Ice Lord
City Brewing Company
- From:
- City Brewing Company
- Wisconsin, United States
- Style:
- American Adjunct Lager
- ABV:
- 5.5%
- Score:
- +5 ratings needed
- Avg:
- 1.78 | pDev: 33.71%
- Ratings:
- | reviews: 3
- Status:
- Inactive
- Rated:
- Aug 25, 2020
- Added:
- Nov 01, 2017
- Wants:
- 1
- Gots:
- 0
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No description / notes.
Recent ratings and reviews.
Reviewed by woodychandler from Pennsylvania
2.09/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
2.09/5 rDev +17.4%
look: 3.5 | smell: 2 | taste: 1.5 | feel: 3 | overall: 2.5
I did not add this beer, but I will take credit for the approved photo! Plus, I am happy add it to The CANQuest (tm) as a bit of a throwback. When I beCAN that misguided misadventure, most CANned beers were AALs plus a frequent CANtributor was City Brewing as well as Minhas Brewing. Yeah, it was tough in the early going, but things have picked up nicely. In the meantime, I have been on a bit of a Lager kick recently & this should fit in with my trend.
From the CAN: "The Ice will suffice. Long live the Lord of Ice."
I wanted to refresh myself on the Style Guide for this particular style and as it turns out, I have reviewed 46 of the top 50 beers in this style on this site! Still, the ratings are not good since even if it is done to style, it is usually a low-rank beer.
I beCAN with a Crack! of the vent & it actually fought me. I should mention that this gem came in a 24-fl oz (710 ml) CAN & they are notorious for larger-than-normal vents which are situated further back than in other serving sizes. This last CAN lead to dribbling, so you CAN bet that I was extra-cautious as I beCAN my Glug. Unbidden, it quickly formed just under two fingers of fizzy, foamy, rocky, bone-white head which quickly fell to wisps. Color was a pretty Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5) with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled of silage along with a wheat-like cereal quality. Ugh. Silage is the (primarily) corn-based meal stuffed into silos & allowed to ferment in order to feed pigs during the offseason. During the summer, if you are downwind of it, you will know it instantly. 8=p It was not as strong in this case, suggesting that they may have gone light on the extenders/fillers, but not by much. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery and fuller than many in the style. The taste was horrid! It had a grape-y sweetness that I have experienced before from these guys, possibly from overworked yeast. This combined with corn silage and a wheat-y cereal flavor & I was over the edge! I CAN't believe the level of dedication that I must have shown in the early going. Man, this one was tough! One of my earliest tenets was that I had to drink the whole thing for it to count. Drainpours were unacceptable and they remain loathsome, IMHO. I paid for it, I am drinking it … ALL of it! At some point, especially with these massive serving sizes, it CAN become a case of Stockholm Syndrome in which I actually begin to sympathize with my captors/enemies. I CAN remember one such ocCANsion when I suddenly found myself enjoying one of them! I had to step away and come back in order to regain my internal CANpass. Such was not going to occur with this one, however, as I never lost sight of its unwavering lack of pleasant flavor. Finish was semi-dry, but not particularly imbued with any flavors that I like or want in a beer. I guess that I got what I paid for. Caveat emptor!
Nov 30, 2018From the CAN: "The Ice will suffice. Long live the Lord of Ice."
I wanted to refresh myself on the Style Guide for this particular style and as it turns out, I have reviewed 46 of the top 50 beers in this style on this site! Still, the ratings are not good since even if it is done to style, it is usually a low-rank beer.
I beCAN with a Crack! of the vent & it actually fought me. I should mention that this gem came in a 24-fl oz (710 ml) CAN & they are notorious for larger-than-normal vents which are situated further back than in other serving sizes. This last CAN lead to dribbling, so you CAN bet that I was extra-cautious as I beCAN my Glug. Unbidden, it quickly formed just under two fingers of fizzy, foamy, rocky, bone-white head which quickly fell to wisps. Color was a pretty Yellow-Gold (SRM = 4 - 5) with NE-quality clarity. Nose smelled of silage along with a wheat-like cereal quality. Ugh. Silage is the (primarily) corn-based meal stuffed into silos & allowed to ferment in order to feed pigs during the offseason. During the summer, if you are downwind of it, you will know it instantly. 8=p It was not as strong in this case, suggesting that they may have gone light on the extenders/fillers, but not by much. Mouthfeel was thin-to-medium, not watery and fuller than many in the style. The taste was horrid! It had a grape-y sweetness that I have experienced before from these guys, possibly from overworked yeast. This combined with corn silage and a wheat-y cereal flavor & I was over the edge! I CAN't believe the level of dedication that I must have shown in the early going. Man, this one was tough! One of my earliest tenets was that I had to drink the whole thing for it to count. Drainpours were unacceptable and they remain loathsome, IMHO. I paid for it, I am drinking it … ALL of it! At some point, especially with these massive serving sizes, it CAN become a case of Stockholm Syndrome in which I actually begin to sympathize with my captors/enemies. I CAN remember one such ocCANsion when I suddenly found myself enjoying one of them! I had to step away and come back in order to regain my internal CANpass. Such was not going to occur with this one, however, as I never lost sight of its unwavering lack of pleasant flavor. Finish was semi-dry, but not particularly imbued with any flavors that I like or want in a beer. I guess that I got what I paid for. Caveat emptor!
Reviewed by tone77 from Pennsylvania
2.58/5 rDev +44.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
2.58/5 rDev +44.9%
look: 4 | smell: 2.75 | taste: 2.25 | feel: 2.75 | overall: 2.5
Poured from a 24 oz. can. Has a golden color with a 1/2 inch head. Smell is very light, hints of grains. Taste is bland, touch of grains, hints of sweetness, if this site didn't say 5.5% abv, I would have guessed around 3%. Feels watery in the mouth and overall, nothing disgusting or terrible, just extremely flavorless.
Nov 23, 2018
Reviewed by buschbeer from Ohio
2.06/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
2.06/5 rDev +15.7%
look: 4 | smell: 3 | taste: 1.25 | feel: 2 | overall: 2
1 PINT 8 Fluid Ounce can
Served in a pint glass
This beer pours pale yellow in color and is highly effervescent. It is topped with several inches of fluffy, white head that leaves no lacing.
It has a floral, soapy aroma. Some grain smell becomes apparent as it warms.
I didn't think it was possible, but I this it has less flavor than a Coors Light. It tastes like water that you rinse out a Busch beer bottle out before you recycle it.
Thin mouthfeel
This is a beer that is worthy of shotgunning. It is tasteless and goes down like water.
Nov 01, 2017Served in a pint glass
This beer pours pale yellow in color and is highly effervescent. It is topped with several inches of fluffy, white head that leaves no lacing.
It has a floral, soapy aroma. Some grain smell becomes apparent as it warms.
I didn't think it was possible, but I this it has less flavor than a Coors Light. It tastes like water that you rinse out a Busch beer bottle out before you recycle it.
Thin mouthfeel
This is a beer that is worthy of shotgunning. It is tasteless and goes down like water.
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