My first experience with a Leinenkugel's beer was not a good one. My significant other and I had a very bad experience with Leinenkugel's Sunset Wheat at the Pines Ale House earlier this year (flowers and fruit loops, thanks Atari!), so I was a bit leary when I saw this Classic Amber at my local Winn/Dixie supermarket. But, I figured, how bad can they mess up an amber lager? Besides, it was on sale. I wouldn't have bought it otherwise.
At first I thought Leinenkugel's was European. Turns out it's from Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Still, I have a strong feeling that this beer is not very popular among Packers fans.
It pours a light, clear, orange-amber color which was a bit dissapointing. There isn't much of a nose on this beer but what smell it does give off is a typical clean lager smell. There is some subtle malt and some subtle hop and that's about it.
The taste is similar - nothing screams out at you, or even speaks in a loud voice. It just kind of says, "Hi, I'm a beer. Drink me." So I did. It is very smooth and very refreshing but the wow factor is nil. Subtle malt and subtle hop in a crisp yet bland beer. That 100% malted barley and those 4 kinds of hops mentioned on the packaging are nowhere to be found. The head is good though, it receedes but it doesn't die, but it leaves no lacing to speak of.
This is a boring beer. It's better than your standard adjunct lager by far but it is too weak and plain to be called an amber anything. It's easy to drink and it is in no way offensive so I'm calling this a Glass 1/2 EMPTY. Dont bother, there are so many better beers out there. Cheers!
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I went to school in WI and we called it "Leineys."
It's kind of how I was weaned onto beer - the honeyweiss I could imagine tasted like honey, and the berryweiss sorta tasted like berries. But really? Not very good. I don't think I ever tried the amber, but the picture of it is pretty.
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