Impossibly transparent paleness, puffy cumulous head, and fey malt pungency further dulled by unripe quince dalliance. Putrid alcohol astringency negatively affects unassuming ethanol aftertaste.
MOLSON XXX BIERE
Hefty 7.3% alcohol content negatively affects musty barley aroma, buttery Scotch mouthfeel, sticky sugar malt persistence and sweet cherry backdrop. Worse, delicate hop-backed diacetyl finish lacks pizzazz. Dry fruit jag and creamed corn respite cannot overcome soapy flow.
MOLSON ULTRA
Ultra smooth dry brew with strong alcohol presence, ill-defined grain-malted sweetness, and indistinct finish. Naturally, there’s some punch, but Canucks drink better ales than this insipid trendy refuge.
MOLSON SMOOTH DRY LAGER
Fizzy straw-hued brew lacks sufficient dry grain-hopped character. But crisp water and unspecified cake-like sweetness suit mainstream tastes well.
MOLSON RAFTMAN
Doesn’t Unibroue brew these nowadays? Anyhow. Drenched in smoked whiskey malt, delicately smooth-bodied Belgian-styled pale ale caresses yeast-infested honeyed wheat sweetness with peated wood burnt overtones, banana-vanilla variance, and bread crust grove. Peculiar soda-like effervescence quite different from most mountain water-based Molson beers.
MOLSON O’KEEFE BEER
Grainy water-based simplicity sweetened by slovenly sugared corn malts. Faint hops don’t provide enough bitterness to dull finish. Listless blue collar fodder somehow better under Molson banner. Maybe it’s the water source.
(MOLSON) LAURENTIDE LAGER
Translucent pale Molson offshoot brings wheat-backed sour malt affinity to crisp lemon-hopped briskness. Orange rind bite deepens grainy bitterness, but washed-out soapy finish scales back any dank sweetness.
MOLSON LAGER
Strangely, (sometimes) brewed by Moosehead instead of Molson, this 5% alcohol lager has dank malt aroma, pervasive barley sweetness, and thin hop ripples, but lacks crisp, clean water texture prevalent in other Molson brews.
MOLSON KICK LAGER
Tedious fizz-watered travesty with undetectable guarana (a natural caffeine source). Clear-toned pearly headed dread picks up minor phenol bittering from slenderest maize jot and barnyard earthiness. Where’s the damn Kick?
MOLSON ICE
Musty hop aroma followed by weak corn malt souring and bland grain sweetness before cloying finish recedes into metallic deluge. Superficial ‘ice’ brew meanders.
MOLSON GOLDEN LAGER
Distant pungent malt liquor scent nearly clashes with initial dry hop fizz and sweet barley thrust of soft-headed amber. Sugary sweetness borders on cloy and sour yeast backdrop can’t save premature finish. Better in the ’70s.
MOLSON EXPORT (RED) ALE
Spry, well carbonated, with snazzy bite, this primo red ale is Molson’s best bet. The right amount of red-fruited mineral-grained frontage, fermented yeast sweetness, and spice hop bitterness addict the senses with thirst quenching affirmation. Yet it seems so simple and uncomplicated in brewing approach. As subtle carbonation settles, polite creamy finish surfaces alongside surge of alcohol potency. An enigmatic winner.