Fix 1864 Spezial
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company

Fix 1864 SpezialFix 1864 Spezial
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From:
Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company
 
Delaware, United States
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
5.4%
Score:
73
Avg:
2.88 | pDev: 18.75%
Reviews:
14
Ratings:
27
Status:
Retired
Rated:
Feb 04, 2024
Added:
Jul 29, 2003
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  1
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Ratings by tatoodkelt:
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Reviewed by tatoodkelt from Maryland

2.63/5  rDev -8.7%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 3
Spotted a few dusty bottles on the shelf at a local store and figured it was worth a shot for $1.50. Didnt know it was retired til I looked it up here. No dates on the bottle. Oh well, here goes nothing.

Bottle to shaker glass.

A- Hazy gold, one finger white head that disappeared pretty quick. No lacing. Very active carbination.

S- Nothing special but hints of what I can only describe as rubbing alcohol on sheet metal.

T- Pretty much the same as the smell with a little splash of citrus.

M- Thin, watery body. Carbination was present the whole time.

D- I wont be picking up the other ones the next time I'm there.
Jun 26, 2009
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Reviewed by stevoj from Idaho

3/5  rDev +4.2%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Average, but bland pale lager. Pale golden in color with minimal head, cereal taste and aroma. run of the mill, had to wash down some Greek food in Chicago.
Feb 04, 2024
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Reviewed by ordybill from Georgia

3.6/5  rDev +25%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Poured from a 12 OZ bottle into a pint glass at the World of Beer in Columbia, SC. The appearance is a clear light gold color with a small white head. The aroma is sweet grains. The taste is grains and possibly corn. An average beer.
Dec 06, 2016
 
Rated: 3 by DerwinWentworth from Utah

Oct 01, 2016
 
Rated: 2.91 by cmbeddoe7997 from Texas

Jun 24, 2015
 
Rated: 3 by hophugger from Virginia

Oct 16, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by JoeMans from New York

Jul 10, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by hayesjw from California

Jul 02, 2014
 
Rated: 2.75 by OregonGrown7 from Oregon

Mar 02, 2014
 
Rated: 2.5 by sammy806 from Maryland

Nov 06, 2013
 
Rated: 2 by djre4orm from Virginia

Jun 13, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by DKHNOVA from District of Columbia

May 28, 2013
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Reviewed by RonaldTheriot from Louisiana

2.1/5  rDev -27.1%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Fix 1864 Spezial has a medium, white head and a clear, yellow, clear, bubbly appearance, with lots of streaming bubbles and no lacing. The aroma is of rather rank, cheap, sweet grain, and the flavor is similar, with grain husk and off-tasting sweetness. Mouthfeel is light and watery, and Fix 1864 Spezial finishes semi-dry and mostly unpleasant, but one can drink it. Overall, this is another cheap, scam-type beer that alleges to be something that it is not. One doubts that the real Fix of Greece tastes anything like this bum. At best, this is low average.

RJT
May 14, 2013
 
Rated: 2.75 by Danobold from Texas

Apr 28, 2013
 
Rated: 4.25 by gwiedman1 from New York

Feb 17, 2013
 
Rated: 3 by RyanC from Virginia

Jan 27, 2013
 
Rated: 2.5 by cliff1066 from Virginia

Dec 16, 2012
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Reviewed by Florida9 from Illinois

2.65/5  rDev -8%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Ordered this One at a Greek restaurant listing it as "Greek beer," but in reality it's brewed inthe states and tastes like every other American Adjunct lager. Clear gold color. Moderate white colored head. Minimal lacing. Aroma is pleasantly sweet, corny, with a hint of grassy hops. Taste is simplistic with lots of sweet stewed corn, grainy malts, and the finish of sugar water. Thin body, medium carbonation, mild bitterness. Overall a simplistic, sweet, light beer that I hope to never have again.
Jul 02, 2012
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Reviewed by jayhawk73 from Maryland

1.71/5  rDev -40.6%
look: 2.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
I bought this beer because it was advertised as being 'from Greece' at Total Wine.. Only to find it's actually considered to be from the US on BA... Oh well.

Pours a light gold color with a sliver of a white head. Minimal carbonation and lacing on my snifter glass. The nose is skunk, grain, and weak malt. Utterly disgusting. Taste is slightly better, but nothing to write home about. Fizzy grain is the main taste, very watered down. Feel is light, fizzy, undercarbonated, and fairly flat. Overall, not a good choice for anyone at anytime.
Jan 21, 2012
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Reviewed by matjack85 from Illinois

2.69/5  rDev -6.6%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
Not to be confused with the Fix helles lager from Greece. This one is just an American adjunct lager from Dover, Delaware. 12oz brown bottle with no freshness date.

The beer pours a clear, light gold color, but fails to make more than a thin rim of white head that dissipates instantly and leaves no lacing, so can't give much for appearance points.

Slightly sweet nose. Other than that it's pretty clean and inoffensive - which is another way to say it's bland.

Taste is pretty much standard macro lager with perhaps a touch of green apple flavor. It also takes on a mineral water flavor as it warms. Not too bad when it's ice cold.

Light and under carbonated mouthfeel.

Haven't tasted the original Fix from Greece yet, so can't compare it. This one's nothing special but will do in a "fix".
Jan 07, 2012
Fix 1864 Spezial from Fordham & Dominion Brewing Company
Beer rating: 73 out of 100 with 27 ratings