Blue Point Toasted Lager

Brewed by Blue Point Brewing
Style: Vienna
Patchogue, New York USA

Serve in Lager glass

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I found this beer interesting; it was hard to pin down as any one style. Dryer than typical for a Vienna, but with a similar malty character. Rich amber color, slightly flat, with thin, light carbonation. Pleasing fruity tones come out in the aftertaste: apricot especially. Slightly toasty finish. A surprisingly complex brew. Very pleasing. Surprisingly good for a "flagship" beer...I find these brews sometimes disappoint me as they cater towards the least-common-denominator of tastes, but this one impressed me.

Draft. Pours a orange and gold color with a frothy head. Not much aroma, but you do get some malt smell. The taste is pleasant and one of the better lagers I've had. Another good blue point beer. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Aroma is crisp cereal malts, and caramel malts. Taste is citrus, sugar, crisp roasted malts, nutty and some slight hops. Definitely malt forward. Palate is medium with a good amount of carbonation. Nice mouthfeel. A lot better than I expected. Crisp, tasty and refreshing. It’s a lot more rich and complex than any lager I’ve ever tried. Worth a try.

Can we call Blue Point’s Toasted Lager a classic microbrew? Created in a time where mega hop beers did not rule the craft beer world. Amber medium bodied with fluffy white head and lacing throughout the sample. More toasted malts than hops, however the aftertaste has a crisp light bitterness. Decent, everyday beer for the craft drinking Joe.

Really like this lager. Not much from the aroma but a very crisp pale lager with a lot of flavor. Tastes a little like toasted bread. Clean finish and refreshing. ---Rated via Beer Buddy for iPhone

Bottle 12fl.oz.

Clear medium yellow orange colour with a small, frothy - fizzy, fair lacing, mostly diminishing, off-white head. Aroma is moderate malty, grain, hay, toasted, malt. Flavour is moderate sweet and light bitter with a average to long duration, sweet malt, sugary. Body is medium, texture is oily, carbonation is soft. [20120419]

Aroma is grains, mild roasted notes and grittiness. The flavor is similar to the aroma with a decently hoppy finish. This kind of a had a similarity to a lot of American Oktoberfests with the grittiness; otherwise it was a decent lager.

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Bottle: The aroma is lightly sweet with honey, bread, and some faint herbal notes. It pours a transparent golden-orange with a two finger white head that fades to a thin film after a minute or so. There is some thin webbing left behind on the sides of the glass. The flavor starts lightly toasty bready with a touch of honey. It finishes with some light grass/straw and herbal notes. It’s light-medium bodied with mild carbonation and somewhat soft mouthfeel. Overall, it’s an okay session lager or lawn mower beer.

Can’t believe I’ve forgotten this one. Draught, pours a yelllowish amber, some malts and light hops. A decent pint, nothing more nothign less.

Originally reviewed: 1/21/10. Had a bottle of this tonight with some grilled burgers. Poured into a pint glass. Pours a reddish-light brown. I expected a bit more red in the appearance. Nice fluffy white head on top. Retained well. Left lots of sticky lace. Scents of toasted grains, some mild caramel, and whisps of floral hops. The body is crisp and fresh. Good carbonation level. Nice sharp lager flavors of grains, light toffee, and a short bitter bite at the finish. Dang. This was really refreshing and good. I could make this a regular with my cookouts this summer. Recommend.

Bottle at Papsø. Clear orange coloured with a small white head. Sweet and malty aroma of caramel, roasted bread and hops. Malty flavour of hay, caramel, bread and hops. Hoppy finish.