Spotted Cow | New Glarus Brewing Company

3.77/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3 | taste: 4 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4

A-Hazy golden color. Thick, sudsy head that quickly dissipates.
S-Not much smell at all. Light yeast notes if anything.
T-Wheat, yeast, and malt. Very simple but refreshing.
M-It's called a cream ale for a reason! Cream and carbonation are blended well for a hearty yet easily drinkable beer.
O-From the name, to the style, to the overall taste, this is a Wisconsin beer through and through.
*WI native tip*
Spotted cow is 100x better on tap and is the best beer to pair with any spicy food (especially buffalo wings).

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3.34/5  rDev -8.5%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.25 | taste: 3.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3.26/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.5

On tap at the brewery. Hazy golden. Smells yeasty and phenolic. Some bready malts. Taste is doughy, lightly sweet, banana and clove. Grainy and yeasty finish. Medium body. It’s ok, but unremarkable.

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3.66/5  rDev +0.3%
look: 4 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

4.12/5  rDev +12.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

3.94/5  rDev +7.9%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

2.63/5  rDev -27.9%
look: 3 | smell: 2.5 | taste: 2.75 | feel: 2.5 | overall: 2.5

3.6/5  rDev -1.4%
look: 4 | smell: 4 | taste: 3 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

This is a nice beer for a hot summer day at a ABV 4.5 it wont knock you over My local tavern has it on tap $2.25 for a happy hour pint. $3.50 for a moon man bottle. depends what you want. a bar in the twin cities lost their liqour license over this beer. seems the regulars kept asking for this beer but it is not distributed in Minnesota bar owner went over the border bought a few cases and sold it in his bar. the beer police busted him! thats minnesota the state where nothing is allowed!.

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3.75/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

Bottle from a friend, this was poured into a becher pint glass.
The appearance was a soft golden yellow color with a thin white foamy head that fell off at a moderate pace. Light stringy lace.
The aroma had some crisp sweet soft corn, touch of biscuits, and a hint of flour/soft dough.
The flavor was moderately sweet through the blend of the prior noted aromas. Pretty smooth doughy to corn sweet aftertaste.
The palate was between light and medium bodied with a clear sessionability about it. Finishes fairly smooth, sweet and clean. Carbonation felt great with a spot on ABV.
Overall, nice Americanized "Wisconsin farmhouse cream ale" well worthy of coming back to.

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3.75/5  rDev +2.7%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.53/5  rDev -3.3%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.5

3.78/5  rDev +3.6%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 4 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.26/5  rDev -10.7%
look: 3.25 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.25

3.81/5  rDev +4.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 3.75

3.5/5  rDev -4.1%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.5

3.82/5  rDev +4.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3.75 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

3.65/5  rDev 0%
look: 3.5 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

3.74/5  rDev +2.5%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 3.75

3.72/5  rDev +1.9%
look: 3.75 | smell: 3.5 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 4 | overall: 3.75

4.56/5  rDev +24.9%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4.75 | overall: 4.75

Ah, the legendary Spotted Cow finally makes its way into my glass. Thanks K-bess! 12 oz bottle pours a hazed, light orange color with a fine-bubbled white head. Nice retention and lace!

Nose is sweet, cereal maltiness, fruity yeast and a homespun earthiness to it. If only all cream ales could smell this nice!

Taste is wonderful creamy malt - with the yeast really doing some heavy lifting with an applesauce fruitiness that compliments so well. It starts sweet, but the carbonation and a little bitter hop zip at the end clean things up perfectly and invite you for another gulp. Just a delicious, refreshing beer that Im not sure I could ever get tired of if it was sold here. The mouthfeel is outstanding - the uber-fine carbonation gives it a really tingly, full bodied feel. Im pretty confident in saying this is the best cream ale I have ever had.

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3.77/5  rDev +3.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 3.5 | feel: 3.75 | overall: 3.75

3.95/5  rDev +8.2%
look: 4.25 | smell: 3 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 3.25 | overall: 4.25

3.99/5  rDev +9.3%
look: 3.75 | smell: 4 | taste: 4 | feel: 4 | overall: 4

4.25/5  rDev +16.4%
look: 4.25 | smell: 4.25 | taste: 4.25 | feel: 4.25 | overall: 4.25