Monday, January 31, 2011

Keystone Light


First Brewed: 1989
Brewery Location: Golden, Colorado, United States
ABV: 4.2%

History & Availability: Both Keystone and Keystone Light were introduced in 1989 by Coors, for reasons unknown to me (seeing as Coors Light had already existed for over a decade at that point). You can find 30s of Keystone Light pretty much anywhere in the US, but finding Keystone itself is a little bit harder, similar to how you can always find Coors Light but Coors is a mystical beast only rarely seen. Go figure. I hear in Canada they sell Keystone Light in bottles. Again, go figure.

Appearance: An extremely light-colored beer, it is also amazingly clear. Leaves a huge head (partially because it's canned, partially because of the carbonation) but that dissipates stunningly quickly. Carbonation is apparent but certainly not enough to sustain a head.

Smell: Ah, the familiar aroma of Keystone. Smells like a frat basement. Metallic, but more towards the tinny side of metallic than the coppery side. Hint of apple. Really a strong scent, I'm not quite sure why they went in this direction given that it's not a particularly good one.

Taste: Tastes like the can it came in. No subtlety here. Fortunately once you swallow it down, it leaves little aftertaste besides a lingering feel of carbonation, so you can chug it without necessarily having to taste it.

Mouthfeel: Plenty of carbonation. Medium weight for a light beer, which of course makes it much lighter than any average ale.

Drinkability: Fairly chuggable because it doesn't leave much taste behind, unlike some of the other more aggressive macrobrews. It's a little too carbonated to really allow mass drinking though, and it will tend to fill you up after 5 or so.

Overall verdict: D, one of the least offensive light beers, but you'd be better off leaving this one to the college students.

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