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Sleeman Cream Ale
Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
- 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:
- 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:
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
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, 2011Consumed 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
More User Ratings:
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
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, 2023Reviewed 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
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, 2022April 29 2023
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
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, 2015Aroma 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.
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
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, 2014Reviewed by kevofficiel from Canada (QC)
3.18/5 rDev +9.7%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.25
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, 2014So 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
Sleeman Cream Ale from Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Beer rating:
69 out of
100 with
101 ratings
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