rderedin

Maine

2.5/5  rDev -4.9%

09-01-2012 00:22:01 | More by rderedin

seanhug

Ohio

3/5  rDev +14.1%

08-29-2012 03:48:13 | More by seanhug

soupieman

Pennsylvania

2/5  rDev -24%

08-28-2012 00:11:32 | More by soupieman

BK2084

Pennsylvania

3/5  rDev +14.1%

08-25-2012 02:51:52 | More by BK2084

bicyclesnbeer

Illinois

3.5/5  rDev +33.1%

08-19-2012 15:21:49 | More by bicyclesnbeer