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#008 Ol' Reliable
Wisconsin Brewing Co.
- From:
- Wisconsin Brewing Co.
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Helles
- ABV:
- 4.8%
- Score:
- 82
- Avg:
- 3.55 | pDev: 13.8%
- Reviews:
- 8
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Retired
- Rated:
- Oct 02, 2016
- Added:
- Sep 01, 2014
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 16
No description / notes.
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Ratings by sgttibbs:
Rated by sgttibbs from Minnesota
3.5/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jun 20, 2016
3.5/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Jun 20, 2016
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by TMoney2591 from Illinois
3.06/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
3.06/5 rDev -13.8%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
Served in a pint glass.
That's what I call my di--I mean, my gun, my gun. Yeah. Anyway, this stuff pours a clear brass topped by a finger of bone foam. The nose comprises mild barley and a hint of flowery grass. The taste brings in more of the same, everything coming through a half-touch bolder, and a bit of sourdough being added for the sake of it. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, this beer was marketed as being a simple, inexpensive, go-to option for the craft segment. I can sorta see some success in my glass, but only if "simple" and "go-to" equate to "bland", "boring", and "forgettable". I wouldn't turn down another bottle if one were offered me, but this will likely never be a purposeful revisit for me, let alone my go-to.
Dec 14, 2015That's what I call my di--I mean, my gun, my gun. Yeah. Anyway, this stuff pours a clear brass topped by a finger of bone foam. The nose comprises mild barley and a hint of flowery grass. The taste brings in more of the same, everything coming through a half-touch bolder, and a bit of sourdough being added for the sake of it. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fluid feel. Overall, this beer was marketed as being a simple, inexpensive, go-to option for the craft segment. I can sorta see some success in my glass, but only if "simple" and "go-to" equate to "bland", "boring", and "forgettable". I wouldn't turn down another bottle if one were offered me, but this will likely never be a purposeful revisit for me, let alone my go-to.
Reviewed by Ottoj55 from Wisconsin
3.45/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
3.45/5 rDev -2.8%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.5
Just a well made Munich style lager. Looks nice, yellow, nice head. Smells like sweet bready malt, tastes like a classic crisp lager. Very thrist quenching, easy drinking. Just a well made simple beer.
Dec 08, 2015Rated by Hopheadjeffery from Illinois
3.5/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.5/5 rDev -1.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Tasted from draft at Bradley Center.
Nov 11, 2015Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin
3.7/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
3.7/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
L - Light gold, a hint of red. Clear. Short, moderately persistent white head.
S - Bready sweet pale malt. A little fruit.
T - Light. A little drier than suggested by the aroma. Mainly pale malt - bread, biscuit. A little spice in the finish.
Aug 21, 2015S - Bready sweet pale malt. A little fruit.
T - Light. A little drier than suggested by the aroma. Mainly pale malt - bread, biscuit. A little spice in the finish.
#008 Ol' Reliable from Wisconsin Brewing Co.
Beer rating:
82 out of
100 with
56 ratings
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