Style Information

Cream Ales are mild and pale ales that use warm fermentation and cold lagering. The color should be light, ranging from a pale yellow to golden. The aroma should be very muted and hop notes are often absent. The taste should be similarly muted, with a crisp taste but a minimal hop and malt taste. The feel is light and clean, with a crisp finish. ABV ranges from 4% to 5.6%. IBUs are generally low and range from 10 to 20.

Glassware	Description
Mug	Typically very heavy and sturdy. A mug (or stein) is most commonly made of glass or stoneware. Traditionally German, one advantage is clinking glasses together without worrying about breaking th... [more]
Pilsner Glass	Pilsener glasses are primarily designed for serving pilseners, but they do well with many other lighter beer styles also. They tend to start with a short neck at the bottom and taper unwards to ... [more]
Pint Glass	Pint glasses are what most people recognize as a typical beer glass. There are actually three different types of pint glasses - shaker pints, nonic pints and tulip pints. The shaker ... [more]

	Beer	Consumed
1.	Sunlight Cream Ale by Sun King Brewing Company	36
2.	Spotted Cow by New Glarus Brewing Company	32
3.	Summer Solstice Cerveza Crema by Anderson Valley Brewing Company	10
4.	Sweet Action Cream Ale by Sixpoint Craft Ales	9
5.	Henry Weinhard's Blue Boar Ale by Blitz-Weinhard Brewing Co.	6
6.	Genesee Cream Ale by High Falls Brewing Co.	4
7.	Chemung Canal Towpath Ale by Horseheads Brewing, Inc.	3
8.	Cream Ale by Russell Brewing Company	3
9.	Pistachio Cream Ale by Short's Brewing Company	3
10.	Coffee and Creme by Sun King Brewing Company	3

	Beer	Avg Score
1.	Sirius Ale by Lagunitas Brewing Company	88
2.	Orange Blossom Ale by Four Peaks Brewing Company	82
3.	Kite Tail Summer Ale by O'Fallon Brewery	78
4.	Sunlight Cream Ale by Sun King Brewing Company	78
5.	Light Rail Cream Ale by Sonora Brewhouse - Brewer's Den	76
6.	My Better Half by Slumbrew / Somerville Beer Company	74
7.	Spotted Cow by New Glarus Brewing Company	71
8.	Kiwanda Cream Ale by Pelican Pub & Brewery	68
9.	Golden Ale by Terrapin Beer Company	64
10.	Genesee Cream Ale by High Falls Brewing Co.	62