Cisco Summer of Lager

Hint of haze in a golden body, and a big off-white head. Aroma is medium sweet, grassy, buttery, cookie dough. Taste is medium sweet, floral, cookie dough, buttery, light caramel, finishing with sweet grassy/floral/pine. Light-medium body with bit of crispness. Very enjoyable, quite drinkable beer.

Typical Cisco charming looks. A light golden, gently hazy body covered by a delicately laced, gigantic white well shaped head. Delicious soft pilsner malt showdown bringing one layers of doughy yeastiness in abundance. Growing likeable biscuity character, almost chewy despite the general airiness. Approachable tartness akin to summer of lager, gently lemony with stoney, closing onto mineral Cisco house character. Very floral finish, hay-like and as refreshing as it gets. Tartish yet not so crisp citric bite. Light-medium bodied, saturated carbonation. Plain good.
Earlier Rating: 9/9/2005 Total Score: 4
I’ve been looking for this beer for a while and the fact that it came in 750s had somehow always eluded me, an helles in 750s? Ain’t that the way to go? Anyway, it is particularly beautiful to look at, the full carbonation is not as agressive as your average Cisco, but it obviously raises a mamooth of a white head with mountainous lacing and rockiness. The body is fully hazy, golden. Surprising sourdough and angel cake (first time I use this describor and coincidentally, I see my buddy Clark mentions it also) maltiness dancing up the nostrils along with strong lemony, grassy and floral saazy hops. Whereas the bready toasted malts are drier than you’d expect despite slight honeyish hints, the hops kick in gracefully, unagressively. Medium bodied, rather crisp high carbonation. It doesn’t get much more refreshing, could actually be world-class if it were not of the overly attenuative Cisco yeast strain that procures such high carbonation (though that’s really okay here) and almost metallic (or more so battery alkalinity) dryness. It’s too bad, because it is one of the rare strains I can think of that brings a natural acidity that I enjoy, it just gets a bit overdone most of the time. Drink it when you’re in the mood for a tart, yeasty, sourdoughy lager and you’re in for a treat.

Also sampled as the Winter ’06 Vintage, with similar description and rating.

Sampled at the Milwaukee YEHa!05 courtesy of JPDIPSO: Pours a pale hazy golden with a thin white head. Aroma of light pale malt and a touch of grain and subtle hops. Starts light and thin with some grainy mild sweetness and a lightly bitter finish. Smooth, but uninteresting.

750ml bottle. Poured a medium golden color with a large sized white head. Aromas of citrus, yeasty, and grains. Tastes of tart lemons, other citrus fruits, and bready. Thinner body

Bottle... Lightly hazy, deep golden lager with a large, creamy, white head. Citrusy nose with notes of honey and lemon. Fruity and malty flavor, but well-balanced. Light-bodied with an astringent mouthfeel and fizzy carbonation. Medium-length, dry, lightly bitter finish. I’m a fan of this one. Not my style, but well made.