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Clear Creek Ice
Minhas Craft Brewery
- From:
- Minhas Craft Brewery
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- Malt Liquor
- ABV:
- 6.2%
- Score:
- 60
- Avg:
- 2.19 | pDev: 34.7%
- Reviews:
- 23
- Ratings:
- Status:
- Active
- Rated:
- Dec 19, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 04, 2008
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 3
No description / notes.
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Reviewed by cardfan212 from Minnesota
2.32/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
2.32/5 rDev +5.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.25
Drank from a 12 ounce can. Scores are based on the style.
Look - Unlike Mountain Crest, the dated look of this can isn't that charming. The design is gross and old looking, no allure to be found here. I guess it's functional, but it's not good.
Smell - Incredibly beyond balanced malty, yet almost on the verge of nothingness. A truly min-max scent.
Taste - On the verge of being too sweet, but right at the turning point, the dirty bitter alcohol cuts in firmly. The best descriptor for this is grungy. You can taste the cheapness.
Feel - Chocolate milk? It's silky and creamy, but it feels like something I don't want. I can't say it's bad, but it's just not what I'm looking for.
Overall - Mountain Crest was surprising and exciting, but this is just lackluster and disappointing. I guess it would make a good party beer at $13 a case and 6.2% alcohol, but that's the only situation I can see it in.
Dec 19, 2020Look - Unlike Mountain Crest, the dated look of this can isn't that charming. The design is gross and old looking, no allure to be found here. I guess it's functional, but it's not good.
Smell - Incredibly beyond balanced malty, yet almost on the verge of nothingness. A truly min-max scent.
Taste - On the verge of being too sweet, but right at the turning point, the dirty bitter alcohol cuts in firmly. The best descriptor for this is grungy. You can taste the cheapness.
Feel - Chocolate milk? It's silky and creamy, but it feels like something I don't want. I can't say it's bad, but it's just not what I'm looking for.
Overall - Mountain Crest was surprising and exciting, but this is just lackluster and disappointing. I guess it would make a good party beer at $13 a case and 6.2% alcohol, but that's the only situation I can see it in.
Rated by SteveJeremy from Connecticut
1.6/5 rDev -26.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
1.6/5 rDev -26.9%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 1.5 | overall: 1.25
Sickeningly sweet and boozy. Put this on my want list last year apparently, and really, I don't want it anymore.
Aug 12, 2015Rated by bigdaddyjerry from Maryland
2.54/5 rDev +16%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
2.54/5 rDev +16%
look: 3 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 3
ok flavor, better than keystone ice but ill stick to the light
Jan 30, 2015Reviewed by scaliasux from Wisconsin
1.5/5 rDev -31.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
1.5/5 rDev -31.5%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 1 | feel: 3 | overall: 1
Appearance - Medium-light gold. A little red, too. Clear. Not as bubbly as I would have hoped. Thin and immediately disappearing head.
Smell - Not strong. What's there is sweet pale malt. Sugary corn.
Taste - Excessively, cloyingly, sickeningly sweet. Sugar and grain. Ack.
Mouthfeel - Light.
Overall - Not good. Not good.
Apr 06, 2014Smell - Not strong. What's there is sweet pale malt. Sugary corn.
Taste - Excessively, cloyingly, sickeningly sweet. Sugar and grain. Ack.
Mouthfeel - Light.
Overall - Not good. Not good.
Reviewed by dhannes from Wisconsin
2.91/5 rDev +32.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
2.91/5 rDev +32.9%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 3
Poured from a can into a Perfect Pint.
A=Darker gold color, much darker than AAL's and more appealing...also a nice frothy head.
S=Overly sweet...probably due to the adjuncts.
T=Syrupy sweet...hint of honey and apple.
M=A bit syrupy with a bit too much carbonation.
O=Too sweet for my liking...may be interesting as a cheap lager for a snakebite.
Sep 05, 2013A=Darker gold color, much darker than AAL's and more appealing...also a nice frothy head.
S=Overly sweet...probably due to the adjuncts.
T=Syrupy sweet...hint of honey and apple.
M=A bit syrupy with a bit too much carbonation.
O=Too sweet for my liking...may be interesting as a cheap lager for a snakebite.
Reviewed by BigBry from Canada (AB)
2/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2/5 rDev -8.7%
look: 2 | smell: 2 | taste: 2 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
Another can for the collection, compliments of Minhas. Glad I have a couple trade partners to share this with.
Not exactly sure what they we trying to acheive in this "strong ice beer" - high alcohol, low price to compete with other malt liquors. Gold color, fizzy head that quickly disappears to nothing. Almost no aroma, maybe wet straw or grain, kind of sweet smell. First taste is sour on the tongue. Watery and thin, no body, and an alcohol after taste. Should have known better : High alcohol % plus low cost equals no good.
Jun 27, 2012Not exactly sure what they we trying to acheive in this "strong ice beer" - high alcohol, low price to compete with other malt liquors. Gold color, fizzy head that quickly disappears to nothing. Almost no aroma, maybe wet straw or grain, kind of sweet smell. First taste is sour on the tongue. Watery and thin, no body, and an alcohol after taste. Should have known better : High alcohol % plus low cost equals no good.
Clear Creek Ice from Minhas Craft Brewery
Beer rating:
60 out of
100 with
39 ratings
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