Beer 30 Light | Melanie Brewing Company
Brewed by:
Melanie Brewing Company
Wisconsin, United States
Style: Light Lager
Alcohol by volume (ABV): 4.00%
Availability: Year-round
Notes / Commercial Description:
No notes at this time.
Added by mynie on 09-24-2006
Reviews: 51 | Ratings: 101
1/5 rDev -42.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I usually would never give ANY beer this low a score but it is the beer I will always remember, not for good reason. I was in college and consistently drank terrible beer, weekly. The usually adjunct lagers and even worse. This beer was unpalatable for me, even when I drank BMC beers on the reg and thought they were good. A couple friends and I pick it up for a game of beer pong in college and left it sitting in the corner of the garage. It was awful. Try it just to say you've had the worst beer ever made.
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look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I usually would never give ANY beer this low a score but it is the beer I will always remember, not for good reason. I was in college and consistently drank terrible beer, weekly. The usually adjunct lagers and even worse. This beer was unpalatable for me, even when I drank BMC beers on the reg and thought they were good. A couple friends and I pick it up for a game of beer pong in college and left it sitting in the corner of the garage. It was awful. Try it just to say you've had the worst beer ever made.
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1/5 rDev -42.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I busted a party with some kids and they were drinking this stuff. Smelled like old garbage and farts. One kid said they paid $8 for a 30 pack. That's cheaper than Natty Light. They were underage so I had them pour it out.
Came back to that same house a week later for another underage party and the grass was dead in the spot they poured out last weeks batch. I'd avoid this swill
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look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
I busted a party with some kids and they were drinking this stuff. Smelled like old garbage and farts. One kid said they paid $8 for a 30 pack. That's cheaper than Natty Light. They were underage so I had them pour it out.
Came back to that same house a week later for another underage party and the grass was dead in the spot they poured out last weeks batch. I'd avoid this swill
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1.03/5 rDev -41.1%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1
Notes on this brew:
Brewed with dirty gym socks, and pigfeed corn.
May be paired with industrial cleaner to strengthen its effect
A bold drink for the new generation of "trailer trash" and college kids with no money
May be mistook for grape soda due to the ridiculous purple can. That's how they trick you into accidentally drinking it.
★ 336 characters
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1
Notes on this brew:
Brewed with dirty gym socks, and pigfeed corn.
May be paired with industrial cleaner to strengthen its effect
A bold drink for the new generation of "trailer trash" and college kids with no money
May be mistook for grape soda due to the ridiculous purple can. That's how they trick you into accidentally drinking it.
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3.36/5 rDev +92%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.5
Look, I don't know what everyone is bashing...this shit costs like $10 for a 30 pack what do you expect? Golden ambrosia served in a chalice while angels whistle on your dong?
For less than $.50 a can, I don't think this is a bad beer at all; perfect for games and casual drinking (and I'd take it over bud light any day of the week). Is this a connoisseur's beer? Hell no! It's made to get a person buzzed and save a few bucks. The taste and carbonation remind me of Miller Lite or Coors light..leaning more towards Coors. There is a slight aftertaste which I don't experience in the pricier pisswater ranges...but honestly; I stopped noticing after the second can. Smells and looks like cheap beer to me! Mouthfeel is right up there with any other light beer. Taste is like I said, somewhere between Miller and Coors slightly sweeter and with a short, dirty aftertaste. Of course it's not top-notch, but look at that price tag! Red Dog isn't even this cheap most of the time and that's one of two beers (along with side pocket) that are undrinkable to me. It's not as sweet nor as nasty and off-putting as some of the ones that there are for the same amount of money in my area (Boxer, Lost Lake, Red Dog, Side Pocket, any HG product, Icehouse, etc). Support a Wisconsin brewery and save a few bucks while your at it for your next drinking game or beer bong-off.
For the record: Fav beers are: Alaskan Amber and Wisconsin Brewery's Porter Joe.
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look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 3.5
Look, I don't know what everyone is bashing...this shit costs like $10 for a 30 pack what do you expect? Golden ambrosia served in a chalice while angels whistle on your dong?
For less than $.50 a can, I don't think this is a bad beer at all; perfect for games and casual drinking (and I'd take it over bud light any day of the week). Is this a connoisseur's beer? Hell no! It's made to get a person buzzed and save a few bucks. The taste and carbonation remind me of Miller Lite or Coors light..leaning more towards Coors. There is a slight aftertaste which I don't experience in the pricier pisswater ranges...but honestly; I stopped noticing after the second can. Smells and looks like cheap beer to me! Mouthfeel is right up there with any other light beer. Taste is like I said, somewhere between Miller and Coors slightly sweeter and with a short, dirty aftertaste. Of course it's not top-notch, but look at that price tag! Red Dog isn't even this cheap most of the time and that's one of two beers (along with side pocket) that are undrinkable to me. It's not as sweet nor as nasty and off-putting as some of the ones that there are for the same amount of money in my area (Boxer, Lost Lake, Red Dog, Side Pocket, any HG product, Icehouse, etc). Support a Wisconsin brewery and save a few bucks while your at it for your next drinking game or beer bong-off.
For the record: Fav beers are: Alaskan Amber and Wisconsin Brewery's Porter Joe.
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1.36/5 rDev -22.3%
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Originally purchased by a *thrifty* member of my college fraternity for a party, it was deemed unfit for beer-pong beer. Beer30 Light has become the stuff of legends - dark, terrible legends - in our social group.
Appearance - It would do Beer30 Light a disservice to just say "urine," as its color is a shade paler and foamier than that. Phantom urine, perhaps. There is an ethereal quality to the brew that makes one pause before drinking, in respect.
Smell - In my privileged life, I have rarely had occasion to empathize with industrial workers. However, the metallic, poisonous fruit-smell seeping out of the venomous purple cans caused me to briefly consider the life of a chemical plant worker.
Taste - Shit.
Mouthfeel - Didn't you read "Taste?" It's got this incredible carbonation, like a violently-shaken can of cola, that lasts about 6 seconds before it suddenly and abruptly becomes totally flat. The makers of Beer30 Light have somehow created a beer that is actually BREWED stale.
Overall - "When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." (-Nietzsche)
★ 1,093 characters
look: 3 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Originally purchased by a *thrifty* member of my college fraternity for a party, it was deemed unfit for beer-pong beer. Beer30 Light has become the stuff of legends - dark, terrible legends - in our social group.
Appearance - It would do Beer30 Light a disservice to just say "urine," as its color is a shade paler and foamier than that. Phantom urine, perhaps. There is an ethereal quality to the brew that makes one pause before drinking, in respect.
Smell - In my privileged life, I have rarely had occasion to empathize with industrial workers. However, the metallic, poisonous fruit-smell seeping out of the venomous purple cans caused me to briefly consider the life of a chemical plant worker.
Taste - Shit.
Mouthfeel - Didn't you read "Taste?" It's got this incredible carbonation, like a violently-shaken can of cola, that lasts about 6 seconds before it suddenly and abruptly becomes totally flat. The makers of Beer30 Light have somehow created a beer that is actually BREWED stale.
Overall - "When you gaze long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." (-Nietzsche)
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1.79/5 rDev +2.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Pours a clear yellow with a 1 inch foamy white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Looks-wise this one isn't so bad I must say. Smell is of subtle grain, sugar, and metal. There is also a weird fruitiness that I am picking up in the smell. Taste is of sugary water and slight grain flavors. This beer seems to be quite flat with a watery quality in the mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty horrible beer any way you look at it. I am glad I picked up a can to try just so I can further appreciate all the good beer I am able to enjoy.
★ 606 characters
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Pours a clear yellow with a 1 inch foamy white head that settles to a film on top of the beer. Foamy rings of lace form around the glass on the drink down. Looks-wise this one isn't so bad I must say. Smell is of subtle grain, sugar, and metal. There is also a weird fruitiness that I am picking up in the smell. Taste is of sugary water and slight grain flavors. This beer seems to be quite flat with a watery quality in the mouthfeel. Overall, this is a pretty horrible beer any way you look at it. I am glad I picked up a can to try just so I can further appreciate all the good beer I am able to enjoy.
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1.48/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
A - Straw colored and pale with no foam at the top
S - Stale beer from cups that have been sitting out for 2 days
T - Tasted like I had licked the can and then sucked on some wheat
M - Harsh bubbles but goes to flat quickly
O - Contrary to what they believe, it is a never a good time
★ 288 characters
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1
A - Straw colored and pale with no foam at the top
S - Stale beer from cups that have been sitting out for 2 days
T - Tasted like I had licked the can and then sucked on some wheat
M - Harsh bubbles but goes to flat quickly
O - Contrary to what they believe, it is a never a good time
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1.45/5 rDev -17.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
This beer was purchased in a 30-pack because It was the absolute cheapest beer in the store, and I was a college student just wanting to play drinking games.
A - an extremely pale color similar to watery urine
S - smells like a budwieser after you leave it in a red cup overnight.
T - a very specific watery-metallic taste fills the palate, not resembling typical malt + hops beer in any fashion
M - feels like fizzy soda pop in my mouth
Overall, it's not too offensive to drink, which gives a 1.5, but just barely.
★ 521 characters
look: 1.5 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
This beer was purchased in a 30-pack because It was the absolute cheapest beer in the store, and I was a college student just wanting to play drinking games.
A - an extremely pale color similar to watery urine
S - smells like a budwieser after you leave it in a red cup overnight.
T - a very specific watery-metallic taste fills the palate, not resembling typical malt + hops beer in any fashion
M - feels like fizzy soda pop in my mouth
Overall, it's not too offensive to drink, which gives a 1.5, but just barely.
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2.8/5 rDev +60%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance:Golden yellow with a frothy white head. The head recedes a little too quickly but there's good lacing. However, there is a lack of carbonation that makes it not very inviting.
Smell: Mild coffee smell with a hint of honey.
Taste: Very slight metallic taste followed with a very, very, mild sweet/sour taste. Also a hint of grape.
Mouthfeel: light with pretty good carbonation.
Easy drinking, thirst quenching beer, great for parties if you want to drink a lot (especially for a low price.) Nothing really offensive but nothing good.
★ 547 characters
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Appearance:Golden yellow with a frothy white head. The head recedes a little too quickly but there's good lacing. However, there is a lack of carbonation that makes it not very inviting.
Smell: Mild coffee smell with a hint of honey.
Taste: Very slight metallic taste followed with a very, very, mild sweet/sour taste. Also a hint of grape.
Mouthfeel: light with pretty good carbonation.
Easy drinking, thirst quenching beer, great for parties if you want to drink a lot (especially for a low price.) Nothing really offensive but nothing good.
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1.2/5 rDev -31.4%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
I thought this was grape soda when I pulled it out of my boss's cooler.
I gagged and gagged and gagged. Normally I like perrier, but this tasted like perrier and asparagus pee. You know how your pee smells after you eat a ton of asparagus? Thats what this smells and tastes like.
It doesn't even get a full review. It has two saving graces
1. The mouthfeel is like sprite which I LOVE.
2. It has alcohol (possibly unrefined ethonol) so if you drink enough of it you might forget you're drinking Beer30 Light and just choke on your own vomit and die.
★ 556 characters
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
I thought this was grape soda when I pulled it out of my boss's cooler.
I gagged and gagged and gagged. Normally I like perrier, but this tasted like perrier and asparagus pee. You know how your pee smells after you eat a ton of asparagus? Thats what this smells and tastes like.
It doesn't even get a full review. It has two saving graces
1. The mouthfeel is like sprite which I LOVE.
2. It has alcohol (possibly unrefined ethonol) so if you drink enough of it you might forget you're drinking Beer30 Light and just choke on your own vomit and die.
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1/5 rDev -42.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Bought this beer as a joke this Thanksgiving. Without a doubt the worst beer I have ever tasted. As a matter of fact, you should try this. Because nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is this gross. One of my friends tried to shotgun one and failed miserably. His dog, who had consumed a fair amount of beer off the floor the previous night, wouldn't touch the spillage.
A: Urine. With some bubbles.
S: Smells stale fresh out of the can. Like a frat house.
T: Tastes like Busch light, but weaker. At the same time, there's a hint of grape. I have no idea how it got there.
M: Really heavily carbonated.
O: Really terrible. Good to know about for bets (worst beer) and party tricks (make someone vomit).
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look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Bought this beer as a joke this Thanksgiving. Without a doubt the worst beer I have ever tasted. As a matter of fact, you should try this. Because nothing, and I mean NOTHING, is this gross. One of my friends tried to shotgun one and failed miserably. His dog, who had consumed a fair amount of beer off the floor the previous night, wouldn't touch the spillage.
A: Urine. With some bubbles.
S: Smells stale fresh out of the can. Like a frat house.
T: Tastes like Busch light, but weaker. At the same time, there's a hint of grape. I have no idea how it got there.
M: Really heavily carbonated.
O: Really terrible. Good to know about for bets (worst beer) and party tricks (make someone vomit).
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2.32/5 rDev +32.6%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
A- Half inch of a fizzy white head on a clear, very pale body. Low head retention properties and no lacing.
S- Not a pleasant smell although I don't know what it is akin too. light lemon zest perhaps.
T- Weird, semi-metallic fruity aftertaste...up until that point not bad at all. Easy drinking besides that.
M- Feels good in the mouth for the style. Medium bodies, high carbonation. Best feature of Beer 30 Light.
D/O- If they could get rid of that off-putting taste at the end of each gulp this could be a winner (read: average). As it stands now, the best thing I took out of this 24 ouncer was a can tick.
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look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 2
A- Half inch of a fizzy white head on a clear, very pale body. Low head retention properties and no lacing.
S- Not a pleasant smell although I don't know what it is akin too. light lemon zest perhaps.
T- Weird, semi-metallic fruity aftertaste...up until that point not bad at all. Easy drinking besides that.
M- Feels good in the mouth for the style. Medium bodies, high carbonation. Best feature of Beer 30 Light.
D/O- If they could get rid of that off-putting taste at the end of each gulp this could be a winner (read: average). As it stands now, the best thing I took out of this 24 ouncer was a can tick.
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2.5/5 rDev +42.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: Clear medium golden in color, with a small, snow-white head of coarse bubbles and which resembles soap foam. The carbonation ia profuse, fast-rising and composed of rather large bubbles. The lacing is slight and scattered.
Aroma; Cooked corn dominates the aroma, there are faint metallic hops, a mineral note, and a bit of alcohol.
Taste: Opens with a bit of tart malt, this slightly sour flavor, along with a modest white bread flavor, carries throughout. Late in the taste, a ghostly metallic hop note appears, bringing the taste to a close.
Mouth feel: Soft, thin, watery, with a bit of stinging carbonation.
Drinkability/notes: An average example of the style. At sixty-nine cents a can, it is hard to complain.
Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce aluminum can, served in a standard Pilsener glass
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Appearance: Clear medium golden in color, with a small, snow-white head of coarse bubbles and which resembles soap foam. The carbonation ia profuse, fast-rising and composed of rather large bubbles. The lacing is slight and scattered.
Aroma; Cooked corn dominates the aroma, there are faint metallic hops, a mineral note, and a bit of alcohol.
Taste: Opens with a bit of tart malt, this slightly sour flavor, along with a modest white bread flavor, carries throughout. Late in the taste, a ghostly metallic hop note appears, bringing the taste to a close.
Mouth feel: Soft, thin, watery, with a bit of stinging carbonation.
Drinkability/notes: An average example of the style. At sixty-nine cents a can, it is hard to complain.
Presentation: Packaged in a twelve-ounce aluminum can, served in a standard Pilsener glass
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1.48/5 rDev -15.4%
look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
A - Pours a straw yellow with a small head that dissipates quickly. Lots of carbonation. 2.0
S - Smells like grain alcohol, yeast, and hops. Slight metallic odor present as well as a bit of a champagne scent...though I have no clue as to why. 1.5
T - Interesting taste. Crisp and light, very similar in flavor to your other adjunct american lagers. The interesting thing is that there is a strong aftertaste of grape and champagne. Again, how these flavors ended up in a beer completely baffles me. 1.5
M - Extremely carbonated and bubbly, but dies down to flatness once it warms up in your mouth. Horrible. Just horrible. 1.0
O - Why? Just why? Spend the extra money and get PBR, Budweiser, Landshark...anything other than this. 1.5
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look: 2 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
A - Pours a straw yellow with a small head that dissipates quickly. Lots of carbonation. 2.0
S - Smells like grain alcohol, yeast, and hops. Slight metallic odor present as well as a bit of a champagne scent...though I have no clue as to why. 1.5
T - Interesting taste. Crisp and light, very similar in flavor to your other adjunct american lagers. The interesting thing is that there is a strong aftertaste of grape and champagne. Again, how these flavors ended up in a beer completely baffles me. 1.5
M - Extremely carbonated and bubbly, but dies down to flatness once it warms up in your mouth. Horrible. Just horrible. 1.0
O - Why? Just why? Spend the extra money and get PBR, Budweiser, Landshark...anything other than this. 1.5
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1.56/5 rDev -10.9%
look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
Tryed this beer with a friend the other night just for kicks. ( And it was the cheapest I've seen for a 30 in a while.)
The appearance was like any other cheap light beer. Pale, straw yellow with a decent head that faded extremely quickly. No lacing either.
Smell was also very generic. Pretty much nothing going on there.
Taste was actually interesting. Along with the normal light beer taste there was a slight champagne taste to it. Notes of that and a little grape flavor was present.
Mouthfeel was very unenjoyable. Extremely over carbonated and generally hard to put down.
Overall the beer is what you pay for it. Wouldn't mind spending the few extra dollars for budlight though.
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look: 2 | smell: 1 | taste: 2 | feel: 1 | overall: 1.5
Tryed this beer with a friend the other night just for kicks. ( And it was the cheapest I've seen for a 30 in a while.)
The appearance was like any other cheap light beer. Pale, straw yellow with a decent head that faded extremely quickly. No lacing either.
Smell was also very generic. Pretty much nothing going on there.
Taste was actually interesting. Along with the normal light beer taste there was a slight champagne taste to it. Notes of that and a little grape flavor was present.
Mouthfeel was very unenjoyable. Extremely over carbonated and generally hard to put down.
Overall the beer is what you pay for it. Wouldn't mind spending the few extra dollars for budlight though.
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1/5 rDev -42.9%
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
My friend and I bought this as a joke. We paid 9.99 for 30 beers; so we knew it would not be good. This beer taste like water with some grape flavoring in it. It also tasted like tap water. I did not bother pouring it into a glass, but I imagine it would have poured almost clear. There is nothing good about this beer unless you just want to get buzzed for cheap, or are having people over you don't like. Avoid this beer! It is not worth the $10 I spent.
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look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
My friend and I bought this as a joke. We paid 9.99 for 30 beers; so we knew it would not be good. This beer taste like water with some grape flavoring in it. It also tasted like tap water. I did not bother pouring it into a glass, but I imagine it would have poured almost clear. There is nothing good about this beer unless you just want to get buzzed for cheap, or are having people over you don't like. Avoid this beer! It is not worth the $10 I spent.
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1.47/5 rDev -16%
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Can, graciously shared at the July Santa Cruz tasting. Pours a sickly yellowish straw color, evoking images of corn cob aged hose water, with a sputtering gray head. It could be power of suggestion with the laughable purple can, or it could be a really weird gross fermentation, but I'm getting some distinct grape notes on the nose. Beyond that, maybe some rotting grains. Flavor thankfully eases up on the fruit solvent and retreats into your basic dirty pale lager with dusty corny grains and a vanishing unsavory finish. Carbonation is surprisingly low for the style, giving a tap watery impression. No reason to ever drink this even for free. Well, the tick is worth it.
★ 675 characters
look: 1 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.5
Can, graciously shared at the July Santa Cruz tasting. Pours a sickly yellowish straw color, evoking images of corn cob aged hose water, with a sputtering gray head. It could be power of suggestion with the laughable purple can, or it could be a really weird gross fermentation, but I'm getting some distinct grape notes on the nose. Beyond that, maybe some rotting grains. Flavor thankfully eases up on the fruit solvent and retreats into your basic dirty pale lager with dusty corny grains and a vanishing unsavory finish. Carbonation is surprisingly low for the style, giving a tap watery impression. No reason to ever drink this even for free. Well, the tick is worth it.
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1.83/5 rDev +4.6%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
A-Pours the generic straw yellow with a thin foamy head.
S-Quite an unattractive smell, even for the style. Just very skunky and a bit too much. If I am drinking a cheap thirty (and this one is cheap!) then I want it to be pretty nondescript. This has a bit too much.
T-Even for a light lager, this one is just off. Hard to put down these at a quick rate. Just a mess.
M-A bit too heavy for a crappy light beer. Need this to be more watery for maximum drunken consumption.
O/D-The only good part about this beer is that it is the cheapest thirty I have seen in MA. It ran about $13 and I respect the gimmick they're going for here. Really gross, but hey, its cheap and eventually gets the job done...eventually.
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look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 3.5
A-Pours the generic straw yellow with a thin foamy head.
S-Quite an unattractive smell, even for the style. Just very skunky and a bit too much. If I am drinking a cheap thirty (and this one is cheap!) then I want it to be pretty nondescript. This has a bit too much.
T-Even for a light lager, this one is just off. Hard to put down these at a quick rate. Just a mess.
M-A bit too heavy for a crappy light beer. Need this to be more watery for maximum drunken consumption.
O/D-The only good part about this beer is that it is the cheapest thirty I have seen in MA. It ran about $13 and I respect the gimmick they're going for here. Really gross, but hey, its cheap and eventually gets the job done...eventually.
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2.04/5 rDev +16.6%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Also from the 99 cent store.
A: This one pours a pale straw color with a minimal white head forming. Already not living up to Beer 30 Ice...
S: Rotten vegetables is the best way I can think to describe this aroma. A bit of garbage and paper is also there. Sure, plenty of corn, sugar, and metal, too.
T: Very corny and vegetal. Lots of sweet apple juice flavor and a nice metallic note. Mildly sour and lemony. Though not intense, the flavor is certainly abrasive.
M: Light in body with a medium to high carbonation.
O: Somehow, worse than Beer 30 Ice.
★ 557 characters
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 2
Also from the 99 cent store.
A: This one pours a pale straw color with a minimal white head forming. Already not living up to Beer 30 Ice...
S: Rotten vegetables is the best way I can think to describe this aroma. A bit of garbage and paper is also there. Sure, plenty of corn, sugar, and metal, too.
T: Very corny and vegetal. Lots of sweet apple juice flavor and a nice metallic note. Mildly sour and lemony. Though not intense, the flavor is certainly abrasive.
M: Light in body with a medium to high carbonation.
O: Somehow, worse than Beer 30 Ice.
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1.08/5 rDev -38.3%
look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
30 pack was $12... That's the cheapest beer available in Lake of the Ozarks MO, and craft beer is pretty dismal.... I figured if I had to drink swill, it may as well be the cheapest swill... That was a mistake.
A dark yellow color that fizzes up a one finger white head-- almost seltzer water like. The head is gone very quickly, like it bubbled itself away. No lacing.
Wow. The word "bad" doesn't do this beer justice. This smells like a lemon solvent, with a hint of sourmash corn.
The taste is generic sweetness, like corn syrup or sugar, followed by a sour lemon note that could be from a sourmash or from an interesting hop procedure.
Body feels undercarbonated for the style. Kinda thick and syrupy.
Overall, this is terrible. I have 29 more of these??!! FML.
I need to set up a trade with WoodyChandler-- maybe he CAN help me out here...
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look: 1.5 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1
30 pack was $12... That's the cheapest beer available in Lake of the Ozarks MO, and craft beer is pretty dismal.... I figured if I had to drink swill, it may as well be the cheapest swill... That was a mistake.
A dark yellow color that fizzes up a one finger white head-- almost seltzer water like. The head is gone very quickly, like it bubbled itself away. No lacing.
Wow. The word "bad" doesn't do this beer justice. This smells like a lemon solvent, with a hint of sourmash corn.
The taste is generic sweetness, like corn syrup or sugar, followed by a sour lemon note that could be from a sourmash or from an interesting hop procedure.
Body feels undercarbonated for the style. Kinda thick and syrupy.
Overall, this is terrible. I have 29 more of these??!! FML.
I need to set up a trade with WoodyChandler-- maybe he CAN help me out here...
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1.64/5 rDev -6.3%
look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 2
24oz (ug) purple can poured into a pint glass. $0.99 price sticker still on it.
Appearance
The head threatens to fizzle out even before I'm done pouring. What the hell? Even most of the big boys manage a better appearance than this totally flat looking specimen. The color is a clear, pale gold. No signs of life. A pint glass of apple juice makes a better looking beer than this.
Aroma
I think the grape soda looking can is getting to me, because this stuff smells like artificial grape flavoring. Grape bubblegum and cereal. Its really sweet, but strangely not that gross.
Taste
The grape bubblegum aroma is transferred directly into the taste. Its crazy sweet with no signs of hops at all. This doesn't taste much like your typical beer, its far sweeter than that. Some metallic tastes come and go.
Mouthfeel
Given the crazy sweetness of this beer it comes as no surprise that this stuff is slick with no signs of dryness at all. The carbonation stabs away at the tongue.
Overall
Not impressed with this one. Way too sweet and all around strange, right down to the purple can with a drawing of disembodied arm on it.
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look: 1 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 2
24oz (ug) purple can poured into a pint glass. $0.99 price sticker still on it.
Appearance
The head threatens to fizzle out even before I'm done pouring. What the hell? Even most of the big boys manage a better appearance than this totally flat looking specimen. The color is a clear, pale gold. No signs of life. A pint glass of apple juice makes a better looking beer than this.
Aroma
I think the grape soda looking can is getting to me, because this stuff smells like artificial grape flavoring. Grape bubblegum and cereal. Its really sweet, but strangely not that gross.
Taste
The grape bubblegum aroma is transferred directly into the taste. Its crazy sweet with no signs of hops at all. This doesn't taste much like your typical beer, its far sweeter than that. Some metallic tastes come and go.
Mouthfeel
Given the crazy sweetness of this beer it comes as no surprise that this stuff is slick with no signs of dryness at all. The carbonation stabs away at the tongue.
Overall
Not impressed with this one. Way too sweet and all around strange, right down to the purple can with a drawing of disembodied arm on it.
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2.88/5 rDev +64.6%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I had this at a wedding reception this past weekend. My friends and I saw the people with the purpleish blue can and though that they were drinking grape soda. No, it was Beer 30 Light. I also found out this weekend that I truly can't drink Macro lagers any more as there is just way way way too much carbonation. This beer fits that tab nicely. After drinking this we all tried to place what beer it tasted like. Here is what people came up with: Keystone Light, Natural Light, Olympia, and Hamms. I figure it was more like all of the above sans Olympia.
A- I had it in the can. My guess is light.
S- Smelled like macro lager, nothing stood out except the fact it was kinda light on the smell.
T- I thought it tasted like most other beers of the style. My friend felt like it had a rubber taste like someone swirled a condom in it. Of course we all proceeded to make fun of him for quite a while for that comment with a variety of jokes.
M- Good, unless you are my friend and probably real good mouth feel...rubber and all.
O- The price is right for a quantity over quality beer.
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look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
I had this at a wedding reception this past weekend. My friends and I saw the people with the purpleish blue can and though that they were drinking grape soda. No, it was Beer 30 Light. I also found out this weekend that I truly can't drink Macro lagers any more as there is just way way way too much carbonation. This beer fits that tab nicely. After drinking this we all tried to place what beer it tasted like. Here is what people came up with: Keystone Light, Natural Light, Olympia, and Hamms. I figure it was more like all of the above sans Olympia.
A- I had it in the can. My guess is light.
S- Smelled like macro lager, nothing stood out except the fact it was kinda light on the smell.
T- I thought it tasted like most other beers of the style. My friend felt like it had a rubber taste like someone swirled a condom in it. Of course we all proceeded to make fun of him for quite a while for that comment with a variety of jokes.
M- Good, unless you are my friend and probably real good mouth feel...rubber and all.
O- The price is right for a quantity over quality beer.
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2.65/5 rDev +51.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Beer 30 Light has a thick, egg-shell colored head and a clear, golden appearance with some bubbles streaming up and little lacing left. The aroma is strange, to say the least, with a green sour apple scent and other smells I can't detect. The taste is also peculiar, with that sour green apple aspect and other funny flavors I just cannot place. Mouthfeel is light and watery, and Beer 30 Light finishes crisp, refreshing, and dry. This is a beer worth trying, because it's so unusual.
RJT
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look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
Beer 30 Light has a thick, egg-shell colored head and a clear, golden appearance with some bubbles streaming up and little lacing left. The aroma is strange, to say the least, with a green sour apple scent and other smells I can't detect. The taste is also peculiar, with that sour green apple aspect and other funny flavors I just cannot place. Mouthfeel is light and watery, and Beer 30 Light finishes crisp, refreshing, and dry. This is a beer worth trying, because it's so unusual.
RJT
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2.24/5 rDev +28%
look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
24oz TALLboy can poured into a 1L Spaten mug!! Set me back a buck, I couldn't resist!
Pale, straw colored clear liquid fell into the mug forming a couple of fingers of puffy white head that dwindled down to a soapy film on the top.
Nothing much on the aroma aside from some corny sweetness and metal (admittedly I'd say not from the can...just that metallic crap lager taste)
Light grainy, corny sweetness. It's palatable, but if it had a fraction more sweetness to it, it'd be cloying.
Slightly crisp, light, but has a heavier, creamy feel which is nice, but for the style, a crisper bite would have been more refreshing.
Overall, not hard to put back. I don't know really if I was taking huge gulps because it was easy, or I was ready to move on to a KBS or something!
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look: 3 | smell: 1.5 | taste: 2 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
24oz TALLboy can poured into a 1L Spaten mug!! Set me back a buck, I couldn't resist!
Pale, straw colored clear liquid fell into the mug forming a couple of fingers of puffy white head that dwindled down to a soapy film on the top.
Nothing much on the aroma aside from some corny sweetness and metal (admittedly I'd say not from the can...just that metallic crap lager taste)
Light grainy, corny sweetness. It's palatable, but if it had a fraction more sweetness to it, it'd be cloying.
Slightly crisp, light, but has a heavier, creamy feel which is nice, but for the style, a crisper bite would have been more refreshing.
Overall, not hard to put back. I don't know really if I was taking huge gulps because it was easy, or I was ready to move on to a KBS or something!
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Beer 30 Light from Melanie Brewing Company
1.75
out of 5
based on 101 ratings.
look: 1 | smell: 1 | taste: 1 | feel: 1 | overall: 1
Have only thrown up once due to alcohol in my life, and this beer was the culprit. Stinks of urine, tastes like urine stirred with sweaty gym socks, and leaves the heaviest, nastiest hangover you will ever suffer from. Avoid this beer at all costs. The worst excuse for an alcoholic beverage I have ever had the misfortune to imbibe.
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