Clausthaler Premium "went down smoothly...(and) had the unmistakable flavor of a true German beer," according the participants, who were unidentified and whose knowledge of and expertese in good beers was not revealed. St Paul Girl's entry "had a nice aroma and good, full-bodied flavor...(the) dry, somewhat bitter taste of European beer."

The ten other entries which received favorable ratings were Bitburger Drive, Buckler, Busch, Clausthaler Golden Amber, Coors, Haake Beck, Kaliber Ale-Style Brew, O'Doul's Premium, Old Milwaukee and Sharp's.

Among those, the strongest recommendations were for Kaliber, which is brewed by Guinness ("a good choice for ale lovers") and Haake Beck ("imagine a mainstream draft beer--Bass Ale, for example--and you come close to the taste of this"). And O'Doul's was judged just right for "anyone partial to light beer...it has that same sort of simple taste."

The most often repeated complaint voiced by the tasters was a lack of flavor or, in some instances, a flavor dramatically different from that of real beer.