Sleeman Cream Ale
Sleeman Breweries Ltd.

Sleeman Cream AleSleeman Cream Ale
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From:
Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
 
Ontario, Canada
Style:
Cream Ale
Ranked #158
ABV:
5%
Score:
69
Ranked #28,065
Avg:
2.9 | pDev: 19.66%
Reviews:
45
Ratings:
101
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 23, 2023
Added:
Oct 28, 2007
Wants:
  2
Gots:
  19
Created by George Sleeman in the late 1800s, Sleeman Cream Ale was the first brand produced by the two Guelph breweries, and still remains our most recognized brand.
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Ratings by Matt1516:
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Reviewed by Matt1516 from Canada (QC)

2.8/5  rDev -3.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
The beer of my twenties, reviewed in my thirties...

Consumed under prime conditions: 85 degree day at the zoo (but in a plastic cup).

Smallish white head on a light copper body. Smells of light malt and corn.

Tastes like a premium macro, lots of corn filler, no hops and light bodied. Mouthfeel not bad...wasn't watery. Slightly sweet finish.

Inoffensive but bland.

At least there was less chance of skunking with draft than if served from a clear bottle.

My youth is betrayed
Jul 29, 2011
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Alex_Martineau from Canada (QC)

4.72/5  rDev +62.8%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75
My happiness in a bottle. Taste realy great for a large brand beer. Sweet to the taste and just what I need after a long day. Lets just say it's my personal favorite.
Apr 23, 2023
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Reviewed by Pmicdee from Canada (ON)

3.52/5  rDev +21.4%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5
Pours clear gold colour with a minimal head. The smell is sweet and grainy. The taste matches the smell, with mouthfeel being a little thin. This is a nice beer but it doesn’t taste like any cream ale I’ve ever had.
April 29 2023
Apr 06, 2022
 
Rated: 2.55 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Oct 29, 2021
 
Rated: 3.23 by Electros from Canada (ON)

Feb 20, 2021
 
Rated: 1.96 by Beervana from Canada (BC)

Jun 06, 2016
 
Rated: 2.72 by NightINgale from Russian Federation

Mar 19, 2016
 
Rated: 2.74 by talbotjf99 from Canada (QC)

Feb 07, 2016
 
 
Rated: 2.75 by DaveMiller from Minnesota

Mar 30, 2015
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Reviewed by CalgaryFMC from Canada (AB)

2.82/5  rDev -2.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3
341 ml clear bottle. A light gold color with a little white froth. I used to drink a lot of this in grad school and even back then found it rather bland but otherwise unoffensive.

Aroma is grainy, slightly grassy, metallic. Smells like an old bottle cap. A faint corn-like sweetness and cooked veggies (DMS). More of the same on the palate. Creamed corn flakes, slight grassy/floral/citrus hops and vanilla. Very heavy carbonation. Slightly thicker than your average macro-lager. Pleasantly smooth. Crisp and clean. Not as cloyingly sweet as this brewery's Original Draft lager. Finishes with more dry grain astringency.

Became marginally more pleasant as I made my way through the bottle. Maybe one of the better Sleeman brews, which is not exactly a ringing endorsement.
Feb 27, 2015
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Reviewed by Metalbrew from Canada (QC)

2.69/5  rDev -7.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Pours a light yellow with a light hop smell, and refreshing light malt taste. Sleeman cream ale for me is an average here in Canada it's one of those beers that sell a lot, and it's not not a beer that's discontinued. The taste is average at best, but for the price it isn't bad, but for a Canadian brewed beer, there are far superior beers out there.
Dec 31, 2014
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Reviewed by kevofficiel from Canada (QC)

3.18/5  rDev +9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
It says it's a retiring beer, but here in canada it's still selling.

So the look of it: nothing too particular. Light golden color, with lots of carbonation.

The smell of it. It smells similar than the silver creek. It is corny

The taste of it. Corny with a bit of hops. Taste very similar than the Silver Creek again. I did enjoy that beer while watching a hockey game.

So overall would I recommend it ? Yes, this is a good beer overall. But the my favorite Sleeman would be the Silver Creek. It is more smooth than this one. But I still did enjoy it during a good hockey game
Dec 31, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by Merlin68 from Canada (AB)

Dec 14, 2014
 
Rated: 1.25 by ZachT from Canada (BC)

Dec 02, 2014
 
Rated: 2.25 by olradetbalder from Sweden

Nov 21, 2014
 
Rated: 3.64 by beerforpresident from Texas

Oct 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by Boston71 from Massachusetts

Sep 13, 2014
 
Rated: 3 by JimR

Sep 11, 2014
 
Rated: 2.62 by slackt

Sep 02, 2014
Sleeman Cream Ale from Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Beer rating: 69 out of 100 with 101 ratings