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Black Star Golden Lager

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Black Star Golden Lager

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A Pale Lager formerly brewed by
Great Northern Brewing Company

Whitefish, Montana USA

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142.32/5.02.37/5.0Winter5.6%77.7Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker P  Stats

Commercial Description:
A delightful alternative to mainstream American lagers; our flagship beer, Black Star Golden Lager is a full bodied traditional American beer. Our unique double hopping process gives this beer a pronounced hop aroma and a crisp refreshing finish.

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 oldrtybastrd (1793), Morlautern, Germany/Great Falls, Montana, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
5/103/55/103/510/20
Dec 28, 2005  
Pours a deep golden yellow color. Aromas of malt, hops, and a touch of grass. Flavor is crisp with a mild hopping and grain like taste.


 willblake (1952), Long Branch, New Jersey, USA
1.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
4/101/54/101/57/20
Jan 5, 2004  
Used to drink a ton of this stuff when I first lived in Bozeman, then the quality went to pot and they started to market in cans and ballie-boys advertising the 5.6% ABV. Used to be my northwest Yeungling, but turned into my Steel Reserve. Pretty much undrinkable these days. Thin, bland, annoyingly fizzy, way too sweet. Too bad.


 billk (291), Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, USA
1.2 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
2/102/52/101/55/20
Dec 29, 2003    Updated: Jan 6, 2004
Bottle. Too bad for ol Black Star golden lager. It was rather good, although a bit ambery, when it was first introduced. Its what weaned me off the American non beers. It died a very long, slow death through a constant decrease in quality. I'll still visit Whitefish though, great town to "hang out" in!.......... Draught. Rate 4.5 can't find Black Star hefeweitzen listed. I used to visit the brewery in Whitefish at least once/yr to drink this. It was a light American wheat but one of my absolute best beer experiences. So fresh and grain tasting, unfiltered, slightly viscous. Like a loaf of good home made bread. If given the chance I would drink it until I fell under the table. I tried it in the bars & restaurants and it was never as good as in the tasting room at Black Star. Salute!


 wulfhere (217), Billings, Montana, USA
2.6 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/54/103/59/20
Nov 25, 2003  
Pale golden, small head that vanished almost immediately. Strong hop character in the nose--hopped in the secondary, so the bouquet is stronger than your average lager. Body is thin, taste is very slightly malty, with a bitter hop edge. Macro-micro brewery (read Plank Brewery or Blue Moon).


thefatguy (34), Calgary, Alberta, Canada
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
6/104/57/104/517/20
Dec 23, 2002  
Good Lager. Nice aroma and appearance. Flavor is nice as well. Goes down smooth.



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