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Sleeman Honey Brown Lager
Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
- From:
- Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
- Ontario, Canada
- Style:
- American Amber / Red Lager
Ranked #89 - ABV:
- 5.2%
- Score:
- 69
Ranked #28,944 - Avg:
- 2.97 | pDev: 20.54%
- Reviews:
- 145
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Aug 19, 2023
- Added:
- Aug 22, 2001
- Wants:
- 5
- Gots:
- 60
SCORE
69
Poor
69
Poor
Smooth Sleeman Honey Brown Lager is brewed in the tradition of cottage breweries at the turn of the century. Some might think the tradition is outdated; we just think we got it right the first time.
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Rated by NicolaiMacKenzie from Canada (ON)
4.45/5 rDev +49.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
4.45/5 rDev +49.8%
look: 4.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5
A great amber lager!
Nov 13, 2022
Rated by davidward from Florida
2/5 rDev -32.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -32.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
A little sweet for me.
Dec 26, 2020
Reviewed by TheBierdimpfe from Canada (QC)
3.08/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
3.08/5 rDev +3.7%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.75
Medium: Capped, stange glass.
Opacity: Clear with a slight veil.
Color: Dark golden caramel with low activity.
Head: Foamy and moderately creamy beige 2 finger.
Legs: Okay with decent swirl reaction.
Smell: Butterscotch/Walnuts/Biscuits.
Taste: Barley/Apricot/Honey/Herbal.
Feel: Toasty/Syrupy/Leafy.
Body: Light to medium slick.
Carbonation: Light prickly, mild crisp.
Overall: Light adjuncts, moderate diacetyl. Below average quality sugary honey brown lager.
Visual 6/10 - Flavors 5.5/10 - Sensations 4/10 - Balance 4/10 -
Freshness 5/10 - Intensity 4/10 - Complexity 4/10 - Appreciation 4.5/10
May 22, 2019Opacity: Clear with a slight veil.
Color: Dark golden caramel with low activity.
Head: Foamy and moderately creamy beige 2 finger.
Legs: Okay with decent swirl reaction.
Smell: Butterscotch/Walnuts/Biscuits.
Taste: Barley/Apricot/Honey/Herbal.
Feel: Toasty/Syrupy/Leafy.
Body: Light to medium slick.
Carbonation: Light prickly, mild crisp.
Overall: Light adjuncts, moderate diacetyl. Below average quality sugary honey brown lager.
Visual 6/10 - Flavors 5.5/10 - Sensations 4/10 - Balance 4/10 -
Freshness 5/10 - Intensity 4/10 - Complexity 4/10 - Appreciation 4.5/10
Rated by ewpass from Canada (PE)
2.71/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
2.71/5 rDev -8.8%
look: 3.25 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5
Clear amber with a medium but fizzy head. Sweet honey & corn nose. Sweet, light body. High, high carbonation. Not a fan.
Jan 13, 2019
Reviewed by arini10 from Oregon
2.3/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
2.3/5 rDev -22.6%
look: 2.75 | smell: 2 | taste: 2.5 | feel: 2 | overall: 2.25
Very simple and straight forward. There isn't much depth but it isn't offensive. Not overly sweet but very clear honey flavor. The smell is almost nonexistent but represent the malt profile clearly. Boring and without any hint of hops. The taste is distinctly honey, but otherwise indistinct from other cheap brown ales. The mouthfeel is, in my opinion, the most disappointing. I feel as though i am drinking a cream soda, not a beer. The cream soda analogy extends to the appearance as well.
Aug 19, 2018
Sleeman Honey Brown Lager from Sleeman Breweries Ltd.
Beer rating:
69 out of
100 with
321 ratings
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