3.5 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 4/5 OVERALL 14/20Multiple draught pints at Sunset Grill, on 11/17/07 and subsequently.
A deeper bronze than Modelo or any other tropical lager, but the thin white head is not long retained, leaving little/no lacing. Clear.
Definite modelo yeast notes in the aroma (acetyldehyde, paper pulp, various minerals) with some backing bready/doughy malt notes that are lightly sweet. A trace of toffee enters on the finish, after warming, with slightly more fruitiness (apples mainly) than I’d expect from a tropical lager. Not much hoppiness in the nose, though some lighth grassiness is apparent. No alcohol. Acetyldehyde is the only flaw.
Toffee-tinged doughy malts are sweet and rather supple for a lager, with a strong mineral accent that balances. Crisp and papery (acetyldehyde) on the finish, but it works in so far as using this yeast goes. Some stronger noble hop presence, while departing from a tropical pale lager, would still be appreciated. As is, it’s faintly grassy, with a pinch of bitterness throughout. Medium carbonation does not get out of control, nor is the beer watery/thin. The malting is definitely the strong point here. No alcohol in flavor, only acetyldehyde is perceived slightly.
2.9 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 11/20
Pour on tap, light orange pour with thin white head, aroma brought notes of rich caramel, bread, biscuit, spicy notes going into hints of grass, grain, and earthy tones, touch of cracker and a vanilla sweetness. Taste is a mix of caramel, toffee, into some grass, bread, yeast with some spice, touch of spice in there, finishing fairly sweet, slight dry notes as well.
2.9 AROMA 3/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
On tap. Pours amber with almost no head. Very little aroma - a whiff of cereal. Flavors of cereal, grain, and caramel. It’s the later that makes it interesting for a lager.
2.7 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 11/20
On tap at St. Augustine’s, pours a clear golden orange with a small off-white head. Aroma is barely anything, maybe a bit of straw and bready malts. Flavour of straw, sweet corn malts and not much else. Bland, but drinkable and inoffensive. Not much to this one.
3.2 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at St. Augustine’s, Vancouver
Hazy golden color with creamy head. It’s a mild Lager, with no flaws, and with light caramel aroma and flavor; quite bitter; the aroma presents some Lager yeast fruitiness too, and in the final there are some light hop characteristics.
Quite good.
3.1 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 13/20
This beer has a slightly reddish brown color with a thin wispy head. It is mildly flavored with just a hint of bitterness at the end.
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2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 2/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 2/5 OVERALL 12/20
Draft sampled at GABF 2012 with Moreau and Andrew. Pours a light amber body with white head. Palate is thin and crisp. Aroma and flavor are plain, but drinkable and sessionable - notes of grassy hop, sweet caramel malt and grain.
2.9 AROMA 5/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 5/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 13/20
Tried this beer on tap at Beer Lands inside the Outside Lands Music Festival in San Francisco. Typical lager, slight hints of caramel. Crisp and refreshing.
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2.8 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 6/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 10/20
Sampler at the brewpub. Dark amber color, but aroma and flavor are pretty typical lager.
3.4 AROMA 6/10 APPEARANCE 4/5 TASTE 7/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 14/20
Draught at Monkey Paw, San Diego. Almost clear, golden/light amber liquid with huge white head. Aroma of cereal, noble hops, biscuit, fruity lager yeast and caramel. Taste is dry and light to medium bitter with fruity lager yeast. Light to medium bodied with medium carbonation. Really drinkable and nice lager.
3.6 AROMA 7/10 APPEARANCE 3/5 TASTE 8/10 PALATE 3/5 OVERALL 15/20
Hanging with JoeT at the brewery on Aug 9, 2011 for my birthday. I was more focused on the company than the notes, but these’ll do until I get back there this summer and do it right. Honey amber pour. Grass and hay with clean bitter finish.
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