Offbeat Asian-styled straw-hued moderate-bodied light lager places interesting herbal twist above rice-grained backdrop. Lemon-honeyed crystal malting and palm-sugared ginseng-guarana-ginger-eucalyptus-sage dusting rise above bark-dried sodium salting.

Astringent citric-hopped phenol-spiced straw-hued light lager gets watery fast. Diluted candy-soured orange rind and lemon peel bittering tops sullen grain tepidity and corn-oiled gloom. Parched lime-like acidity and skunked vegetal waft overwhelm frail finish.

Washed-out aluminum-hued dry-bodied lightweight ruined by tinny corn-oiled rice wine souring and nasty cider-y finish; leaving tinny aftertaste. Nasty stuff.

Anyone for salted pretzels or buttery popcorn? This light-bodied lager suffers from doughy nothingness and astringent corn-maize nature. Faintest butterscotch-marzipan flicker saves lightly toasted malt finish. Contract brewed for Maryland’s Hook & Ladder.

Fizzy platinum blonde has bland character at 125 calories. Grassy maize-straw wheat astringency hampers bruised lemon, green apple, and unripe peach tartness to cardboard-y white bread spine. Fleeting buttery corn-oiled dankness turns cloy. Budweiser-owned Red Hook became a formulaic brewery way before these ’09 soft-bodies.

Impossibly pale-toned lightweight with sugared rice-corn sweetness wracked by skunked cabbage nosing and compost-addled sorghum funk still betters chemically altered ‘lite’ macrobrews.

Palest straw-hued 95-calorie softie with dry popcorn-maize acridity maintains sugar-fizzed rice cake sweetness that betters most boring chemically augmented light beers.

Pungent barley-oats aroma seems too brash compared to pale yellow hue and flowery hop fizz, though dense sugared wheat thicket and spicy white grape finish offer wine-like White Ale or French Beer essence. Carbonation softly dissipates on tongue, flattening quickly.

Unique German lager packaged in bomber canteen pours light despite creamy density. Soft hop tingle and corn-sweetened malt liquor finish fade abruptly. Could use more character and body for $5 a can.

Malted barley sweetness, smoked hop bittering, and wispy lemony snicker consume front end of unassuming lightweight. Bread-y yeast nuance underscores neutral finish.

Easygoing light lager contract brewed by Matt Brewery (makers of Saranac) christened after ’69 lunar landing to coincide with amount of caffeine used (69 grams) – same as a cup of coffee. Glutinous sour candied lemon drop opening overrides meagerly toasted cardboard-like barley-oats bottom, dry cocoa tease, and sweet corn smidgen.