Rolling Rock

[crikker]

I'm trying this stuff tonight. Not so good at all. No taste. Did I get a bad batch or is it always like that? Not as tasteless as water but very close.

[LSquared]

Well, it's been ~30 years or since I had RR... but your description sounds about right.

[spade2you]

Sounds like you got a normal batch. Most green bottle lagers, especially the lighter variety tend to be dominated by more off flavors than how a beer should really taste.

[UncleFluffy]

Rolling Rock = evian water with off flavours added

[Mike N]

RR light is like water, but regular RR isn't bad. It's usually my beer of choice. I did notice a difference when they moved the brewery from Latrobe PA to St. Louis MO, however.

[Mike N]

Originally Posted by spade2you

Sounds like you got a normal batch. Most green bottle lagers, especially the lighter variety tend to be dominated by more off flavors than how a beer should really taste.

RR isn't a lager, it's an ale.

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by Mike N

RR isn't a lager, it's an ale.

From the site: Rolling Rock is the classic American lager that's proud to be Born Small Town

I haven't touched the stuff in years, but it was your run of the mill green bottle lager.

[i_got_a_mohawk]

Do you get good, mass produced, american beer?

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by i_got_a_mohawk

Do you get good, mass produced, american beer?

Mass produced? Negative. Good micros and traditional imports are catching on quite nicely, but far from mainstream.

[stratovani]

Last time I had a Rolling Rock was in 1990. And that's the last time I'll ever have one. YECCCH!

[flipper_gv]

Originally Posted by Mike N

RR isn't a lager, it's an ale.

beeradvocate says it's a lager...

[Sonic_Death]

RR light is pretty horrid, but I enjoy regular RR.

In college I used to like to drink RR at parties since it was very easy to drink and did the job for me after I had enough of them. By no means it is a beer that you drink for taste, but I found it refreshing and easy to drink, so I like it.

[6jase5]

Two beers I never liked, RR and Grolsch, both ironically in green bottles.

[MatticusMania]

Originally Posted by 6jase5

Two beers I never liked, RR and Grolsch, both ironically in green bottles.

I dont mind Grolsch, if only because of the nifty bottles. RR, however, is just piss in a green bottle...

[crikker]

I should've bought the Nevada Pale Ale instead. Only one way to find out though I guess. It's not a bad taste, it's just no taste. No smell either. Very strange beer.

[Joe Gress]

Its not really any good at all.

[Dr Stankface]

I've never been wild about Rolling Rock either. Of course I could probably think of a lot worse.

Not all green bottled beers are bad though. Yuengling is always a good decision.

[warwick.hoy]

Hey,...at least it isn't buttwiper.

[spade2you]

Originally Posted by Dr Stankface

I've never been wild about Rolling Rock either. Of course I could probably think of a lot worse.

Not all green bottled beers are bad though. Yuengling is always a good decision.

Unless very fresh and/or stored in total darkness, it's hard for a green bottle beer not to get that skunky flavor, especially since they're usually stored under fluorescent lighting.

[codeinedreams]

really? because I do think that rolling rock, molson, grolsch, and heineken all really suck, but I do like dos equis and stella. this deserves more investigation...