Genesee Cream Ale

Genesee Cream Ale

Genesee Brewing Co.

Rochester, NY

Genesee Cream Ale is brewed with six-row malt and Apollo hops and a top-fermenting yeast. The beer has been brewed since 1960 and has earned two gold medals at the World Beer Cup.

ABV: 5.2

ABW: 4.1

COLOR: 3.5

BITTERNESS: 12

ORIGINAL GRAVITY: 1050

AVAILABLE: AL, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, ID, IL, KS, KY, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV

The color is on the light side of yellow, with a bright head that dissipates quickly. The aroma is clean and pleasant, slightly malty but not hoppy. The flavor is also clean, crisp and refreshing with a surprising malt backbone, slightly sweet, I suppose like cream—thus the name, Cream Ale. The faint aftertaste is pleasant and overall. I find this to be superior to more well-known mainstream brands. Perhaps that is “damned by faint praise,” but we did enjoy it with a bowl of steaming hot chili con carne and corn bread.
- Charles Finkel

Iconic. Super pale, limited head retention. Classic clean and light aroma. Very light grain flavor with plenty of effervescence. Bitterness is notably higher than iconic brand-name light lagers. Clean crisp and meant to refresh. No doubt about wanting to drink this one at cold temperatures for maximum refreshment. Clean, simple moderate bitterness lends higher drinkability for this beer geek.
- Charlie Papazian

Charles Finkel
Founder of Merchant du Vin and the Pike Brewing Co., Finkel is a pioneer in the marketing of craft beers in America.

Charlie Papazian
Author of the New Complete Joy of Homebrewing, founder of the Great American Beer Festival and National Beer Examiner at examiner.com. Papazian is a leading voice in beer and brewing.