Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company

they're owned by miller/coors and have been for a while now. They dont make anything worth seeking, other than the big eddy series which is decent, but you can find better examples of the styles that are offered for less money (SN).

 

When I first ventured into the world of specialty / craft beers in '95 or '96, this was one that we'd get from time to time. I'm not sure if I've seen it sense, but brings back some memories. It was slim pickins back then in the local grocery. There was one that came with a red label I enjoyed

 

So instead of people bitching and moaning about them beig bought and saying they went downhill, I will actually reply to ur I itial question. I am actually drinking a Big Eddy Baltic porter right now and it is good. I would agree that you probably only want to look into the big eddy series. But I've also had their wee heavy scotch ale and it was ok as well. And oh, it was free beer so they all taste ok when they are free!!

 

The Big Eddy series is quite good other than the fact that the name on the label makes people think it tastes much worse. However, as mentioned, they aren't quite worth the $12-14 per 4pack that they cost. Still not bad beers though.

I have a hard time distinguishing between most of their beers, while their flavored beers are usually just nasty. I toured the brewery once and found out that all of their flavored beers including sunset wheat are flavored with flavor extract after all the brewing is completed. I thought this was really evident with the vanilla porter. To me it seemed like they took creamy dark and added a shot of artificial vanilla flavor. Pretty unappealing. Then again, they are in the business of mass-marketing a bland, accessible product as something that is a high quality craft product... and they succeed at that.

 

very meh but a good cheeper bulk option for drinking in larger amounts if thats what your looking for.

 

I agree that while the big eddy series is ok, ur right IMO that they r not worth $12-$14 per 4pk.

 

Hmmmm seemed like u knew the answer u were looking for before this tread.

 

Got ya. Confirmation is good as well. Hope u found the answer u were looking for and have a nice holiday and enjoy the free beer bro!!

 

Besides the Big Eddy series, sometimes a Summer Shandy (not any of the new varieties they're putting out now) really hits the spot on a hot summers day for me.

 

If you like the taste of their beer, drink it. If not, don't drink it.

 

this.

Summer Shandy was my gateway into beer, though I moved on pretty quick.

 

Summer shandy is quite refreshing and reminiscent enough of a beer I had in Germany mixing hefeweizen and grapefruit soda. It tastes great.. why not! + my girlfriend loves it..

 

Was this instead of a lump of coal?

 

Big Eddy RIS is pretty good.

 

I like their Sunset Wheat, but haven't ever sought out their other offerings.