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Schaefer
F & M Schaefer Brewing Co.
- From:
- F & M Schaefer Brewing Co.
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #224 - ABV:
- 4.6%
- Score:
- 63
Ranked #28,419 - Avg:
- 2.64 | pDev: 28.41%
- Reviews:
- 145
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Jan 24, 2024
- Added:
- Aug 21, 2001
- Wants:
- 17
- Gots:
- 53
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Ratings by GratefulBeerGuy:
Reviewed by GratefulBeerGuy from New Hampshire
3.02/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
3.02/5 rDev +14.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3
16 oz. can> 16 oz. SA glass.
It's not really the color that i first noticed it's the lack of color, I mean this thing is really thin looking but it's kinda golden with yellow hues, my girl friend chimmed in with "it looks like pee". I couldn't disagree. The head is light and active but is gone pretty quick.
A semi-sweet, wheatie scented malt,a bit sweeter than I had expected and the malt is a bit more aromatic which is good. Herbal and mossy scented hops add a bit of balance to the nose.
This is really a honey0soaked, bready malt flavor , cream of corn, wheat 'n grains, a mild sour and grainy yeast. The flavor is a bit thin and watery, but it's true to style and displays no evidence of "naties" like a skunked or metallic flavor, which is nice. The complexity of low but in it's simplicity is effective.
Eventhough the body is light and thin, it's pretty crisp and it's lively feel doesn't become dull and flat right off like some of it's kind.
This is really not terible, I've had many macro Lager's that have simply been un-drinkable, I wouldn't put this in that catagory, but I'm not having another either.
Jan 18, 2008It's not really the color that i first noticed it's the lack of color, I mean this thing is really thin looking but it's kinda golden with yellow hues, my girl friend chimmed in with "it looks like pee". I couldn't disagree. The head is light and active but is gone pretty quick.
A semi-sweet, wheatie scented malt,a bit sweeter than I had expected and the malt is a bit more aromatic which is good. Herbal and mossy scented hops add a bit of balance to the nose.
This is really a honey0soaked, bready malt flavor , cream of corn, wheat 'n grains, a mild sour and grainy yeast. The flavor is a bit thin and watery, but it's true to style and displays no evidence of "naties" like a skunked or metallic flavor, which is nice. The complexity of low but in it's simplicity is effective.
Eventhough the body is light and thin, it's pretty crisp and it's lively feel doesn't become dull and flat right off like some of it's kind.
This is really not terible, I've had many macro Lager's that have simply been un-drinkable, I wouldn't put this in that catagory, but I'm not having another either.
More User Ratings:
Reviewed by bullwinkle88 from Isle of Man
4.08/5 rDev +54.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
4.08/5 rDev +54.5%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.5
Tastes like the 70s. Corny, a bit dry. Very scarce in the northeast. Not particularly worth going out of the way for and it only comes in 30s. Fun change of pace for a party. Better than Budweiser
Jan 24, 2024Reviewed by joeagain from New Jersey
2.26/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
2.26/5 rDev -14.4%
look: 4.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 2
This was, once upon a time, a fairly decent typical American beer. You know, it's the kind of beer you'd have at a picnic, maybe mowing the lawn, sitting on the front steps yapping with some buddies while having a "cold one"... drinkable but in no way special.
Well, it seems a tad lesser quality than even back then.
Very light yellow, small short lasting head, very light corn and barley taste. Don't blink, you'll miss the hops!
In a nutshell, not a very good beer, even at it's inexpensive price of about 17 bucks a 30 pack!
Better off with Hamm's or Keystone light (yep... it's that bad) if you want some cheap brewskis.
Sep 11, 2023Well, it seems a tad lesser quality than even back then.
Very light yellow, small short lasting head, very light corn and barley taste. Don't blink, you'll miss the hops!
In a nutshell, not a very good beer, even at it's inexpensive price of about 17 bucks a 30 pack!
Better off with Hamm's or Keystone light (yep... it's that bad) if you want some cheap brewskis.
Rated by rojoes from New York
2.86/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
2.86/5 rDev +8.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Not bad, but nothing to write home about. Your value priced lawn mowing beer.
Nov 30, 2022Reviewed by bigdeuce from Pennsylvania
3.08/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
3.08/5 rDev +16.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 4 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
This isn’t bad for an adjunct lager. It looks like p*ss and smells similar. Has a corniness on the nose and a bright yellow color. It tastes good, though. Very smooth and not cloying. Can’t beat it for $17.49 a 30 pack!
Feb 12, 2022Reviewed by jmdrpi from Pennsylvania
2.48/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.48/5 rDev -6.1%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
310 ml can (10.5 oz). Label says "Puerto Rico" on it, not sure why as the label also indicates it was brewed in Milwaukee.
drank on the beach in St John USVI so all that mattered was that it was wet and cold. not much more to say, very mild pale malt flavor, thin and fizzy mouthfeel.
Jan 18, 2022drank on the beach in St John USVI so all that mattered was that it was wet and cold. not much more to say, very mild pale malt flavor, thin and fizzy mouthfeel.
Reviewed by hankp59 from New York
2.18/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.18/5 rDev -17.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Light refreshing, for tinted water, and very mild. This thing drinks quick, inoffensive, and utterly forgettable. There is nothing off here just simple light lager. If you’re hot and thirsty go for it.
Sep 26, 2020Reviewed by JohnniEMc from Pennsylvania
2.53/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
2.53/5 rDev -4.2%
look: 2.25 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 2.5
A 12 oz. can poured into a clear pint glass shows a very pale straw colored, almost clear liquid. There's very little head, glass lacing, nor aroma. There is some taste, but it's mostly yeasty. Considering the category, at least there is some taste. This brand probably tasted better decades ago. The Puerto Rican version definitely was.
Sep 08, 2020Reviewed by rvisual from Texas
3.22/5 rDev +22%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
3.22/5 rDev +22%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.25
**Mandatory discussion based on trying a few 6-packs years in the past.
Schaefer was one of the brews available from regional brewers when I lived in Madison WI from 1973-78. IMO even that many years ago, Schaefer was not that popular b/c there were too many other options available and the taste and smell were for diehard fans only.
Around 1977 or so, Miller Lite came on the local scene and took a huge market away from the regional brews like Schaefers.
Aug 27, 2020Schaefer was one of the brews available from regional brewers when I lived in Madison WI from 1973-78. IMO even that many years ago, Schaefer was not that popular b/c there were too many other options available and the taste and smell were for diehard fans only.
Around 1977 or so, Miller Lite came on the local scene and took a huge market away from the regional brews like Schaefers.
Rated by DCH from New York
4.47/5 rDev +69.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
4.47/5 rDev +69.3%
look: 4.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.5
The best AAL on the market.
Apr 02, 2020Reviewed by 1009 from Massachusetts
1.45/5 rDev -45.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.75
1.45/5 rDev -45.1%
look: 2.25 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.75
Tastes like the metal bleachers of the stadium that used to bear its name. Literally any other beer would be better than this. The one beer to have when you’re having more than one. No thanks. I’ll have none.
Feb 17, 2020Reviewed by Tantonys from Maine
2.75/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
2.75/5 rDev +4.2%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Drank a lot in college, stole a lot from my Dad. 4.6% great session brew! None of the floral I remember. Rather corny taste, decent bitter. Ok for cheap beer.
Nov 06, 2019Rated by Kthorsland from New Jersey
4.94/5 rDev +87.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
4.94/5 rDev +87.1%
look: 4 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
I grew up in the ‘70s with all my family enjoying Schaefer and it is still the favorite beer of my extended family. Great beer!
Jun 13, 2019
Schaefer from F & M Schaefer Brewing Co.
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100 with
298 ratings
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