TheSportHump Beer Review: Genny Light
*That is your humble contributor double fisted in Alexandria Bay enjoying the local Favorite, Genny Light.
Heading into the summertime, along with the sound of crackin' Louisville sluggers, the smell of pine tar and women wearing those beautiful sun skirts, nothing is more gratifying than grabbing a cold one out of the igloo on a hot summer day. Since I (Poncho Sinatra) spend my days in the food and beverage development business, I figured I would add some critiques of the most popular American draughts across the country. I will not segregate premium ales, nor inferior lagers, just a straight opinion on what is on your shelf at the local grocer, dive bar or convenient store.
It's not your fathers Cream Ale, but drink it in Rochester.
It's the beer that your dad gave you when you were 10 years old. "Here son, try this and don't tell your mother!" It may have scared you from tipping one back for quite sometime because of the Grainy taste, but somewhere, sometime, Genny Light would be back in your life. Of all the things that come out of Rochester; Lou Gramn, Wegmans, Paychex and Garbage plates. Genny Light might have to be right up there for me.
The Product
I know I have been on the light lager kick, but this is the last one for awhile, I promise. Appearance is a soft pale golden hue (really, golden hue. I like saying that) with a large bubbly,white head leaves behind a thin film and a rapidly disappearing foam. Aroma contains sweet corn, rice and malt character with a lager feel and minimal hop flavor. Taste has a Cornflake hint and rice; flavor with a touch of creamy sweetness and low bitterness making this light beer from Rochester, NY a decent brew. Drink ability is definitely a beer that can be drank in number, ie. 15-18 per session. A local, decent light lager that has no Nascar or SEC Conference affiliation.
- According to Lou Score,"Straight from The Genesee River...It is the Industrial refuse that gives it that delicous goodness."
- According to Poncho Sinatra,"Support your local
farmerBrewer." - According to Mark,"You upstate guys have some strange tastebuds, blaaah."
TheSportHump Grade
B-
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Red Dog
Genny Cream Ale Draft lottery.
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3 comments:
You do Genny Lighe but not Genny Cream Ale, AKA Genny Screamers? WTF is up with that?
BH
Orange::44
Oh, Genny Cream Ale is coming. I was sticking to shitty light lages, eventually graduating to the Ales..
Danny
My uncle refers to the screamers as "green death" while my college roommate swears that the cream ale tastes like potato chips.
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