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Craftsman 1903 Lager


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69
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A Pale Lager brewed by
Craftsman Brewing Co.

Pasadena, California USA

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233.33/5.03.29/5.0Special5.6%99.8 Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker, Stein P  Stats

Commercial Description:
This is a pre-prohibition style lager with a heavy corn element.

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 argo0 (6018), Washington DC, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/58/104/516/20
Nov 16, 2004  
Creamy white head atop clear straw body, nice lacing. Aroma is medium sweet, yeast, bubblegum, white pepper. Taste is medium sweet, bubblegum, some herbal, light caramel, light alcohol. Medium-full body, some crispness. A very good beer -- I had this on tap at Naja’s, with no idea it was made with corn until I saw it mentioned here.


 LiebeBier (734), RIchmond, Virginia, USA
3.9 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
8/104/58/103/516/20
May 1, 2008  
Draft - An excellent lager full of malt flavor with a crisp bitter finish. Very nice dough aroma with hintsd of spice. I really enjoyed this beer. Could and did drink this one all night.


 Marc (465), Yokosuka, Japan
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/103/57/103/518/20
Sep 10, 2004  
Grainy nose with grass and noble hops. Solid pils malt flavor with earthy bitterness. Solid and refreshing mouthfeel. Finishes with more hoppieness and grain. A nicely done lager, wish I could find more around socal.


 Sven (229), Lancaster, California, USA
3.8 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/103/517/20
Jul 15, 2006  
Draught at Lucky Baldwins, Pasadena
Brilliant golden straw in color,modestly carbonated which lends to a good dense head. Nice clean aroma with a good hop presence. Medium bodied. No diacetyl, nice hop/malt balance, crisp and refreshing, finishes dry, quite pleasant.


 FlacoAlto (2030), Tucson, Arizona, USA
3.7 Aroma Appearance Flavor Palate Overall
7/104/57/104/515/20
Sep 28, 2004  
This beer has a lightly sweetish corn aroma to it, but it is backed by a solid maltiness as well. The taste is sweet, smooth an creamy. The finish then abruptly kicks in with a solid hit of bitterness that nicely balances the front of this beer. This is quite a good commercial example, it is sharp and biting yet smooth and creamy, with a hint of clean sweetness to it. This is quite enjoyable, and I wish there where more commercial example of this style out there.




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