Alexander Keith's Dark Ale

I love Alexander Keith's, this dark one is fine. Not to heavy smooth neck, almost opaque colour makes it a good fall beer. Mahogany coloured as they call it. You can really taste the coffee note in the aftertaste, the chocolate, a little less.There is still this tiny dark chocolate twitch at the end right after this little tickle on the tongue.  It has 4.1% alcohol by volume. Fine bitterness, not too much so you could probably drink a few. My tasting technique needs a little more work because it is hard to put beers head to head, the last time I drank dark beer was this spring... For what I remember this one distinguishes itself by its dryness not that creamy ones aren't good but, like I have said before, it all depends on your mood. the smell is wonderful blend of aromas from dark beer, roasted coffee, bitter chocolate and something sweet. Even if these beers are supposed to be consumed @room temperature, I prefer them extra-cold!

2.50$ for a 473ml in Quebec

8.2/10

Maclays

This is a traditional pale ale like I love. Slightly bitter, it is a nice clear dry blond beer. Upside: no aftertaste! Originates from Thistle Brewery in Alloa Scotland and is made by Sleeman in Guelph for distribution in Canada. This crisp ale does not have a big head but is definitively nice and bubbly. The coat of arms indicated Nobilis est ira leonis wich means the wrath of the lion is noble in latin. Got these at the beer store and really enjoyed them! Also I realized that the taxes and deposits are included in the price who at first seemed a little high!

12x355ml is 17.50$ in Ontario

7.9/10

Foster's Lager

Makes (the can) a nice sound when you crack it, I'm not just fucking with you! I say it smells neutral but my buddy says it has a very distinct smell anyways what does he know? So we are sitting here in a campground in Lake Luzerne, NY trying to figure out this one, not an optimal situation, taken that we drank all night and haven't brushed our teeth yet. This can is a real one, a "Pounder". Weighs about a pound, gets you pounded if you pound it! Brewed by Oil Can Brewing in Melbourne, Australia, but this one is made around here by Ball. Not as watery as other 4% beers. Nice Slogan: How to speak Australian : Foster's ... Grab some for your mates. Drinks well and made to be enjoyed in large formats so you get the cold beginning and the lukewarm lager ending.The constellation on the can is the southern cross the same that is found on the Australian flag.

1.99$ for a 24.5 fluid ounce can (750ml)

9.0/10

Adirondack Brewery

Allright these two beers have really nice marketing but couldn't enjoy either of them because they both have a big and very similar horrible aftertaste.

Dirty Blonde Ale:  Unfiltered American Wheat Ale, oh yes you get what you paid for very wheatty. For the unfiltered part there wasn't any residue in the bottom witch is good. Has a nice little story on the side about dirty blondes jumping on wealthy industrialists and a beautiful label to it. Fun to enjoy it while on vacation siting in Lake George but not very good. Really gets to your nose and stays there for way too long.

6.1/10

Bear Naked Ale: All Natural Amber Ale, not bad but didn't order another...therefore not good enough for me! Nice little info about black bears on the label: They can smell up to 600 feet but can't see very well. Well i probably could smell this beer if it where 600 feet away from me... you get the picture.

6.4/10

Buck

The red Buck is quite bitter. My favourite part was the texture, nice neck, cool rich brown colour and sufficiently carbonated. Thing is, it taste pretty much like alot of the other micro-brewed beers I have tasted. It tastes like boiled cereal. The bottle shape is nice and the redemption not that expensive (.30$) but hard to return, still a plus. Unfortunately people around here don't believe in recycling! This one is brewed by Multi-Brasses in Tingwick, Quebec. (south of Trois-Rivières)

6.8/10

6.99$ for 500ml in Quebec

Genesee Cream Ale

This apple juice coloured ale has a nice ''perk'' to it. Similar to the Sleeman cream ale, I wonder why the two mentioned before are cream ales by the way because they aren't very creamy. Although they have nice necks the beers themselves aren't creamy but clear. None the less a good crisp beer. This brewery stationed in Rochester, N.Y. is brewing American Classics since 1878. They also make a nice variety of regular and seasonal beers that I can't wait to discover. This Cream Ale's website: http://www.geneseecreamale.com is pretty cool and includes a few recipes to combine with this fine ale. Once again like alot of american beers the alcohol content isn't indicated on the can or box but luckily for us, all the important info I was looking for was on the website. For a 12oz can its got 162 calories, 15 grams of carbs, 1 gram of protein and 56 mgs of sodium. Lets not forget 5.2% of alcohol. Introduced in 1960 this beer is recommendable.

8.6/10

7.99$ for 12x12 customary fluid oz cans in Maine

Schlitz Classic '60s Formula

You know why beers are usually 355ml? It is because this amount equals 12 US Customary fluid ounces. 341ml is also 12 ounces but this time in Imperial fluid ounces. We sometimes see 330ml in new or craft beers presumably to keep costs down marginally. In Australia they have 375ml witch is basically 750ml/2.

As for Schlitz, I was in Maine over the weekend and found a case of this beer I had been looking for. It is supposed to be the beer that made Milwaukee famous. Its not Genuine Gold but it will have to do. Very similar to Molson O'keefe, it is brewed by Jos Schlitz Brewing Co. in Milwaukee. The colour is nice and golden, perfectly carbonated. Little bite when it gets to the bottom of the throat, itsy bitsy tiny weeny aftertaste. A lot of beers from the U.S. do not indicate the alcohol volume on the packaging. I remember calling a help line a few years back to ask and I was informed it differed from one State to another.

9.99$ for 12x12 US Customary fluid ounces in Maine

8.3/10