Crown Valley Antique Amber Lager

Brewed by Crown Valley Brewing & Distilling
Style: American Dark Lager
St. Genevieve, Missouri USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, Lager glass, Shaker

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Wonderful deep and sweet caramelized aroma and taste. Nice amber appearance. Very clean lager. Medium body, medium carbonation, and medium IBUs. This is a tasty and well balanced brew.

Bottle. Poured a darker yellow color with a nice two finger white head. The head went rather quick. This beer did leave some lacing on the side of the glass as it went. Aroma was malts, bread, nuts, and skunk. Flavor was clean and crisp. Some mild bitter aftertaste. Smooth easy drinking beer. There was something about this beer that made it better than what it should be. I enjoyed this one and I never thought I would. Got this at Gomers in Lees Summit. They have a lot of the Crown Valley beers to offer. Decent smooth easy drinking beer.

Bottle- Pours a copper color with a decent head that fades to some lacing. Aroma of malt, caramel, some citrus and a hint of spice. Taste of malt sweetness, caramel, some grain and a bit of spice. Mild bitterness and a clean finish. Medium body, smooth with a nice texture. Quite enjoyable. nice beer from a regional brewer.

Tasted from bottle into nucleated pint glass. Poured a nice clear amber color with fluffy white head, somewhat lasting. Very neutral aroma, but very faint malt, earthy/citrusy/mildly spicy hops, a little lager yeast pepper phenol. Flavor was restrained too, but malt-sweetness and tangy hops bitterness were perfectly balanced, vaguely reminiscent of freshly-baked bread, honey, apricots, caramel. Light-medium body, average carbonation, well-rounded mouthfeel. Crisp, clean lager finish. Not a remarkably flavorful beer, but no flaws either. I would describe this as a perfect table beer. I drank mine with fish and chips, coleslaw and orange slices. I gotta tell you, this beer made the meal heavenly. A more extreme brew would’ve been distracting. Recommended.

Pours clear light amber / copper with an off-white head. The aroma has nice clean toasted malt, some hazelnut and light smooth sweetness. Medium lightly abrasive body with lighter than normal carbonation. The flavor starts with toasted malt that’s on the watery side - fairly dry with a touch of caramel. The finish is very dry and thin as well as being a touch papery with light fruit esters. Fair.

12 oz bottle purchased at Lukas in Kansas City, Missouri. Pour is a light haze golden orange with a one inch slightly off white head. Aroma is sweet malt, grass and toffee caramel. There is also a hint of vanilla, and some earthy yeast. Mostly about the malt sweetness though. Taste is the sweet malt, red apple fruit and caramel, along with the earthy grass in the finish. Nice spicy hop presence as well. Palate is medium bodied, lower carbonation level, sweet and yeast linger a bit long in the finish. I always like the amber lager style, and this one was nice, though a tad sweet for my tastes.

[Bottle] Pours an even amber color with about an inch worth of off-white head. Caramel and molasses in the aroma. A solid malty body with hints of cinnamon and clover honey. Average mouthfeel and body. This beer is very drinkable and clean, but could use a little bit more zing.

Clear amber pour with a white head. Aroma of faint caramel malt. Taste wa caramel malt, sort of crisp. Ok beer, ok lacing-blah.

Clear amber, medium white head. Caramel aroma. Taste is medium caramel malts, light hops, crisp finish. Average Sam Adams Boston Lager clone. "American Dark Ale"? Stupidest style on this site (well, maybe "Premium Lager", which is what Sam Adams is.)

Tasted 9/21/09. 12oz bottle. Filtered with a golden bronze hue. Clinging bone white head. Aromas of cereal grains and caramel. Light ot medium bodied with a crisp effervescence and a tingling body. Off dry finish. No flaws, but unremarkable.