Let me preface this review with the words of this beer’s creator:

“This is not a craft beer. This is not a snifter pour. This is not a beer with a flowery finish or oaky undertones.”

And that’s the way Kid Rock likes his beer.  I’m not a beer snob.  I can enjoy a bottle of Allagash Fluxus as well as an ice cold Narragansett Tallboy.  This is a beer for a thirst built up after taking shit from your boss all day.  This is a beer for people who have more to worry about than yeast strains, hybrid hops, or glassware.  This beer does not come from a bucolic little farm town in the hills or have a history that dates back to a Belgian Monk’s Brother’s Uncle.  This is a drinking man’s beer.   Made for long nights hanging out with friends and waking up with a couple of strippers.

This Lager is a pale gold with a thick foamy head(when you use a glass to drink it)  I poured mine from the 22oz bottle marked “Private Stash”.  It was given to me by a friend who had attended Kid Rock’s Halloween party.  Even though this is a beer for the Working Man, it lacks the bitterness of most American Lagers like Budweiser or High Life.  It doesn’t kick you in the throat at the finish and give you a headache minutes later like Meisterbrau or Heffenraffer.  This lager is smooth and very drinkable.  It’s light but has a bit of sweetness with the malty, buttery taste.  I pick up a tartness like apples.  No bitterness. No skunkiness.  No weird metallic taste.  Which made it that much easier to drink. I could easily go through 6 double deuces with some St. Louis Style ribs or Hot Wings.  Any more than that and I might be pounding the shit out of some loudmouth at a Waffle House. 

Badass American Lager is a great session beer.  It’s made by the Michigan Brewing Company in Webberville, MI, part of  Kid Rock’s effort to keep business and jobs in his home state.  Unfortunately, that’s the only place you can get it for now.  So I guess there should be a road trip to Detroit Rock City in the near future.