Minnesota's Brew Northern Lager
Melanie Brewing Company

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From:
Melanie Brewing Company
 
Wisconsin, United States
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
ABV:
Not listed
Score:
Needs more ratings
Avg:
2.16 | pDev: 29.17%
Reviews:
5
Ratings:
8
Status:
Active
Rated:
Apr 18, 2016
Added:
Jul 24, 2007
Wants:
  1
Gots:
  0
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Ratings by bwiechmann:
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Reviewed by bwiechmann from Minnesota

1.77/5  rDev -18.1%
look: 1.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1 | overall: 2.5
This beer is a drain-pour. Its only use is in ice-fishing houses where one's tastebuds are numb.

The appearance is similar to any yellowish-fizzy beer in a can. Small head, no lacing.

Smell- No

Taste- some bready grain perhaps- surprisingly there was a minute hint of hop abstract noted.

Mouthfeel- Thin, highly carbonated.

Drinkability- High when taken through a funnel or when a hole is poked in the bottom and the top is popped- otherwise the taste gets in the way of consuming several of these.
Apr 24, 2010
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Reviewed by MDT187 from North Carolina

1.25/5  rDev -42.1%
look: 1.25 | smell: 1.25 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 1.25 | overall: 1.25
Wisconsinites brewed this terrible beer and named it "Minnesota Brew" with the sole purpose of making Minnesota look bad. Don't fall for their cynical attack.
Apr 18, 2016
 
Rated: 1.5 by MammothTarantula from Colorado

Sep 14, 2012
 
Rated: 2.75 by Bighorn from Minnesota

Jul 21, 2012
 
Rated: 3 by Exiled from Texas

Nov 27, 2011
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Reviewed by Mora2000 from Texas

1.73/5  rDev -19.9%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 1.5
Thanks to swalden28 for sharing this can.

The beer pours a clear yellow color with a white head. The aroma is awful. I get some grain, grassy hops, corn and a very off flavor that I can't identify. The flavor is not any better and may actually be worse. I get some corn and something that resembles skunk urine. Not sure how a canned beer was skunked, but I am also not sure how this beer made it to market. I guess there have to be some mysteries out there. Watery with medium carbonation.
Jun 22, 2010
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Reviewed by Hophead101 from Pennsylvania

2.52/5  rDev +16.7%
look: 4 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 4 | overall: 3
had a beer tasting at a friend's house on 3.28.09 - had this beer more as a joke.

it actually looked pretty decent. nice creamy head - nice crisp clean yellow color. lots of tiny bubbles coming up from the bottom and nice lacing to boot. not much to smell - some minor malt and very light hops.

the taste was very macro lager-ish. not much in the flavor department. very bland and very basic. the mouthfeel (outside the bland taste) wasn't half bad - a bit soft and creamy with a little edge at the end.
Dec 05, 2009
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Reviewed by happygnome from Minnesota

2.8/5  rDev +29.6%
look: 3 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 3
a: pours a light golden color that is typical of the macro lager catagory with an eigth inch of head that dissapears fast leaving no lacing
s: corn adjunct malts no hop presence
t: corn malts at first, the hop bitterness that follows is very light and barely detectable
m: light to medium bodied with a little more than average amount of carbonation

overall, this is a cheap macro lager, $4 for a 6 pack, something that I will probably never buy again
Jul 24, 2007
Minnesota's Brew Northern Lager from Melanie Brewing Company
Beer rating: 2.16 out of 5 with 8 ratings