Rolling Rock Extra Pale lives up to its name in color as it pours a very pale straw color. The beer appears to be very effercescant and features a large, white head. The head has very low retention, however, and leaves nothing on the glass.
This Adjunct Lager barely has any smell to it at all. What little scent there is comes off as light malts. Slightly sour corn notes can be detected, though very lightly. If I were to venture a guess, there was very little malt put into brewing this beer.
Rolling Rock Extra Pale is light bodied and almost watery in mouthfeel. The medium-low carbonation level enhances the mouthfeel and makes the beer feel a bit fuller bodied. The beer has an alcohol content of 4.6% ABV.
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| A rolling rock gathers no moss, but it sure does ruin a beer. |
The Adjunct Lager's flavor is extremely light. What flavor there is in the beer is that of grains, mainly corn. There is next to nothing as far as hops flavor.
The name Rolling Rock can't help but make me think of Raiders of the Lost Ark. My mind starts at the picture over there --> and then goes to the glass of beer being the idol on the pedestal. Indy looks at the beer, he smells the light adjunct grains and grimaces. He pours out some sand from his pouch, knowing that this beer is going to be a little lighter on flavor. The time comes to make the switch. Indiana Jones grasps the cup in one hand while readying his sandbag in the other. After a deep breath, Indy makes the switch. A little of the beer splashes out onto his jacket, and he gasps in shock. After a tense moment, nothing happens, everything seems to be ok. Just then, the sandbag begins to recede down into the pedestal. OH NO! He forgot that this was Rolling Rock Extra Pale! He should have taken more sand out of his bag first! Indiana has no time to ponder his mistake, as a giant (you guessed it) rolling rock comes out of nowhere and chases him out of the temple. He'll never put macro beer on a pedestal again!
Rolling Rock Extra Pale is a beer that I would never choose over most any other beer given the chance. That said, it is actually quite light and refreshing. If someone were to give me this beer after a long day out in the heat, I would graciously accept it. Macro beers all tend to have the same problems (lack of flavor, wateryness, etc..) and this one is no different.
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Way to throw me under the rolling rock! It was only a dollar! For 24oz! Plus there's a horse on it, and it's what my dad used to drink (he's totally converted to craft now, don't worry folks). You made up for it with all the Indy references though :)
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