Cream Ale!

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  1. bubseymour

    bubseymour Grand Pooh-Bah (4,800) Oct 30, 2010 Maryland
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    Spotted Cow is my favorite and may be the best sessionable beer in the US. People in WI are lucky to have this so readily available (along with the NG fruit/sours). I am also a huge fan of SixPoint's Sweet Action as a beer, but honestly it is a very strange beer to classify (really the label description nails it) and not really fitting the mold of a Cream Ale IMO. I'd almost call it closer to an American pale ale.
     
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  2. nc41

    nc41 Initiate (0) Sep 25, 2008 North Carolina
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    Na , Pa.
     
    #42 nc41, May 31, 2015
  3. FriedSlug

    FriedSlug Grand Pooh-Bah (3,163) Feb 20, 2012 North Carolina
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    Close enough.
     
    #43 FriedSlug, May 31, 2015
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  4. joelwlcx

    joelwlcx Initiate (0) Apr 23, 2007 Minnesota

    Third Street Brewery in Minnesota has a fairly decent one called "Rise to the Top".
     
    #44 joelwlcx, May 31, 2015
  5. Kadonny

    Kadonny Pooh-Bah (2,616) Sep 5, 2007 Florida
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    As much as I love, love Sweet Action, it's not a cream ale in the traditional style.
     
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  6. lester619

    lester619 Initiate (0) Apr 17, 2009 Wisconsin

    Spotted Cow is far from my favorite New Glarus, but I'm sure it's a good example of the style. It's literally everywhere you look around here. Moon Man blows it out of the water in my opinion when it comes to their regular lineup.
     
    #46 lester619, May 31, 2015
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  7. Tripel_Threat

    Tripel_Threat Grand Pooh-Bah (4,302) Jun 29, 2014 Michigan
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    Greenbush here in Michigan has one called Traktor that I had on tap back on Easter. Ridiculously smooth and delicious. I haven't seen it around in bottles too much.

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  8. beerjerk666

    beerjerk666 Grand Pooh-Bah (5,155) Aug 22, 2010 Florida
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    Definitely one style I can do without. Just not enough there for me.

    I'll just leave them on the shelves for the rest of you! :wink:
     
    #48 beerjerk666, May 31, 2015
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  9. tykechandler

    tykechandler Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2007 Kentucky

    i have. i think that beer sucks. shitty style.
     
    #49 tykechandler, May 31, 2015
  10. MVP09

    MVP09 Initiate (0) Oct 19, 2012 Massachusetts

    I've had Spotted Cow. Top 5 for sure wish it came in 16oz cans.
     
    #50 MVP09, May 31, 2015
  11. Providence

    Providence Pooh-Bah (2,652) Feb 24, 2010 Rhode Island
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    Grey Sail Flagship is great and I think you should be able to get it in Mass.
     
    #51 Providence, May 31, 2015
  12. Nutmegger

    Nutmegger Initiate (0) Mar 20, 2014 Connecticut

    Up here in CT you can still find a sixer or two of City Steam's now retired Crème de la Crème. Along with the aforementioned Sixpoint's Sweet Action, its a pretty solid representation of the style.
     
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  13. PGD120

    PGD120 Initiate (0) Jan 20, 2015 New Jersey

    never was a big cream ale fan. I do like sweet action..... but then i had Carton Regular Coffee for the first time, and my whole opinion on the style was changed,

    as far as year round sweet action is my favorite, but over all regular coffee is my favorite
     
    #53 PGD120, May 31, 2015
  14. devilmakesthree

    devilmakesthree Pundit (889) Nov 27, 2013 Oregon
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    Gotta go with Pelican Kiwanda Cream Ale. Easy drinking, low ABV, and perfect for the summer.
     
    #54 devilmakesthree, May 31, 2015
  15. TrojanRB

    TrojanRB Grand Pooh-Bah (3,779) Jul 27, 2013 Texas
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    Not familiar with the style...any examples that are available in California?
     
    #55 TrojanRB, May 31, 2015
  16. SCW

    SCW Initiate (0) Jul 25, 2004 New York

    thanks crew....back in 2005 when we first made this beer, someone asked us, "what style of beer is this?" Well, we hadn't really thought of the marketing behind it, just the formulation...due to the technique and process, it was put into the cream ale category...to this day, you can't quite put your finger on what Sweet Action is, but we're still brewing it! cheers

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  17. DrStiffington

    DrStiffington Grand Pooh-Bah (3,740) Oct 27, 2010 New Jersey
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    You're not weird...http://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/35/1879/

    I'll throw in for Sixpoint Sweet Action
     
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  18. tykechandler

    tykechandler Initiate (0) Apr 7, 2007 Kentucky

    yeah, i have, and i don't like it. i've had spotted cow. and mikkeller's cream ale. and little kings. and a local one. i don't like them. i don't like the style. it's gross.
     
    #58 tykechandler, May 31, 2015
  19. choicegrinds

    choicegrinds Initiate (0) Mar 9, 2014 New York

    Im with this guy. Not really sure what "cream ale" means.
     
    #59 choicegrinds, May 31, 2015
  20. joeyjoey104

    joeyjoey104 Initiate (0) Aug 2, 2014 California

    Got this as an extra in a trade! Wow, it was surprisingly delicious. Smooth finish, with a little creamy flavor. YUM
     
    #60 joeyjoey104, May 31, 2015
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