Devils Canyon Lager Diabla

Brewed by Devils Canyon Brewing Co.
Style: Pale Lager
Belmont, California USA

Serve in Dimpled mug, English pint, Lager glass, Shaker

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On tap at Devil’s Canyon on Beer Friday. Not bad for a boring style. Yellowish-golden color with a white head. Aroma is grainy, so is the flavor, with pale malt and a little detectable hoppiness. Really crisp. Decent mouthfeel for the style.

(on tap) Hazy straw colour with little head. Flinty aroma. Light body, medium carbonation, good mouthfeel. Flavour is pretty bland: light malt with hint of citrus tang and slight sweetness and with a modest flinty bitterness in finish. Overall it’s OK, but dull.

I find it hard to rate a pale lager as there isn’t much going on. This, too, doesn’t have much going on, but the little bit that is, is pretty good. Light with a crisp/clean finish...sure, why not

Condensed review: ----- Appearance. The color of Lager Diabla beer is yellow with a tint of orange and is slightly cloudy. ----- Smell. The bouquet is a wonderfully crisp and citrusy. The aroma comes through as sweet un-roasted grains. ----- Taste. This beer has a touch of sweetness and the hop bitterness is pleasantly noticeable. Together these flavors produce a very well balanced beer. ----- Mouthfeel. Lager Diabla is smooth and light-bodied. ----- Drinkabi Devil’s Canyon has produce a lager that is smooth and very easy to drink. Is was surprisingly good and refreshing on a colder night but I can’t wait to try it when it is much hotter outside. ----- Full review: http://beer47.com/2009/02/devils-canyon-lager-diab

Draft at the brewery. This actually was a light yellow pour with minimal head. Fairly dry grainy aroma and flavor, with a fair amount of sweetness as well. Has the same odd malty let-down in their other beers (do they brew with extract here?).

Honestly, not very good. It was pretty harsh on the palate. Poured pale brown with a thin head. Had high expectations that werent met.