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Big Flats 1901
World Brews
- From:
- World Brews
- California, United States
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 4.5%
- Score:
- 61
- Avg:
- 2.54 | pDev: 29.53%
- Reviews:
- 155
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Oct 13, 2019
- Added:
- Dec 11, 2010
- Wants:
- 8
- Gots:
- 41
Brewed by Hop House Brews, La Crosse. WI and Rochester, NY for Walgreens Drug Stores.
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Ratings by Terrapin777:
Reviewed by Terrapin777 from Illinois
3.8/5 rDev +49.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
3.8/5 rDev +49.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
Cheap American Adjunct Beer at its best!
A: It's yellow and has little bubbles, like beer.
S: Nothing bad. Smells like Cheap American Adjunct Beer.
T: Nice clean adjunct beer taste with no bad aftertaste.
M: Medium to high carbonation.
D: I'd buy it again for $2.99.
If you're in Walgreens, you're probably there to get a prescription filled, toothpaste or shampoo for the wife. Bland, boring shopping at its worst. As you're walking toward the register, you spot a display of Cheap American Adjunct Beer for only $2.99 a six-pack, which is about all you've got left after paying for the exciting tube of wart removal cream. Thank you Walgreens. Marketing genius and Cheap American Adjunct Beer at its best.
Dec 17, 2010A: It's yellow and has little bubbles, like beer.
S: Nothing bad. Smells like Cheap American Adjunct Beer.
T: Nice clean adjunct beer taste with no bad aftertaste.
M: Medium to high carbonation.
D: I'd buy it again for $2.99.
If you're in Walgreens, you're probably there to get a prescription filled, toothpaste or shampoo for the wife. Bland, boring shopping at its worst. As you're walking toward the register, you spot a display of Cheap American Adjunct Beer for only $2.99 a six-pack, which is about all you've got left after paying for the exciting tube of wart removal cream. Thank you Walgreens. Marketing genius and Cheap American Adjunct Beer at its best.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by acmurphy696 from Georgia
1.66/5 rDev -34.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
1.66/5 rDev -34.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
They say an adventurous spirit is a way to know you're alive. So the idea of trying a beer that's priced as $3.50 a six-pack struck me as a "what-the-Hell" kind of thing to try.
Well...
It's better than Bud.
Jun 22, 2016Well...
It's better than Bud.
Rated by ChiefHowlers from Oregon
2.76/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
2.76/5 rDev +8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Thing is, it's better than natty ice or your other cheap lagers and tastes just as good or better. When I want a cheap beer, it's big flats or bust.
Jun 08, 2016Reviewed by Squire from Mississippi
1.5/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
1.5/5 rDev -40.9%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Proof that the words "good" and "cheap" sometimes don't belong in the same sentence.
I can see how something likes this gets started. A major chain contracts for a house brand to sell at a low price and wants it to be just good enough to develop a following. Missed opportunity here, this stuff just doesn't cut it. Very light, watery brew that manages to be thin bodied yet medium flavored. Unfortunately the sweetish flavor isn't very good and makes finishing one a chore.
The appeal of this beer is it's cheap price but if they cut that low price by half I still wouldn't buy it again.
Apr 14, 2016I can see how something likes this gets started. A major chain contracts for a house brand to sell at a low price and wants it to be just good enough to develop a following. Missed opportunity here, this stuff just doesn't cut it. Very light, watery brew that manages to be thin bodied yet medium flavored. Unfortunately the sweetish flavor isn't very good and makes finishing one a chore.
The appeal of this beer is it's cheap price but if they cut that low price by half I still wouldn't buy it again.
Reviewed by KMillard from North Carolina
2.53/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.53/5 rDev -0.4%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Good cheap american beer. Made by Genesee and has less off flavors than Genesee lager, which has a copper-sweet, low carbonation problem. This is more uniform and less offensive, but still sweet. Worth the price and good cold.
Mar 31, 2016Reviewed by James954 from Florida
3/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
3/5 rDev +18.1%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
To the point... at $2.99 +tax this beer is at the top of the American Adjunct Beer style. The price of this beer says more about the greed of big name brand breweries that have been selling beer that is of lower quality than this stuff. The only downside about this brew is a sweet aftertaste that gets stronger at the finish.
Start: sweet corn upfront
During: Sweet corn fades with more bread
Finish: more of the same.
Overall: Consistency is an issue that makes long term drinkability a problem. The sweetness really builds up on you and makes it hard to have anymore...still better than a buttwiper.
Feb 15, 2016Start: sweet corn upfront
During: Sweet corn fades with more bread
Finish: more of the same.
Overall: Consistency is an issue that makes long term drinkability a problem. The sweetness really builds up on you and makes it hard to have anymore...still better than a buttwiper.
Reviewed by dcotom from Iowa
3.08/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev +21.3%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Walgreens house brand, brewed by Would Brews. Poured from12-ounce can into a tall straight-sided mug. Nice-looking pour, crystal clear golden yellow with a snow white head that left some sticky lacing. It's downhill from there. Rather flat on the aroma, thin in body. Tastewise, not too bad. Refreshing, clean finish. Pretty inoffensive, and you can't beat the price ($3.50/6 tax, title, and out the door).
Feb 13, 2016Reviewed by mfnmbvp from Illinois
2.71/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.71/5 rDev +6.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
12 fl oz. can, no canned on date or freshness information. Acquired a six pack of this, and a six pack of its brethren Big Flats 1901 Light from the local Walgreens for $6 plus tax.
Poured into clear tulip-ish stemware given to me as a gift from my brother.
A - Pours clear lager gold, lots of bubbles going crazy in the glass, nice clarity, and about two fingers of soft frothy fizzy white foam. Minimal spotty lacing. Doesn't look awful for what it is, in all honesty. Perhaps a bit pale, even for the style.
S - Aroma is cheap & dusty. Malty, corny, grainy, & husky. Slightly grapey & phenolic. Typical, but not pleasant.
T - Taste is the same : dusty, grainy, malty, papery. Notes of grapes, wet cardboard, and dusty corn / grain adjuncts.
M - Feel is thin & watery. Grainy, corny, & papery on the finish. Easy-drinking stuff.
Overall, in terms of what I paid for it, it's not half bad. A cheap affordable option, probably one of the best deals around.
Big Flats 1901 -----3/5.
Feb 07, 2016Poured into clear tulip-ish stemware given to me as a gift from my brother.
A - Pours clear lager gold, lots of bubbles going crazy in the glass, nice clarity, and about two fingers of soft frothy fizzy white foam. Minimal spotty lacing. Doesn't look awful for what it is, in all honesty. Perhaps a bit pale, even for the style.
S - Aroma is cheap & dusty. Malty, corny, grainy, & husky. Slightly grapey & phenolic. Typical, but not pleasant.
T - Taste is the same : dusty, grainy, malty, papery. Notes of grapes, wet cardboard, and dusty corn / grain adjuncts.
M - Feel is thin & watery. Grainy, corny, & papery on the finish. Easy-drinking stuff.
Overall, in terms of what I paid for it, it's not half bad. A cheap affordable option, probably one of the best deals around.
Big Flats 1901 -----3/5.
Reviewed by hoptheology from California
3.41/5 rDev +34.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
3.41/5 rDev +34.3%
look: 5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4
An unbelievable $2.99 for a six pack of cans. It was one of those rare occasions that it's EXACTLY what I needed for a particular situation. That will be considered into the final rating.
So with a few cans left, this pours as expected - a pale straw golden color...but a beautiful head forms on top, creating a display of 4 fingers, and not backing down for a good minute or two. Atop the beer is a creamy ring that's almost permanent, and lace is left on the glass. A solid 5 for the style.
Aroma is of stale grains, namely corn and barley; a touch of chlorine/clean water; and a slight phenolic character as well.
It's even better tasting out of the glass than out of the can. I get a bunch of pale malts, a snap of grassy hop, and then a bit of a skunky estery quality, finally fading out to almost nothing on a bread note. My first reaction trying this beer was that it tasted like a light beer, but out of the glass I'm noticing more of the flavors surface. If I had to closely compare it's probably about like a funky cross between Labatt Blue and Miller High Life.
Feel is what's expected - carbonated up front and then calming towards the rear, and a belly full of foam. Semi dry pasty parch at the end.
I think if price is considered - and really - whether we admit it or not consciously or subconsciously we factor price into these reviews (imagine if this was $9 a can), this beer is a knockout. Affordable, semi-tasty, and oh so poundable. I'll buy it again if I'm ever in need of a quick sixer for a special occasion.
Dec 25, 2015So with a few cans left, this pours as expected - a pale straw golden color...but a beautiful head forms on top, creating a display of 4 fingers, and not backing down for a good minute or two. Atop the beer is a creamy ring that's almost permanent, and lace is left on the glass. A solid 5 for the style.
Aroma is of stale grains, namely corn and barley; a touch of chlorine/clean water; and a slight phenolic character as well.
It's even better tasting out of the glass than out of the can. I get a bunch of pale malts, a snap of grassy hop, and then a bit of a skunky estery quality, finally fading out to almost nothing on a bread note. My first reaction trying this beer was that it tasted like a light beer, but out of the glass I'm noticing more of the flavors surface. If I had to closely compare it's probably about like a funky cross between Labatt Blue and Miller High Life.
Feel is what's expected - carbonated up front and then calming towards the rear, and a belly full of foam. Semi dry pasty parch at the end.
I think if price is considered - and really - whether we admit it or not consciously or subconsciously we factor price into these reviews (imagine if this was $9 a can), this beer is a knockout. Affordable, semi-tasty, and oh so poundable. I'll buy it again if I'm ever in need of a quick sixer for a special occasion.
Rated by Angerhaus from Rhode Island
1/5 rDev -60.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
1/5 rDev -60.6%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
This is what my cat's sweat would taste like if he drank energy drinks all day
Nov 12, 2015
Big Flats 1901 from World Brews
Beer rating:
61 out of
100 with
317 ratings
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