Coors Extra Gold
Coors Brewing Company (Molson-Coors)

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From:
Coors Brewing Company (Molson-Coors)
 
Colorado, United States
Style:
American Adjunct Lager
Ranked #236
ABV:
5%
Score:
62
Ranked #28,425
Avg:
2.59 | pDev: 32.05%
Reviews:
112
Ratings:
329
Status:
Active
Rated:
Aug 22, 2022
Added:
Sep 06, 2001
Wants:
  10
Gots:
  40
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Ratings by Jason:
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Reviewed by Jason from Massachusetts

3.3/5  rDev +27.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 4
Presentation: 12 oz gold and black trimmed can, blurb about how much is effort is put into making this beer on the can. Date on bottom does not tell if it is a packaging date or drink before date.

Appearance: Pale golden hue with a bright clarity, the white lace is wispy and lacks a little in retention. By the end of the glass the head was virtually gone.

Smell: Extremely clean to the nose, touch of fresh sweet husky grain and not much more than that.

Taste: Very crisp upfront, Light to moderate body. Crispness adds to the refreshing quality of this brew which in turn makes it that much more drinkable. Malt flavour is there even though it is on the thin side, lots of grain and mild husk flavours floating around. Nice snappy and straight to the point hop bitterness, clean and bitter without any harshness. The hops double up with the grainy character and clean the palate for more. Nice clean and balanced finish, not too dry but no cloying sweetness either.

Notes: Not too shabby for an American Lager, more flavour and character than most of the other big name lagers. Other than the malt being a bit thin this beer is a better pick in comparison to the bland lagers or skunky of the world.
Mar 24, 2002
More User Ratings:
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Reviewed by Kevinski from Ohio

3.62/5  rDev +39.8%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3 | overall: 3.75
I researched and can't get a straight answer on if this beer is still brewed by Molson Coors. This is a beer that you could drink one or twelve..... smooth and consistent in taste. I hope to see on the Ohio shelves in the future.
Aug 22, 2022
 
Rated: 3.01 by smi69 from New York

Jan 02, 2022
 
Rated: 1.61 by LesDewitt4beer from Minnesota

Nov 20, 2021
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Reviewed by JPB1231000 from Georgia

4.36/5  rDev +68.3%
look: 4 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.5 | overall: 4.25
Underrated... Such a GREAT tasting beer... sorry it had little to no success in my region. I live in a college town that has MEGA PACKAGE stores but NO EXTRA GOLD.... American Big Brews are SO UNDERRATED.... When they try an EXTRA GOLD or "DopPle Bock" they get axed by the Rednecks and Hipsters!!!!
Nov 16, 2020
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Reviewed by mnrider from Connecticut

2.52/5  rDev -2.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.5
12 oz Gold Can

A: Pours a bright golden color. One finger of bubbly white head. Strong carbonation. No head retention or lacing. Color is nice though.

S: Cool to the nose. Malts and grains. Sweet smelling. Cereal and corn.

T/M: Grainy and sweet. Dry. Malts. A little creamy. Moderate carbonation. Crisp, clean dry finish. Slight hop taste. Grassy and faintly floral. Bready malts.

O: Pretty boring beer. Light on taste with a halfway decent mouthfeel. Could be crisper for me. I’ve had worse from this style.

Cheers!
Sep 12, 2020
 
Rated: 3.03 by jaxon53 from Connecticut

Jul 05, 2020
 
Rated: 1.26 by OzJones

Feb 24, 2020
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Reviewed by Ixchel from Pennsylvania

3.92/5  rDev +51.4%
look: 3 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 5 | overall: 4
Honestly, some of the best beer you can get for $6.50 a 12 pack. In my opinion, tastes better than Budweiser, has the same ABV, and is much MUCH cheaper. Now I'm not a huge fan of Budweiser myself, but I know people are huge on it, and to those people, I'd say buy this and save a few bucks.
Feb 03, 2020
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Reviewed by Buckeye55 from North Carolina

2.27/5  rDev -12.4%
look: 2.5 | smell: 2.25 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.25 | overall: 2.25
Rates about halfway between poor and below average. Pours a clear light gold color with decent head that fades quickly. Aroma is sweet and grainy. Taste follows the scent, just something slightly off that I can't describe. A bit more than light mouthfeel and an aftertaste that is best scribed as tinny
Jan 03, 2020
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Rated by KatyBrooks

5/5  rDev +93.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Best beer ever. And cheap
Nov 30, 2019
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Reviewed by Zombierage13

5/5  rDev +93.1%
look: 5 | smell: 5 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
When I first drank it it had a bit to it and after the first one I noticed it was going down rather smooth and had a very enjoyable taste. I have now been drinking is for 5 years and you can't beat the price!
Nov 30, 2019
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Reviewed by BoydOnKildare

4.94/5  rDev +90.7%
look: 5 | smell: 4.75 | taste: 5 | feel: 5 | overall: 5
Extra Gold Lager is a rich, full-flavored lager with a deep golden color. Starts with slow aged roasted (near toasty and you can taste it) malts, which are then combined with its other ingredients (ONLY: Water, Barley Malt, A Germinated Corn Grind for a little extra maltose, Coors own nearly bottom possible temp yeast, cascade hops certainly, but I can't get an answer on their strain. Likely typical lager finishing hops because this beer is ALL LAGER. If it was in a clear Miller High Life bottle with a redesign it would go from lawnmower beer to the top of the domestic lager game. It's a robust, beautiful, full, crisp, clean, and perfect example of an American Lager. Slow-brewed to produce this truly refined lager in an unassuming packaging at an unassuming price. If I were PR I would repitch it with a marketing strategy and get back to basics. They're too bloated and monopolized to realize a blind test would put them in the top 5 American Lagers. I picture a small Coors original shape bottle with the brown glass and the stubby style with the same price.

Ingredients: Water, Barley Malt, Corn Syrup (Maltose), Yeast, Hop Extract
Sep 19, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by McBraniel from Virginia

Aug 19, 2019
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Reviewed by odannyob from Colorado

4.18/5  rDev +61.4%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
This here is a pretty gosh-darn easy lager to enjoy, folks. Unpretentious; best appreciated VERY, VERY cold.
A consistent pleasure for when what one wants is just a simple beer.
And as far as I can net-investigate, brewed only at the Golden, Colorado brewery.
This is a fine, excellent brew. One I hope Coors/Molson continues to brew.

Which it didn't. So, good-bye, Extra Gold, t'was good to enjoyeth.
R.I.P. (Rest in Recipe)
Jun 05, 2019
 
Rated: 2.24 by heerboth from Pennsylvania

May 31, 2019
 
Rated: 2 by chicagoish from Pennsylvania

May 23, 2019
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Rated by thrax from Minnesota

4.58/5  rDev +76.8%
look: 5 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4
I can barely tell it apart from Banquet by flavor. Color slightly more golden. Excellent M-F classic American lager.
Apr 08, 2019
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Reviewed by BeerBobber from Nevada

3.68/5  rDev +42.1%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75
The color is extra golden actually more like copper with a quickly dissipating white head of foam.

Smells like it has a bit of some sour mash, maybe like sour malts. Got it! With that bread like lager smell this smells like a sourdough bread. Love it or leave it.

The taste is pretty unremarkable or shocking. Tastes like a macro lager with a hint of sour. The sour is not offensive or overpowering. There is a bit of some sweet coming into play as well.

Mouth is a bit more towards medium with that unusual sour and sweet. Finishes easy with just a bit of oiliness.

Overall not a bad beer but more of what I would call it an inexpensive beer. Found this in a Colorado liquor store for 16.99 when I went back to Denver for a bit. This beer lends itself to be drinking it out of a can not a glass. I don't even think it wants to be analyzed because I think the cans are saying just open me and drink the damn beer.
Apr 02, 2019
 
Rated: 2.5 by CoasterGuy from Pennsylvania

Jan 23, 2019
Coors Extra Gold from Coors Brewing Company (Molson-Coors)
Beer rating: 62 out of 100 with 329 ratings