Black
Genesee Brewing Co.

When you call something black its suppose to be black big disappointment

 

Look- golden amber with a nice thick head that dissipated quickly. Leaving nice spotting all over the champagne flute. 4.25

Smell- sweet bready notes 4

Taste- notes of apple with a sticky sweetness. No harsh fusal notes. Quite enjoyable 4.25

Feel- very lively and effervescent but full bodied. 4.50

Overall- This is outstanding for a 8% malt liqour. Took me by surprise. 4.50

 

 

ONE PINT, 8 FL. OZ. can
Served in an imperial nonic pint glass

This beer pours a brilliant golden hue and is topped with a couple inches of off-white head that leaves spotty lacing.

Not a lot of aroma. Hints of steeped grain and alcohol.

Grainy malt flavor. A little sweet with a little booze.

Medium bodied with a slick mouthfeel

Not a bad malt liquor. I really enjoy the style. I just wish there were more out there to try.

Clear orange-amber with moderate, quickly-dissipating white head . (I think it was white - was gone too quick for a second look. ;) )
Smell is ...hmm not much- not enough from the glass to really discern what it is. Going from the open can, I get a some apple, with a touch of cooked corn. Not bad, just not much of it.

Taste is dried orange rind, apple juice, and dry bread, ....no, ...make that dry *sourdough* bread.

Feel is medium, smooth, slightly slick near finish, with moderate carbonation bite. Slight drying sensation , that lingers awhile. Other than a slight warmth in my ears , no indication of the 8% abv.

Overall , not bad. Better than expected. No off flavors, nauseating corn sweetness, or licking-cardboard sensation. Not really the sort of thing I go for [I was expecting a schwarzbier :PPP ], but put a gun to my head, & force me to choose a malt liquor, there's a good chance I'd pick this one. Might be a good foil for spicy food. Yeah, that - headed to the kitchen for some tortilla chips & guacamole salsa. ;)

From a 24 oz. can stamped on the bottom with 0082-11. Sample July 16, 2022.

Looks like a malt liquor with its golden appearance and modest although dissipating white head.

The aroma is grainy, a little soapy, light floral hints, and a smidgen of alcohol. I thought it might smell boozier.

Smooth, creamy medium mouthfeel.

The taste is sweet with wisps of floral hops but the alcohol, tens to step forward here more than it did on the nose. Clean and crisp finish. A smoother malt liquor than some I have had.

Appearance: A nice head forms on the pour and quickly dissipates. little or no lace
remains as the glass empties. 3

Smell: mostly corn with a stronger alcohol smell no real indication of hops. 2.75

Taste: The taste isn't as sweet as the smell would indicate and it fit the profile of the
other US malt liquors I've recently tasted, maybe a little more apple but defiantly adjunct corn flavor, but nothing bad of off. 2.75

Mouthfeel: Seems like the right amount of carbonation, mouthfeel is light. 3


Overall: Not bad. I wouldn't seek out again, but wouldn't turn down. 2.75

24oz can, date code A131. Poured into a nonic pint glass.

A - Pours a clear gold with off white head that recedes quickly.

S - Primarily malty with fusel undertones.

T - Malt and caramel forward with a very slight tart note. Almost no discernible bitterness.

F - Medium-thin body, average carbonation. Finish is smooth and sweet.

O - A decent malt liquor. Might have to pick this up more often if Steel Reserve Triple Export is discontinued. Reviewed to style, YMMV.

 

This is a great high gravity full body lager they discontinued labatt light blue Royale this has become my main stay great taste for high abv good color balance taste this is a lager not a malt liquor

Like all cheap malt likka... Drink it ice cold or it taste like vodka mixed with the juice out of a garbage bag..

24oz can stamped A149 1105:54 poured into a becher glass at fridge temp 8% ABV. The beer pours bright light amber with off white head. The head recedes to a thin ring and leaves a few spots of lacing. The aroma is acceptable by malt liquor standards with light corn, dish soap and faint vegetable tangy notes. The taste is slightly sweet with cream corn and a little tangyness. No perceptible bitterness. The mouthfeel is thin bodied with above average carbonation and an undry finish with just a hint of butter. Overall, it's malt liquor. The can makes me think black lager and BA says red lager, but it's straight up malt liquor. Not great, but it's a style I tangle with from time to time. Thanks for the sample @woodychandler

L: Medium amber color. I was expecting this for a stronger ABV cheap beer. Pours a medium head that doesn't last long. Little lacing.
S: A little boozy but not harsh for the ABV. Smell is sweet and a little sour. Very weak smell overall.
T: Roasted grain, sweet, boozy and a little fruity(sour apple). A little corn and malt. No fusel alcohol like some cheap high ABV beers. Some of the "heavier" taste of Steel Reserve without the nasty aftertaste.
F: Very light body and leaves no aftertaste. Was expecting more from a fairly dark lager with high ABV. Carbonation was less than expected. Very smooth. This is a very easy beer to chug if you want to get drunk fast.

Overall: This is excellent for a very cheap ($1.19 tallboy) beer with a high alcohol content. Definitely better, and even cheaper, than its BMC competitors (Steel Reserve, Natty Daddy, etc.). Honestly this is the #2 best Genesee beer, ahead of the crappy Ice but behind the fantastic Cream Ale. I raised my initial score to highlight it being the best beer in its category. I hope this beer sells well enough to see in 6 packs or even 30 packs soon.

 

Poured from a 24 oz. can. Has a golden/amber color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is of grains, some sourness. Taste has plenty of metals, some grains, sour, and not in a good way. Feels medium/light bodied in the mouth and overall it's not horrible, but is a fairly crappy beer, even at $1.10 for a 24 oz. can.

When I first saw this, all I could think of is "Cheap, High Gravity=Almost A Drain Pour" Steel Reserve kinda beer. It was $1.19, so that gave me no hope either. What the hell. Amber/Red Lager? Nope. It is a lager per the website, but not much else is said about it other than advertising jargon. I sure wish they would bring back Genesee Red. That was a Adjunct Red Lager that had some flavor.

L: Dark yellow, so I can see where the "amber" title got hung on this. Poured with a decent head that eventually went down to nothing.
S: Sharp and a bit sour., A bit of melon perhaps? It gave me the impression of chewing gum with the adjunct signpost in the road.
F: What is this? A bit of bitter/sour with a lingering grain/sweet. I wanted to say it had no mouthfeel.
T: So, this is the company that makes Genny Screamers. Their Cream Ale has been around when all other beers abandoned any difference in the 70's and 80's and remains a few and far between in the world of beers. Certainly the oldest cream ale brewed continuously. That's an okay beer that I have once in a blue moon. Regular Genny is a burp/lawnmower beer that I get at least once in a while. Genny Ice is a higher ABV Genny that I can drink when I want a 24oz beer for a buck with a bit more flavor.

What the heck is this then?

It has a bit of the butter scotch flavor, but I certainly would not say it's a butter scotch candy. It's cooked grain with that strong alcohol punch. Dare I say a bit of prune, and cinnamon, and there's the melon thing...

Whew. I won't be getting this again. Why did they make this one? It's a high ABV beverage designed to get you bombed on the cheap without the really harsh notes that seem to come with cheaper malt liquors. (Steel Reserve...) I guess they needed more than the Ice Beers give? Get Genny Ice rather than this and that's not saying much. Not a drain pour, so it does rate better than a 1.

Well, shee-whack-a-ding-dong! I purchased this beer very recently at the newly opened Rieker Bottle Works for inclusion in The CANQuest (tm) & I did everything right that I have been preaching about ... or so I thought. I added the beer. I checked the brewery's website & added what little they provided for the "Notes/Commercial Description", I took, resized & submitted a pic for approval. All green & go for today, right? WRONG! It turns out that it is NOT a Schwartzbier! 8=( Why would they name it like this?!? 8=(

From the CAN: "Always drink responsibly".

I Crack!ed open the vent on this massive 24-fl. oz. bad boy & beCAN a slow, gentle Glug once I had the crane in position to help me lift it. Jeez-O, man, the shock & surprise that registered on my face as it came pouring out must have been priceless! It foamed up to form two-plus fingers of dense, foamy, rocky, tawny head with decent retention that left behind some nice lacing. It was the color, however, that sent me into a swoon! It was a solid Amber (SRM = > 7, < 9) with NE-quality clarity! It wasn't "Black" at all! 8=( Grrr. Nose smelled like just one more AAL with notes of corn to go with a bready maltiness. I am SO disappointed already. This might be the best AAL evar, but the name is so misleading as to be off-putting coming out of the gate. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery, but around the standard for a Lager. The taste was not of corn but of a metallic twang that was marring whatever this was supposed to be. I guess that I should not be so surprised, given it relatively low price point, but this was just another middle-of-the-road offering with a poorly-thought out name. It was a Lager, but not a clean one. I am not sure that it was even adjuncts that were giving it its stale, metallic taste. It just did not taste right throughout. It was a real swing & a miss by a mile as far as I was CANcerned. Finish was semi-dry, but it would be wrong of me to say that it was refreshing, other than it was cold & wet on an increasingly humid day. 8=( YMMV.