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GrapeApe
Colorado Springs, CO
Limited calories, limited taste
2 star rating

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Pros

    Low Calorie

Cons
    Lite Taste

FEB
3
2008

Rolling Rock Green Light — 

I'm not a beer snob. I will try and drink almost any beer under the right circumstances. I enjoyed Rolling Rock when it first became mass-produced. However, I don't have the same feelings about Rolling Rock Light. While I initially thought it it was nice to have a lower calorie option, I believe the folks at Rolling Rock sacrificed taste when they reduced the calories.

I don't mean that the taste became worse. It's almost nonexistent in Rolling Rock Light. Rolling Rock was never one of the more full-bodied beers to begin with; its low-calorie sister is so diluded that it almost seems like bottled water going down.

The one thing about Rolling Rock, in general, is that the green bottle does not allow it to age well. Check dates before purchasing. Green glass does not filter light well, and light ages beer. For some beers, aging is acceptable. For most of the mass-produced beer here in the U.S., aging produces a very skunky aftertaste.



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kid-kansas wrote on Feb 3, 2008 at 4:53PM

Sorry I never did like Rolling Rock, but I agree on the light beers out there. To me a "Diet Beer" is just not a beer! Ron