Creemore Springs Premium Lager - Creemore Springs Brewery Limited

IdeaSpeeder

Ontario (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75

Serving Type - 473 can, poured into a nonic glass

Appearance - Pours a copper colour with a yellowish golden tinge. A good two fingers of head that dissipates quickly. Beautiful lacing around the glass.

Smell - Not a lot on the nose. A 'metallic' smell. Wondering if it could be from the can? Perhaps some grain and grass notes as well.

Taste - More complex than I was expecting, given the lacklustre aroma. Getting biscuity notes, some light glassy bits.

Mouthfeel - Medium carbonation, yet a satisfying crisp finish. Medium body, nothing to exciting.

Serving type: can

05-04-2013 04:24:12 | More by IdeaSpeeder

flannelandbrews

4.43/5  rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

This was one complex brew. When it got brought to the table I was a little worried about it doesn't have a clear appearance that I was expecting out of a traditional Canadian Lager. Pleasantly surprised I was Creemore had a great spice note without overwhelming the sweetness of the beer. It had a crisp clean finish that didn't hang in my mouth. Great drink.

Serving type: on-tap

11-05-2012 20:36:09 | More by flannelandbrews

Tone

Missouri

2.9/5  rDev -24.3%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3

Pours a clear, copper color. 1/4 inch head of a white color. Slight retention and poor lacing. Smells of pale malt, hint of sweet malt, slight hop, hint of grass, and corn/rice. Fits the style of an American Amber / Red Lager. The beer would also seem to fit nicely into the Light Lager category. Mouth feel is sharp and crisp, with an average carbonation level. Tastes of corn/rice, slight pale malt, and slight hops. Overall, weak appearance, body, and blend.

Serving type: on-tap

10-12-2012 13:45:33 | More by Tone

leaddog

Alberta (Canada)

3.68/5  rDev -3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

Appearance- Pours a pale copper with a finger width of bubbly white head that quickly fades.

Smell- Bready malts, slight floral hops, grains. A tad musty. Pretty basic aromas.

Taste- Bready caramel malts start you off followed by the slight floral hops and the grains. Finishes with a bitterness from the floral hops.

Mouthfeel- Medium bodied with light to medium carbonation.

Overall- An easy drinking lager by Creemore Springs. I was a little off put by the aromas but the taste certainly made up for the aroma. Besides that drawback, a lager that is better than some on the Canadian market.

Serving type: can

09-10-2012 02:27:33 | More by leaddog

alysmith4

District of Columbia

2.25/5  rDev -41.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5

I'm not a huge Amber/Red Lager fan, so it's hard for me to give this beer an unbiased review. That being said, I'd say it was just below average for it's style. It was average in appearance and mouthfeel, but totally "musty" in taste. That's the most notable quality about this beer that I can mention. I had a couple, but it's not one that I'd buy again.

Serving type: can

09-02-2012 20:40:00 | More by alysmith4

canucklehead

British Columbia (Canada)

4/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Part of a sweet mixed 6 pack new to BC . You get 3 Granville Island beers and 3 Creemore beers.

This is a cut above most Canadian lagers both in complexity and hops used. Not as grassy smelly as a Pils but not boringly sweet like most Canadian lagers. The colour is darker than the majority of beers in the style and the finish is dry with a long mouthfeel. Could drink this one all day.

Serving type: bottle

09-02-2012 17:54:27 | More by canucklehead

OWSLEY069

Pennsylvania

3.05/5  rDev -20.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

Pours a clean orange-ish color with an off white head. In the aroma, mellow lager notes, but nothing more than average. In the taste, a small caramel like roast in an average lager. A small bite and a medium to lighter bodied mouthfeel, with a small dry caramel and small hop notes in the aftertaste. Not bad, but nothing more than average.

Serving type: on-tap

08-23-2012 13:28:14 | More by OWSLEY069

prosper

Alberta (Canada)

4.4/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4

pours a too-clear dark yellow. This has obviously had the crap filtered out of it. Not much head, and what's there is white. Leaves some lacing on the glass on the way down. Nothing special here.

Smells of sticky honey'd malts, with a hint of spicy herbal hops. Whatever smells there are are faint.

Taste is fantabulous. Malts and hop bitterness is in perfect balance, leaving a clean, crisp dry finish. It's tilted towards the hoppy bitterness, but there's little hop *flavour*. I'd say this is quite similar to Pilsner Urquell in terms of sweet malt to bitter hop balance.

Mouthfeel is much bigger than typical for an american lager, and possibly a bit bigger than a bohemian pilsner even. It's smooth and refreshing, but definitely a 'present' beer with noticeable body. Very nice - both refreshing and satiating at the same time.

Overall - I like it. A lot. If I could only ever have one beer to drink forever, I'd have to consider this one. It's good from a flavour and a refreshing perspective. I do think I'd probably end up with some form of a bitter ale as a single beer if push came to shove, but I'd have to at least think about this one, too.

Serving type: bottle

07-28-2012 06:51:21 | More by prosper

DaftCaskBC

British Columbia (Canada)

3.7/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 4 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A: 1/4" cream coloured head that dissipated quickly over golden-copper-amber coloured liquid.

S: Metallic with grassy and earthy hops.

T: Bitter hop flavours including pine, grass, lemon and earth with a sweet biscuit malt backbone that finishes off each mouthful.

M: Medium viscosity with a somewhat soapy mouth feel and a medium level of carbonation.

O: A nice level of bitterness for a lager, the biggest drawback of this beer for me is the smell, which affects the drinkability to a certain extent.

Serving type: bottle

06-25-2012 22:19:33 | More by DaftCaskBC

mick303

Ontario (Canada)

3.78/5  rDev -1.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Colour is auburn, honey brown, quite rich. Nose is pretty restrained initially with some light citrus, maybe a bit of honey and malt, later a bit more body opens up.
Taste has some welcome actual malt backbone, with light flavours of citrus, a slight sweetness w a bit of caramel, initial taste is quite pleasing, bitter on the finish. Medium mouthfeel. Finish is somewhat sour.
Definitely drinkable without being inspiring or memorable.

Serving type: on-tap

06-20-2012 02:41:55 | More by mick303

EspressoGuy

British Columbia (Canada)

2.93/5  rDev -23.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3

A: red tinted gold.
S: lots of citrus (grapefruit), pine, but also kind of stale
T: simple, plain, clean, some bitterness, light, little hop aroma
M: full, medium carbonation, fine.
O: nothing really memorable. A nice beer but certainly forgettable.

Serving type: can

06-07-2012 01:58:17 | More by EspressoGuy

canoehornpoint

Pennsylvania

4.75/5  rDev +24%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 4.5

Wow, this beer breaks all of the rules. It pours a beautiful deep golden/red with a slightly off white thick head (which did not lace). The aroma is slightly malty with a mild slightly grassy aroma mixed with malt. This is a big beer with body and mouthfeel but with no aftertaste. It's flavorful but very clean and drinkable. I have yet to find a been in this category which is so well balanced. Nothing stands out, it just all melds perfectly together.

Serving type: can

05-30-2012 02:22:56 | More by canoehornpoint

jlindros

Massachusetts

3.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4

Tap at a random airport bar in Montreal.

Nice creamy 1 finger head fades at a med pace, nice lacing, crystal clear orange honey colored beer.

Nose has decent lager aromas, plenty of pilsner like malts and some toasty reddish munich like malts, plenty of lager fruits much more than I thought, and a bit of of herbal grassy hops which come out more and more as I nose.

Taste starts light and crisp but plenty of toasty pilsner malts, light cracked straw, light munich red malts, bit fruity, hint of grains and wet straw. Light lager fruit flavors with a nice crispness. Hops again bring a bit of herbal flavors, a bit more grassy and earthy them the nose let on to believe, with a nice 30 or so ibu punch. A bit of creamy like malts and hint of caramel round off the flavors. Finish is quite dry with light lingering bitterness and touch of grassy hops, with but more crisp lager fruits, and hints of malts lingering.

Mouth is med bodied nice for a lager, good carb.

Overall nice, maltier than most base lagers but then again this is a premium I guess. Nice malts, herbal hops actually blend in well, and the lager flavors come through nicely despite the bigger malt profile and herbal hops, but still quite drinkable.

Serving type: on-tap

05-22-2012 16:20:16 | More by jlindros

dbrauneis

New Jersey

3.48/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.5

Served on tap at King Edward's Arms in Markham, ON

A: Pours a crystal clear golden yellow to amber in color with light visible carbonation. The beer has a finger tall light white head that reduces to patches and a thin ring at the edges of the glass. Moderate to significant lacing is observed.

S: The overall aroma of this beer is pretty light. I get some pale and some grainy malts along with some very mild citrus hops.

T: The taste follows the smell and is very well balanced - not overly sweet and not overly bitter. There is a pale and grainy malt presence up front with a pleasant and enjoyable light citrus bitterness in the finish.

M: Light to medium bodied with moderate carbonation.

O: Very easy to drink and refreshing, a totally sessionable beer and one I might get on my next visit up here to the great white north. Very well balanced with a light but enjoyable flavor.

Serving type: on-tap

03-14-2012 01:43:35 | More by dbrauneis

WoodBrew

Illinois

3.48/5  rDev -9.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

I brought a 473ml can back from Canada. The beer poured a clear amber/orange with white head and some lacing. The smell has subtle hops, with slight tangerine like citrus as well as malt. Taste had sweet malt, like caramel, some hops are present that give it a hint of citrus. The mouthfeel is lighter in body with decent carbonation. Overall it is a good beer.

Serving type: can

01-08-2012 15:05:30 | More by WoodBrew

WoodersonMB

Manitoba (Canada)

3.85/5  rDev +0.5%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Pours a beautiful light amber/copper color. The 1 inch of off-white creamy looking head accompanied by some fairly decent lacing makes this look like one damn tasty beer.

Fruity, citrus aroma teamed up with some pleasant hops make this a treat for your sense of smell.

Lighter than what I expected but the great carbonation and light hops make your taste buds tingle. Surprisingly I find the citrus to be a bit more present in the taste than expected but that's not a bad thing at all. Maybe a hint of toffee and biscuits as well.

This is one delicious beer that I plan on going back to again and again.

Serving type: bottle

01-05-2012 23:49:08 | More by WoodersonMB

birchstick

Missouri

3.98/5  rDev +3.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

Parents picked this one up in Canada.

Pours an amberish orangish yellow with a nice head on it. The nose is some grainy malts. Grainy malts show up and dominate everything on the pallet as well. A subtle kick of spicy hops on the finish. This is a pretty solid lager. Nothing too crazy or over the top with some subtle complexities, however delicious and above average for the style. Recommended if you're ever in Canada!

Serving type: can

12-29-2011 02:00:47 | More by birchstick

Seanont

Ontario (Canada)

3.73/5  rDev -2.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

A very tasty lager
Nice head and color
Not allot going on smell wise but it taste very crisp with malts and hops coming thru..
Nice beer on tap or poured into a frosty mug

This is a good lager that I enjoy allot when served cold in a glass, To do this beer justice I recommend not drinking from the can

Serving type: on-tap

11-25-2011 20:29:21 | More by Seanont

Dalem

Michigan

3.95/5  rDev +3.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

It's color is nice amber shade accented with a right amount of carbonation to give a bit of a sparkle when drinking it out of glass in the afternoon sun. It's not too big but not too small head is a bit on the tan side filled with bubbles that when it fades leaves a light lace around. Looks good and that's always a good start. The aroma is strong but does have a nice bouquet of caramel, a bit of nuttiness and some citrus and grassy notes to top it off.
Tastewise it's pretty interesting. It starts off with a bit of a creamy sweetness from the malts, followed by a little bit of hop and then finishes clean. It's light and refreshing but also full bodied and well rounded all the way through.

Serving type: can

11-11-2011 06:59:12 | More by Dalem

Stocean1

Ontario (Canada)

3.53/5  rDev -7.8%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

On tap at ethel's lounge, poured a two finger head into a pint glass, white frothy head with good retention, amber copper colour, nice lacing. Smell is malt, caramel,grass, hint of citrus. Taste follows the nose and is very well balanced. Little bitter on the back end with some carbonation. Medium body and dry. Definitely one of my favourite lagers.

Serving type: on-tap

10-20-2011 00:53:05 | More by Stocean1

KickbacksSteve

Florida

4.6/5  rDev +20.1%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.5

473 ml can. No freshness date. Nice touch of malt sweetness, mild bitterness. No unpleasant or off-flavors whatsoever. Really an extremely drinkable lager, quite delicious, not as amber in color as I would have expected but Canada craft brewing seems to be continuing to step up their game. Way to go America's hat.

Serving type: can

09-11-2011 02:07:30 | More by KickbacksSteve

joemcgrath27

Alberta (Canada)

4.1/5  rDev +7%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

A - clear copper orange, tall whit head retained well with a steady stream of bubbles from the bottom
S - a mix of crisp hop aromas with fresh fruit and bready malts, definitely unique
T - a mix of crisp leafy hops, bready and light sugary sweet malt, berry fruit juice
M - big carbonation kick, juicy and generally light, with a semi bready linger
O - an interesting mix of lager, pilsner, and amber qualities, but 100% easy drinking

Serving type: can

09-06-2011 01:00:18 | More by joemcgrath27

david18

New York

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

This was another in a long list of unremarkable beers that I had on a recent trip to Toronto. Nothing wrong with it, just nothing that stands out.

Appearance was a light red/copper. Somewhat low carbonation.

Aroma was almost non existent. Not bad. Just nothing outstanding.

Flavor as well, not outstanding. Nothing bad. More malt than hops.

Serving type: on-tap

08-31-2011 18:25:07 | More by david18

HockeytownBrew

Michigan

3.63/5  rDev -5.2%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4

Poured from a can into a pint glass.

A: Pours a nice golden amber color with a finger width head. Fades after a bit, a moderate amount of lacing left behind.

S: Very bready with caramel and roasted malt hints. Undertones of grain and citrus present as well.

T: As with the scent, nice malt and caramel tones with a slight bitterness.

M: Medium mouthfeel with moderate carbonation.

D: Nice drinkability. Not one to pound back, but more than one can be enjoyed.

A fair Canadian brew.

Serving type: can

08-24-2011 15:46:01 | More by HockeytownBrew

NV9

Ontario (Canada)

4.4/5  rDev +14.9%
look: 4.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25

Creemore Springs is a great looking beer. Very good, nice looking colour, with a solid foam head that sticks around with some lacing.

Minimal smell, what's there is sweet, maybe a bit of wheat but not a dominant scent at all.

Clean, easy drinking taste, a lot of flavour hits you, as well as the taste of some hops but still very drinkable.

Feels good in the mouth, the taste sticks, not too much carbonation at all.

For the most part, this is my go to beer, my friends mostly hate it, but theyre drinking Bud Light and Coors Light, so it's no surprise they don't like the "stronger" taste.

Readilyu available on tap in Ontaro. Free of preservatives, pasteurization, etc.. small town brewery, now owned by Molson but they seem to be unchanged.

Serving type: on-tap

07-20-2011 19:54:53 | More by NV9