Russell Cream Ale

Russell Cream Ale
Type of beer: Cream Ale
Container Type: 355 mL can
Alcohol volume: 5.0%
Country of origin: Canada
Rating: 64% (see below)
Number of times I've had this beer: 1st
Cost: $2.00
Tasted on: 5/1/09
Colours of label: Brown/Red/Gold
Drank From: glass (not pictured)

Label Reads: "Russell brewing company is committed to brewing high quality, small batch beers. No Shortcuts. No pasteurization. Hand-crafted, quality beer made with malted barley, water, hops, and yeast."

website: www.russellbeer.com/
Best for: listening to fireworks (without being able to see them)
Ratings:
Taste: 14/20
Flavour: 11/20
Buy again: 10/20
Aroma: 7/10
Satisfaction: 7/10
Complexity: 7/10
Intangible: 8/10

Handwritten notes: This is a very nice try at a cream ale, the flavours are all there... but I'm a firm believer that a cream ale (or any other lightly flavoured ale, for that matter) should have a lower alcohol b.v... this kind of exudes a little too much booze for me... but I appreciate that this beer is made for Canadians who would not moisten their moustaches with anything less than 5% beer, except for light beer which MUST be 4% (there I go again, raggin' on the hosers)... a few touches away from a world-class cream ale, but with enough flaws to make it a backup beer at best.

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