Northern Breweries Superior Lager

Aroma: 3 | Appearance: 2 | Mouthfeel: 2 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 2

had this beer years ago. i sampled at same time as their northern, although this one was c**t hair better. i didn't really notice a differnce between the two. pale, weak piss-water that's very macroish.

Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

When Doran’s owned the "soo" brewery this northern grog was labeled "Doran’s lager". Other offerings from the old brewery were Doran's '55' and silver spray lager. The recipe for this lager hasn't changed a lot, it still has the familiar hoping that made this brew the staple of the northern lakeshore taverns, but the process and quality must have suffered because this beer is not crystal clear. This rendition is called “superior” lager: Pours a murky pale gold color, slight hints of hops and yeast to the nose, starts crisp, mouth feel has a light-medium body heavy on the hops and a finish punctuated by the yeast….which isn’t filtered very well, that stays in there to the end. A fair local drink on the deck of the laker or salmon boats that cruise south Superior and the 3-brand-taverns proliferating the superior Canuck shore....and little else. 2 0r 3 is enough! I drink this stuff when I go north to the salmon or moose camp…… for a nostalgia thing...gives you a sense of where you are, it’s a northern Ontario tradition.. I bought some down south here and it hasn't the same impact as when you're chugging one staring at superior's craggy shoreline from a trolling salmon boat.. On the patio in an urban T'ranna pub it seems out of place…………and rightfully so…..this is a logger’s lager. Just recently had this beer on tap at the Lakeside hotel in Wawa northern Ontario. (say hi to Woody for me if you drop in) I revised my ratings accordingly. This beer was made at Northern's other plant that kegs draft and it was a good draft beer. I don't care for it bottled and never in a can. I do recommend it on tap and at the Lakeside hotel in Wawa to anyone visiting Northern Ontario who wants to truely experience the "local flavor".

Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 4 | Mouthfeel: 4 | Flavor: 3 | Overall: 3

If Northern Breweries needs a scapegoat to why they're almost bankrupt,this is the beer to point a finger at. Bland and boring, this has a moldy overtone that follows to the end. It's even worse on tap. Something to avoid unless the fawcet in the men's room isn't working.