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WORCESTER INCORPORATED ZYMURGISTS ADVANCING REAL DRAUGHTS |
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The Wizard's second ever Swill-Off was held at our June meeting. This year's swill-off featured a double blind tasting of eight commercial “mega lagers”. Results and tasting notes are shown below. If this isn't enough to make you want to go out and buy a six pack, revisit the Swill-Off 2000 for an added incentive!
Carbonation is high. Some corn aroma no discernable hop or malt aromas
Bland, light and dry not much flavor.
The mouthfeel is thin
Rolling Rock ($6.00 per 6)
Pale Straw color extremely clear
hop or malt aromas
Very little flavor some graininess
mouthfeel is thin
Budweiser ($5.00 per 6)
No hop or malt aromas
Terrible aftertaste.
Busch ($4.49 per 6)
No hop or malt aromas Slight aftertaste
Miller High life ($4.99 per 6) ** Bronze Medal **
No hop or malt aromas not much flavor, Creamer mouthfeel and excellent head retention.
Schaefer ($3.99 per 6) ** Silver Medal **
No hop or malt aromas, clean not much flavor
Mouthfeel and head retention OK
Schlitz ($3.99 per 6) ** Gold Medal **
No hop or malt aromas
Some hop bitterness and very slight hop flavor
Decent mouthfeel
Yeungling amber lager ($6.00 per 6)
No hop aroma. Paper like flavor spoils what would make an otherwise drinkable beer.
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Beer |
Rolling Rock |
Miller High Life |
Schaefer |
Milwaukee's Best |
Schlitz |
Bud |
Busch |
Yeungling |
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2 |
4 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
5 |
3 |
1 | |
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2 |
8 |
7 |
3 |
5 |
1 |
4 |
6 | |
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3 |
4 |
7 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
2 |
6 | |
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2 |
3 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
7 | |
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3 |
7 |
4 |
1 |
8 |
2 |
6 |
5 | |
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Total scores |
12 |
26 |
32 |
20 |
36 |
10 |
19 |
25 |
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