REVIEW: Coors Banquet Beer- F’ing Glorious
By Sergeant Stout on Nov 3, 2007 in Brew Reviews
Bear with me now, soldiers. The sergeant’s got a tale for ye.
Many years ago, much of the Brigade and I went to a dugout of a highschool during a tactical recon mission and THIS beer was in tow. Now normally, This Sergeant does not bow to such ‘wuss beers’. Au Contraire!
Also known as ‘Coors Original’, this is by far the ‘original’ recipe in the Coors Brewing Company product line of Golden, CO, brewed as early as 1874! Now a while back, the Brigade reviewed Coors Light. This has a little higher ABV at 5%, matching Budweiser.
Flavor
Let’s not go nuts here, it’s not like a Belgian Ale or something, but some flavor is there, hell it even has a little aroma in the head! Tastes like a lighter pale lager, just like it’s supposed to. This really is that light forgotten beer! It’s truly a beer for the palate of the proletariat…or a college student who likes slumming it…or a guy who’s out back cleaning firearms. The Sarge digresses.
Color
NOT as ‘pale’ as you’d think. It’s similar to a Coors Light color, but not as, well, colorless. It has a light yellow tint with a little bit of head. Carbonation is fairly consistent through the whole glass…if you drink it out of one. That brings the Sarge to his next point.
Delivery System
Uh, yeah. It’s a can. It’s got a big blue tab and yes, it’s marked ‘wide mouth’ on three areas of said can. The Sarge will pause for childish laughter.
Okay, it also features a ‘Frost Brew Liner’. Sounds like a WMD to This soldier. Turns out it keeps the beer colder. How does the Sarge know this? The beer’s been open for 25 minutes and in a 75-degree room. Still cold. If only Adoplh Coors were alive to see this technology integrated into his beer. Ich bin impressed.
Overall? Whatever, it’s a lighter ‘full-bodied’ beer, but sometimes a man just craves it. Must be full of crack. Sarge out!
well played on all fronts, sargeant. you did justice to a staple of drinking. come hell or high water, fine tripels or double bocks… some times, dammit, yer right–you need a coors or miller lite.
Captain Beer | Nov 3, 2007 | Reply
Was that the same dugout that the Captain jovially painted pink some time after, or am I off? Either way, that was a right on move there, Captain. And I fine review, Sergeant.
Kolonel Tripel | Nov 4, 2007 | Reply
Oh yeah, we painted that sumbitch. The color used was titled PSYCHEDELIC PINK by the good people at the (now defunct) Hechinger’s hardware store. Ah how proudly did I and [unnamed accomplice… y’all know who I mean] return to the scene the next morning to behold the staff beholding their once green pressbox. Proudly… and stupidly, of course.
Yesterday, I got together with the old college housemate for a session drinking… Pasbst. PBR is… uh… OK ish? But not actually… I’ll take a Coors. Or a Longtrail or Sippowitz.
Captain Beer | Nov 5, 2007 | Reply
PBR is far more awesome than Coors, I’m sorry. It merely requires the serving of said light lager at a cold temperature and requires serving in the patented 16-ounce pounder. But Coors is on to something with this new frost liner. Indeed.
I miss brew-haha! I’m in withdrawal!
General German | Nov 5, 2007 | Reply
I agree. I think people that insist on a microbrewed stout even when fishing or at the beach are bigger douche bags than the guys that insist on a deuce-deuce of PBR when Anchor’s Liberty is on tap. Everything has a time and a place and Coors fits into quite a few of them.
Kerry | Nov 13, 2007 | Reply