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Sleeman Cream Ale

Sleeman Cream Ale

Rated 2.947 by BeerPals

Brewed by Sleeman Brewing And Malting Company

Guelph, Ontario, Canada

Style:  Cream Ale

5% Alcohol by Volume

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Created by George Sleeman in the late 1800s, Sleeman Cream Ale was the first brand produced by the two Guelph breweries, and still remains our most recognized brand. Tasting Notes: Made from a variety of five imported hops, Sleeman Cream Ale's authentic North American style combines the easy drinking nature of a lager and the rich fruity character of an ale. Crafted from page 64 of the original Sleeman family recipe book, our Cream Ale has rich golden hue. You'll notice a slight fruity aroma, pear or apple, with this medium-bodied, very well-balanced ale.

ID: 6351 Last updated 6 months ago Added to database 23 years ago

Key Stats

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Statistics

Overall Rank46367
Overall Percentile13.3
Style Rank193 of 241
Style Percentile19.9
Lowest Score1.3
Highest Score4.3
Average Score2.943
Weighted Score2.947
Standard Deviation0.605

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  • MARTINSANDERS 361 reviews
    rated 2.8 4 years ago

    Aroma: 5 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

    Bottle / Draught. Colour – light hazy golden colour with copper edges, thin bubbly head, good lacing. Aroma – cereal malt, light fruit, corn, and weak floral hops. Mouthfeel – medium to full bodied, medium carbonation. Flavour – sweet corny malt notes, light yeast, and a icky finish. I remember when this beer came out in 1990, it was all the rage, now it sits on shelves for months.

  • STANG 237 reviews
    rated 3.6 9 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 6

    A pale cream with a big fluffy head of foam that leaves great lacing. Cream and light biscuit and fruity sweet. The beer has a medium body and a malty sweet flavor with some cream soda notes. A solid light beer.

  • PALEALERIDER 2314 reviews
    rated 2.8 11 years ago

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

    Pours a foamy white cap of head but doesn't produce much lacing. Has a golden appearance. Typical wheaty and grainy aromas, light malts and very mild citrus hops. Somewhat distinct corn aroma as well. Mild citrus hops, corn, grains. Slightly sweet in the finish, but nothing too excessive. Light floral hops and wheaty malts as well. Has a slightly oily and slick mouthfeel, average carbonation and is medium bodied. Not too bad Sleeman brew. Goes down real easy, refreshing. Perfect for summer parties.

  • MMMMBEER 1119 reviews
    rated 2.5 15 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 3 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 5 | Overall: 5

    Yet another beer left over from my wedding weekend for me to review, glad it’s a free one. Light copper body with a tall rocky cap, this was mostly due to the “I don’t give a shit about this beer pour”. Powerful stinky skunk aroma I can smell my glass from a distance away, way to bottle in a clear bottle Sleeman. Corn and rooting malts round out this garbage aroma and speaking of garbage I just smelt old used coffee grounds. Taste is marginally better then aroma, malty light taste with a slightly dark bitter finish. Metallic and corn flavours keep popping up along with some apple in the finish. Beer seems to heavily carbonated to me. Good beer to just slam back when your drunk nothing really to offensive here but unless I get it for free I’d never drink it. Oh gawd the smell just keeps getting worse.

  • AABREWER318 475 reviews
    rated 2.5 16 years ago

    Aroma: 4 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 8 | Flavor: 4 | Overall: 4

    Got an aromatic musty smell, taste is very light/clean and crisp. Its got a pretty good body which is one of the better points to this beer. Fine carbonation, some corn taste, slightly sweet, mild aromatic hops. I wouldnt say its bland but its a light flavor

  • RJA 2975 reviews
    rated 2.5 16 years ago

    Aroma: 7 | Appearance: 5 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 2 | Overall: 5

    Sorry but Sleeman makes a better porter than this cream ale. Sure, i pours with a cloudy golden body. Not much of a head, though. The slightest of a floral nose, but it absolutely no taste.

  • BEERHUNTER 667 reviews
    rated 3.4 16 years ago

    Aroma: 8 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 6 | Flavor: 7 | Overall: 7

    Not too bad of a beer. Poured a nice golden color with a weak head. Had a mild aroma with a touch of malt sweetness. Had a smooth and round flavor with the right amount of hops.

  • BEERCRONIC 895 reviews
    rated 2.8 16 years ago

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

    Another "just a bit different to appeal to the masses" beer.
    Poured out a light gold beer with a small white rocky cap and minimal lacing. The aroma is quite light with corn, some grain and a touch of skunk (very little). Boring ass beer in the flavour department but it gets it done. Uninspiring corn and grainy malts and weak hops (a good thing in this beer). So-so smooth, finished soft with a very slight bitterness. Yawn.

  • ~WELDER~ 279 reviews
    rated 3.0 17 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 7 | Mouthfeel: 5 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    mmm well my first cream ale, i though it would be a little creamier. pours a golden like color with foamy head, a little lacy. i think this is dry hopped, i has that dryness to it. almost a cider. a little blan~

  • DC11 103 reviews
    rated 3.1 17 years ago

    Aroma: 6 | Appearance: 6 | Mouthfeel: 7 | Flavor: 6 | Overall: 6

    Godlen body, thin head, and not much lacing to brag about. Medium malty and hoppy aroma, with the alcohol a bit more noticeable than I prefer. These same qualities are reflected in the flavor. The carbonation is lively, yet a creamy texture remains on the tongue (nice contrast). Overall, I'd say this is a pretty decent beer, but I understand it's not a very good representation of the style.

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